Back দুষ্যন্ত Assamese দুষ্মন্ত Bengali/Bangla Dushianta Spanish Dushyanta French दुष्यन्त Hindi Duswanta ID Duṣyanta Italian ドゥフシャンタ Japanese Dusyanta JV ದುಷ್ಯಂತ Kannada
| Dushyanta | |
|---|---|
 King Dushyanta proposing marriage with a ring to Shakuntala. Chromolithograph by R. Varma. | |
| Texts | Mahabharata |
| Genealogy | |
| Parents |
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| Siblings | Sushmanta/Sura, Pravira/ Bhima, Anagha/Pravasu, and Vasu |
| Spouse | Shakuntala |
| Children | Bharata from Shakuntala |
| Dynasty | Chandravamsha |
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]
- ^ www.wisdomlib.org (29 June 2012). "Dushyanta, Duṣyanta: 11 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 28 November 2022.