shakuntala

Questions

What does shakuntala mean?

the daughter of Vishwamitra and Menaka, the wife of King Dushyanta, and the mother of Emperor Bharata.

Where does shakuntala come from?

Borrowed from Sanskrit शकुन्तला (śakuntalā).

How to pronounce shakuntala

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