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Dushyanta (Sanskrit: दुष्यन्त, IAST: Duṣyanta) is a king of the Chandravamsha (Lunar) dynasty featured in Hindu literature. He is the husband of Shakuntala and the father of Bharata .
Jul 25, 2022 · Shakuntala was the daughter of Sage Vishwamitra and Menaka, a heavenly nymph. She was raised by sage Kanwa and married to Dushyanta, the king of Hastinapur. Later, she gave birth to Bharata, the ancestor of the Kuru clan. Her story is an important part of the Mahabharata.
Apr 30, 2021 · Duhysanta is the central male figure in the ancient Indian play Abhijnanasakuntalam by Kalidasa. He is the king of the Pourava dynasty and is often referred to as the “sage king” or “rajarshi”. Kalidasa presents multiple shades in the character of Duhysanta through the complex plot of the play and through multiple perspectives.
Jun 19, 2022 · Dushyanta (Sanskrit: दुष्यन्त) was a great king of India in Indian literature. He was the husband of Shakuntala and the father of the Emperor Bharata.
Feb 3, 2023 · Shakuntala is a mythical Hindu heroine who has long captivated people’s imaginations. She is the main character in Kalidas’s “Abhijnanasakuntalam,” a great Sanskrit playwright from ancient India’s repertoire. This play is a timeless classic that has been enjoyed and admired for thousands of years.
Jan 28, 2019 · This page describes the Story of Dushyanta included the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani that was translated into English in 1975. The Puranas have for centuries profoundly influenced Indian life and Culture and are defined by their characteristic features (panca-lakshana, literally, ‘the five characteristics of a Purana’).
Abhijñānaśākuntalam (Devanagari: अभिज्ञानशाकुन्तलम्, IAST: Abhijñānaśākuntalam), also known as Shakuntala, The Recognition of Shakuntala, The Sign of Shakuntala, and many other variants, is a Sanskrit play by the ancient Indian poet Kālidāsa, dramatizing the story of Śakuntalā told in the epic Mahābhārata and regarded as the best of Kālidāsa's w...
The Mahabharata states that King Dushyanta was once hunting in the forests, when he arrived at the ashrama of Sage Kanva. In the sage's absence, his adoptive daughter, Shakuntala welcomed Dushyanta, who became smitten by her beauty.
King Dusyanta, a member of the Puru lineage, reigns in northern India, with his capital at Hastinapura. He is the hero of the play. He is attentive to his royal duties, especially those of caring for the oppressed and protecting religious practitioners.
The legend of the mighty king Dushyanta is an exciting story from the epic Mahabharata, which the great ancient poet Kalidasa retold in his eternal play ‘Abhijnanashakuntalam’. According to the myths, King Dushyanta met Shakuntala while on a hunting journey.
