Etymology

Shakuntala

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Today it means: the daughter of Vishwamitra and Menaka, the wife of King Dushyanta, and the mother of Emperor Bharata. Full definition →

Sanskrit शकुन्तला
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromशकुन्तला
  2. English todayShakuntala

Borrowed from Sanskrit शकुन्तला (śakuntalā).

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