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.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in the Mahabharata
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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
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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
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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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