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wife of Duṣyanta and mother of Emperor Bharata in Hinduism

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Shakuntala is a heroine in ancient Indian literature, best known for her portrayal in the ancient Sanskrit play Abhijnanashakuntalam, written by the classical poet Kalidasa in the 4th or 5th century AD. Her story, however, originates in the Hindu epic, the Mahabharata, where she appears in the Adi Parva. In both narratives, Shakuntala is the daughter of the sage Vishvamitra and the celestial nymph Menaka. Abandoned at birth, she is raised by the sage Kanva in a forest hermitage. She later falls in love with King Dushyanta and becomes the mother of Bharata, a celebrated emperor of India.

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by Raja Ravi Varma via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

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