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Dushyanta
King Dushyanta proposing marriage with a ring to Shakuntala. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
TextsMahabharata
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Parents
  • Ilin or Santurodha (father)
  • Rathantī (mother)
SiblingsSura, Bhima, Pravasu, and Vasu
SpouseShakuntala
ChildrenBharata
DynastyChandravamsha

Dushyanta (Sanskrit: दुष्यन्त, IAST: Duṣyanta) is a king of the Chandravamsha (Lunar) dynasty featured in Hindu literature. He is the husband of Shakuntala and the father of Bharata. He appears in the Mahabharata and in Kalidasa's play, Abhijnanashakuntalam (c. 300 CE).[1]

  1. ^ www.wisdomlib.org (29 June 2012). "Dushyanta, Duṣyanta: 11 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

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