Shakuntala
（重定向自Sakuntala）
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In Hinduism Shakuntala (Sanskrit: शकुन्तला, Śakuntalā)(শকুন্তলা-Bengali) the wife of Dushyanta and the mother of Emperor Bharata. Her story is told in the Mahabharata and dramatized by many writers, the most famous adaption being Kalidasa's play Abhijñānaśākuntala (The Sign of Shakuntala).