Shakuntala

Gender Feminine
Scripts शकुन्तला(Sanskrit) शकुंतला(Hindi, Marathi)

Meaning & History

Derived from Sanskrit शकुन्त (śakunta) meaning "bird". This is the name of a character in the Hindu epic the Mahabharata, with the story adapted by Kalidasa for the 5th-century play Abhijnanashakuntalam. It tells how Shakuntala, who was raised in the forest by birds, meets and marries the king Dushyanta. After a curse is laid upon them Dushyanta loses his memory and they are separated, but eventually the curse is broken after the king sees the signet ring he gave her.

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Shakuntala looking back to glimpse Dushyanta by Raja Ravi Varma (1898)Shakuntala looking back to glimpse Dushyanta by Raja Ravi Varma (1898)

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Entry updated October 6, 2024