hermitage of sage Kanva

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ashram hermitage mythological place

The hermitage of sage Kanva is the tranquil forest ashram where Shakuntala is raised and much of the classic Sanskrit love story between her and King Dushyanta unfolds.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
hermitage of Bharadwaja (traditional attribution)	1

Statements (32)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ashram ⓘ hermitage ⓘ mythological place ⓘ
appearsInText	Adi Parva of the Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ Kalidasa’s Abhijnanasakuntalam NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithCharacter	Dushyanta NERFINISHED ⓘ Kanva NERFINISHED ⓘ Shakuntala NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithTheme	asceticism ⓘ hospitality to guests ⓘ love ⓘ nature ⓘ
culturalContext	ancient India NERFINISHED ⓘ
describedAs	forest ashram ⓘ tranquil ⓘ
function	place of education for Shakuntala ⓘ place of spiritual practice ⓘ
genreContext	Hindu epic narrative ⓘ Sanskrit drama ⓘ
guardianOf	Shakuntala NERFINISHED ⓘ
inhabitedBy	disciples of Kanva ⓘ sages ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySources	Sanskrit ⓘ
locatedInWork	Abhijnanasakuntalam NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	sage Kanva NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativeRole	meeting place of Shakuntala and Dushyanta ⓘ primary setting of early life of Shakuntala ⓘ
raised	Shakuntala NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousTradition	Hinduism ⓘ
settingFor	love story of Shakuntala and Dushyanta ⓘ
visitedBy	King Dushyanta NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Story of Shakuntala → setting → hermitage of sage Kanva ⓘ

Drona → birthplace → hermitage of sage Kanva ⓘ

this entity surface form: hermitage of Bharadwaja (traditional attribution)