Story of Shakuntala

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The Story of Shakuntala is a celebrated ancient Indian tale of love, separation, and eventual reunion between the sage’s daughter Shakuntala and King Dushyanta, best known through its classical Sanskrit dramatization by Kalidasa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian literary work ⓘ
love story ⓘ
mythological tale ⓘ
adaptedAs dance dramas ⓘ
films ⓘ
stage plays ⓘ
associatedWithAuthor Kalidasa ⓘ
basedOn episode from the Mahabharata ⓘ
bestKnownThrough Abhijnanasakuntalam ⓘ
linked to: Story of Shakuntala

Kalidasa’s dramatization ⓘ
centralConflict separation caused by a curse ⓘ
centralPlot love between Shakuntala and King Dushyanta ⓘ
culturalSignificance influential in Indian performing arts ⓘ
major work of classical Sanskrit literature ⓘ
featuresCharacter Bharata ⓘ
Durvasa ⓘ
King Dushyanta ⓘ
Shakuntala ⓘ
sage Kanva ⓘ
genre courtly literature ⓘ
romantic drama ⓘ
hasChildCharacter Bharata ⓘ
hasCulturalOrigin ancient India ⓘ
hasDeuteragonist King Dushyanta ⓘ
hasProtagonist Shakuntala ⓘ
hasTheme curse and redemption ⓘ
fate ⓘ
love ⓘ
memory and recognition ⓘ
reunion ⓘ
separation ⓘ
includesMotif divine intervention ⓘ
forgotten promise ⓘ
token of recognition ⓘ
influencedBy Hindu mythology ⓘ
linked to: Hinduism
knownFor emotional depth ⓘ
poetic language in Kalidasa’s version ⓘ
portrayal of idealized love ⓘ
language Sanskrit ⓘ
narrativeForm drama ⓘ
legend ⓘ
religiousContext Hindu tradition ⓘ
resolution eventual recognition and reunion ⓘ
setting court of King Dushyanta ⓘ
linked to: Story of Shakuntala

hermitage of sage Kanva ⓘ
timePeriod ancient Indian classical age ⓘ
transmittedThrough oral tradition ⓘ
written manuscripts ⓘ

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Mahabharata → containsSubstory → Story of Shakuntala ⓘ
Story of Shakuntala → bestKnownThrough → Abhijnanasakuntalam ⓘ
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Story of Shakuntala → setting → court of King Dushyanta ⓘ
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Kalidasa → notableWork → Abhijnanasakuntalam ⓘ
linked to: Story of Shakuntala
hermitage of sage Kanva → locatedInWork → Abhijnanasakuntalam ⓘ
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hermitage of sage Kanva → appearsInText → Kalidasa’s Abhijnanasakuntalam ⓘ
linked to: Story of Shakuntala
King Dushyanta → appearsIn → Abhijnanasakuntalam ⓘ
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Shakuntala → appearsIn → Abhijnanashakuntalam ⓘ
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Shunga dynasty → historicalSource → Kalidasa’s Malavikagnimitram ⓘ
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Ishwar Chandra Bandyopadhyay → notableWork → Shakuntala (adaptation) ⓘ
linked to: Story of Shakuntala
Vikramorvashiyam → relatedWork → Abhijnanashakuntalam ⓘ
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Malavikagnimitram → relatedWork → Abhijnanasakuntalam ⓘ
linked to: Story of Shakuntala
Namita Gokhale → notableWork → Shakuntala: The Play of Memory ⓘ
linked to: Story of Shakuntala