Śakuntalā

Summary

Śakuntalā is a character in the Mahabharata^[1]. She ranks in the top 5% of character_in_the_mahabharata entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (553 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Śakuntalā's father was Viśvāmitra^[3].
• Śakuntalā's mother was Menakā^[4].
• Śakuntalā was married to Duṣyanta^[5].
• A child of Śakuntalā was Bharata^[6].
• Śakuntalā's image is recorded as Raja Ravi Varma - Mahabharata - Shakuntala.jpg^[7].
• Śakuntalā is recorded as female^[8].
• Śakuntalā's instance of is recorded as character in the Mahabharata^[9].
• Śakuntalā's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 5834873^[10].
• Śakuntalā's GND ID is recorded as 123222508^[11].
• Śakuntalā's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85116671^[12].
• Śakuntalā's Commons category is recorded as Shakuntala^[13].
• Śakuntalā's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q9610 (ben)-Titodutta-শকুন্তলা.wav^[14].
• Śakuntalā's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/063cb7^[15].
• Śakuntalā's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0057963^[16].
• Śakuntalā's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Śakuntalā's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Śakuntalā's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[19].
• Śakuntalā's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Shakuntala^[20].
• Śakuntalā's present in work is recorded as Mahabharata^[21].
• Śakuntalā's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as sakuntala^[22].
• Śakuntalā's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Shakuntala^[23].
• Śakuntalā's De Agostini ID is recorded as Śakuntalā^[24].
• Śakuntalā's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007553588405171^[25].
• Śakuntalā's FID performing arts ID is recorded as agent/gnd_123222508^[26].
• Śakuntalā's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as sakuntala^[27].

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Origins and Family

Śakuntalā's father was Viśvāmitra^[3]. Her mother was Menakā^[4].

Personal Life

Among Śakuntalā's spouses was Duṣyanta^[5]. A child of her was Bharata^[6].

Why It Matters

Śakuntalā ranks in the top 5% of character_in_the_mahabharata entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (553 views/month).^[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] She is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

FAQs

Who were Śakuntalā's parents?

Śakuntalā's father was Viśvāmitra^[3]. Śakuntalā's mother was Menakā^[4].

Who was Śakuntalā married to?

Śakuntalā's spouses include Duṣyanta^[5].