शकुंतला

Hindi

शकुंतला

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शकुन्तला (śakuntalā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʃə.kʊn.t̪lɑː/, [ʃɐ.kʊ̃n̪.t̪läː]

Proper noun

शकुंतला • (śakuntlā) f

1. (Hinduism) Shakuntala, the daughter of Vishwamitra and Menaka, the wife of King Dushyanta, and the mother of Emperor Bharata

   कालिदास का नाटक 'अभिज्ञानशाकुन्तलम्', शकुंतला की कथा पर आधारित है।

   kālidās kā nāṭak 'abhijñānśākuntalam', śakuntlā kī kathā par ādhārit hai.

   Kalidasa's play 'Abhigyanashakuntalam' is based on the story of Shakuntala.

2. a female given name, Shakuntala, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of शकुंतला (sg-only fem ā-stem)

	singular
direct	शकुंतला śakuntlā
oblique	शकुंतला śakuntlā
vocative	शकुंतला śakuntlā

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “शकुंतला”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4674