King Dushyanta

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King Dushyanta is a legendary monarch in ancient Indian literature, best known as the husband of Shakuntala and father of Emperor Bharata in the Mahabharata tradition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character in the Mahabharata
legendary king
mythological figure
appearsIn Abhijnanasakuntalam NERFINISHED
Mahabharata NERFINISHED
associatedWith Naimisha forest NERFINISHED
hermitage of sage Kanva
associatedWithAuthor Kalidasa NERFINISHED
Vyasa NERFINISHED
associatedWithConcept founding of the Bharata lineage
associatedWithDynasty Lunar dynasty NERFINISHED
associatedWithText Adi Parva of the Mahabharata NERFINISHED
centralTheme dharma and duty
love and separation
royal lineage
child Bharata NERFINISHED
countryInMyth India NERFINISHED
culture ancient Indian
ethnicContext Kuru lineage
gender male
genreOfAppearance drama
epic
hasVariantName Dushmanta NERFINISHED
influenced later Indian literary depictions of kingship
romantic narratives in Sanskrit literature
kingdom Hastinapura NERFINISHED
knownFor being father of Emperor Bharata
love story with Shakuntala
marriage to Shakuntala
role in origin story of Kuru dynasty
languageOfTradition Sanskrit
literaryTradition Itihasa
classical Sanskrit drama
mythologicalStatus legendary rather than historical
narrativeRole ancestor of the Kauravas
ancestor of the Pandavas
notableWork Mahabharata NERFINISHED
occupation monarch
realm Bharata-varsha NERFINISHED
relativeByMarriage sage Kanva NERFINISHED
religion Hinduism
role ruler
sourceTradition Hindu epic tradition
spouse Shakuntala NERFINISHED
timePeriodInMyth mythic ancient India
title King

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Story of Shakuntala featuresCharacter King Dushyanta
Story of Shakuntala hasDeuteragonist King Dushyanta