अभूतिर् एषा कस् त्यज्याज् जीवञ् जीवन्तम् आत्मजम्
शाकुन्तळं महात्मानं दौःषन्तिं भर पौरव
भर्तव्योऽयं त्वया यस्माद् अस्माकं वचनाद् अपि
तस्माद् भवत्व् अयं नाम्ना भरतो नाम ते सुतः

''abhūtir eṣā kas tyajyāj jīvañ jīvantam ātmajam''
''śākuntalaṃ mahātmānaṃ dauḥṣantiṃ bhara paurava''
''bhartavyo 'yaṃ tvayā yasmād asmākaṃ vacanād api''
''tasmād bhavatv ayaṃ nāmnā bharato nāma te sutaḥ''

''Therefore, O thou of Puru's race, cherish thy high-souled son born of (Queen) Sakuntala''
''and because this child (Bharata) is to be cherished by thee even at our word,''
''therefore shall this thy son be known by the name of Bharata ("the cherished")''.