Shakuntala

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Shakuntala is a legendary heroine in ancient Indian literature, best known as the virtuous and beautiful protagonist of Kalidasa’s classical Sanskrit play "Abhijnanashakuntalam."

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Label Occurrences
Shakuntala canonical 3
Sakuntala 1
Shakuntala (in some traditions) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf heroine in Sanskrit literature
literary character
mythological figure
adaptedAs subject of films and television series
subject of numerous stage adaptations
appearsIn Abhijnanashakuntalam NERFINISHED
Mahabharata NERFINISHED
associatedWith curse of sage Durvasa
love story of Shakuntala and Dushyanta
ring of recollection motif
basedOn Shakuntala from the Mahabharata NERFINISHED
child Bharata NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin ancient India
createdBy Kalidasa NERFINISHED
culture Vedic and classical Indian tradition
describedAs beautiful
virtuous
genre classical Sanskrit drama character
influenced European Romantic literature (through translations of Kalidasa)
later Indian drama and poetry
languageOfWorkOrName Sanskrit
literaryTradition classical Sanskrit literature
mentionedIn Adi Parva of the Mahabharata NERFINISHED
narrativeRole protagonist of Abhijnanashakuntalam
notableFor portrayal of idealized feminine virtue in Sanskrit literature
notableWork central character of Abhijnanashakuntalam
parent Menaka NERFINISHED
Vishvamitra NERFINISHED
raisedBy sage Kanva NERFINISHED
religion Hinduism
residence hermitage of sage Kanva
spouse Dushyanta NERFINISHED
symbolizes devotion
purity
the trials of love
theme dharma and duty
love and separation
memory and recognition
timePeriod mythological ancient era
workLocation forest hermitage setting

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Vishvamitra child Shakuntala
this entity surface form: Shakuntala (in some traditions)
Laxmi Prasad Devkota notableWork Shakuntala
Camille Claudel notableWork Shakuntala
this entity surface form: Sakuntala