Shakuntala

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Gender Feminine
Usage Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi
Scripts शकुन्तला(Sanskrit) शकुंतला(Hindi, Marathi)

Meaning & History

Derived from Sanskrit शकुन्त (shakunta) meaning "bird". This is the name of a character in Hindu legend, her story adapted by Kalidasa for the 5th-century play Abhijnanashakuntalam. It tells how Shakuntala, who was raised in the forest by birds, meets and marries the king Dushyanta. After a curse is laid upon them Dushyanta loses his memory and they are separated, but eventually the curse is broken after the king sees the signet ring he gave her.