Shakuntala

English

Shakuntala

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शकुन्तला (śakuntalā).

Proper noun

Shakuntala

1. (Hinduism) the daughter of Vishwamitra and Menaka, the wife of King Dushyanta, and the mother of Emperor Bharata.
2. A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Translations

a character in Mahabharata

• Bengali: শকুন্তলা (bn) (śokuntola)
• Hindi: शकुंतला (hi) f (śakuntlā), शकुन्तला (hi) f (śakuntlā) (alternative spelling)
• Sanskrit: शकुन्तला (sa) f (śakuntalā)
• Tamil: சகுந்தலை (cakuntalai)

female given name

• Bengali: শকুন্তলা (bn) (śokuntola)
• Hindi: शकुंतला (hi) f (śakuntlā), शकुन्तला (hi) f (śakuntlā) (alternative spelling)
• Sanskrit: शकुन्तला (sa) f (śakuntalā)
• Tamil: சகுந்தலா (cakuntalā)