Dushyanta
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).
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King Dushyanta proposing marriage with a ring to Shakuntala. Chromolithograph by R. Varma. | |
| Texts | Mahabharata |
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| Siblings | Sura, Bhima, Pravasu, and Vasu |
| Spouse | Shakuntala |
| Children | Bharata |
| Dynasty | Chandravamsha |
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