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      • The Shakuntala of Mahabharata is a remarkable woman who does not conform to the dictates of a patriarchal society. She belongs to the fifth century, and yet she represents the contemporary "feminine ideal of Indian women."
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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ShakuntalaShakuntala - Wikipedia

    Shakuntala (Sanskrit: शकुन्तला, romanized: Śakuntalā) is the wife of Dushyanta and the mother of Emperor Bharata. Her story is told in the Adi Parva, the first of eighteen parts of the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata, and dramatized by many writers, the most famous adaptation being Kalidasa 's play Abhijñānaśākuntala (The Sign of Shakuntala). [1]

  3. Shakuntala stands for all that is beautiful in Indian womanhood . She would risk her honour as a woman for the love of man, and yet she would not take one harsh word that goes against her dignity from that man.

  4. Shakuntala stands for all that is beautiful in Indian womanhood. She would risk her honour as a woman for the love of a man, and yet she would not take one harsh word that goes against her dignity from that man.

  5. Feb 3, 2023 · In general, the character of Shakuntala is regarded as the epitome of beauty, grace, and virtue in Hindu culture and represents the ideal of womanhood. The Story of Shakuntala. The main plot of Kalidas’s Sanskrit play “Abhijnanasakuntalam” revolves around Shakuntala’s story.

  6. Sep 8, 2024 · Shakuntala, in short, epitomises the basic characteristics an Indian womanhood. “Wouldst thou the young year’s blossoms and the fruits of its decline, And all by which the soul is charmed, enraptured, feasted, fed?

  7. Aug 25, 2017 · Significantly, Shakuntala does not force the pre-condition that her child be the heir to the throne, as she does in the Mahabharata. Her role is that of an innocent, affectionate, gentle girl...