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	Dushyanta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dushyanta (or Dushyant) is an ancient king in Hindu mythology.
		Dushyanta meets Shakuntala, who is a daughter of a brahmin while on exursion from his kingdom.
		Dushyanta does not recollect Shakuntala, but his memory and love are re-kindled when a sage (not the same who cursed Shakuntala) recovers the ring and brings it to the court.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dushyanta (432 words)

	Śakuntala
		She was mother of Bharata, the head of a long race of kings, who has given his name to India (Bharatavarsha), and the wars of whose descendants are sung in the Mahabharata.
		The story of the loves of Dushyanta and Sakuntala is, that while she was living in the hermitage of Kanwa she was seen in the forest by King Dushyanta, who fell in love with her.
		When the nymph went back to the hermitage, she was so engrossed with thoughts of her husband that she heeded not the approach of the sage Durvasas, who had come to visit Kanwa, so that choleric saint cursed her to be forgotten by her beloved.
	www.mythfolklore.net /india/encyclopedia/sakuntala.htm (541 words)

	Dushyanta and Shakuntala - Indian Mythology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Dushyanta agreed that this was a good plan and he went back to his country.
		Kanva decided that it was time for her to go to her husband's kingdom, as the heir to the throne should be be born in his father's country.
		Hearing her words of wrath, Dushyanta was filled with wonder, however, he did not remember her at all, and was steadfast in his refusal.
	members.cox.net /apamnapat/articles/Mahabharata004.html (2519 words)

	Shakuntala (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Dushyanta met her while hunting in the forest, and they fell in love and married.The loves, marriage, separation, and re-union of Sakuntala and King Dushyanta are the subject of the celebrated drama SakuntalaKing.
		The lovesick Sakuntala neglected a visiting sage Dur-vasas, who had come to visit Kanwa, who laid on her a curse that she should be forgotten by Dushyanta, but later agreed that the curse would expire when the king saw her ring.
		Sakuntala, now pregnant, went to the capital but on her way she bathed in a sacred pool, lost the ring on her journey, so Dushyanta was unable to remember her., so she was taken by her mother to the forest, where she gave birth to Bharata.
	www.encyclopediaindica.com /Shakuntala.htm (370 words)

	The Recognition of Sakuntala - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The play depicts the legendary King Dushyanta, who falls in love with Shakuntala, the daughter of a hermit in the forest.
		The only cure is for Shakuntala to show him the signet ring that he gave her, but Shakuntala loses the ring while crossing a river and Dushyanta cannot be persuaded that she is his wife.
		The newly wise Dushyanta defeats an army of Titans, and is rewarded by Indra with a journey through the Hindu heaven.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Recognition_of_Sakuntala (283 words)

	Info and facts on 'Bharata' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		King Bharata was the son of King Dushyanta and Shakuntala (additional info and facts about Shakuntala) and thus a descendant of the Lunar Dynasty.
		Both he and Bharata, the son of Rishabha are believed to be the one, after whom India (A republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947) was named Bharatavarsha.
		Both he and Bharata, the son of Dushyanta are believed to be the one, after whom India (A republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947) was named Bharatavarsha.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/bh/bharata.htm (384 words)

	E N C Y C L O P E D I A (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		She was mother of Bharata, the head of a long race of kings, who has given his name to India (Bharata-varsha), and the wars of whose descendants are sung in the Maha-bharata.
		The story of the loves of Dushyanta and Sakuntala is, that while she was living in the hermitage of Kanwa she was Been in the forest by King Dushyanta, who fell in love with her.
		When the nymph when back to the hermitage, she was so engrossed with thoughts of her husband that she heeded not the approach of the sage Dur-vasas, who had come to visit Kanwa, so that choleric saint cursed her to be forgotten by her beloved.
	www.mypurohith.com /Encyclopedia/EnclopS.asp (1641 words)

	Bharata - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bharata did not want to rule the kingdom which was rightfully his elder brother Rama's and so he placed Rama's sandals on the throne and managed the kingdom on behalf of his elder brother during Rama's 14 years of exile.
		King Bharata was the son of King Dushyanta and Shakuntala and thus a descendant of the Lunar Dynasty.
		Both he and Bharata, the son of Dushyanta are believed to be the one, after whom India was named Bharatavarsha.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Bharatha (319 words)

	Mahabharata
		Dushyanta stayed overnight and left for his capital city promising Shakuntala that he would soon send for her.
		She reached the court of Dushyanta, and a message was sent to the king of the arrival of 'a woman who claimed to be his wife'.
		There in the kingdom of Dushyanta, one fisherman caught the fish that had swallowed the royal ring that had slipped from the finger of Shakuntala.
	www.geocities.com /neovedanta/mahabharata1.html (950 words)

	'Shakuntala' the Masterpiece
		Dushyanta, immediately on seeing her, is struck by her beauty and offers to marry her.
		Shakuntala lays down a condition that the king should promise to hand over the kingdom to the son born to her and Dushyanta agrees.
		The latter was away and Shakuntala was so lost in her thoughts of king Dushyanta that the sage's words: " 1, a guest, have come" fell on her deaf ears.
	www.freeindia.org /biographies/greatpoets/kalidas/page4.htm (1100 words)

	Sakuntala & King Dushyanta
		After much talking, he finally convinced Sakuntala that he was a worthy husband for her.
		After this, King Dushyanta gave Sakuntala a ring to show his love.
		King Dushyanta told her he had to return to his city and he departed.
	students.ou.edu /W/Jennifer.E.Walpole-1/indianepicchapter4.htm (812 words)

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		So far, it must be confessed, the story is decidedly dull, and its chain, however, does not commence until the Fourth Act, when the union of the heroine with King Dushyanta, and her acceptance of the marriage-ring as a token of recognition, are supposed to have taken place.
		The first link of the chain, however, does not commence until the Fourth Act, when the union of the heroine with King Dushyanta, and her acceptance of the marriage-ring as a token of recognition, are supposed to have taken place.
		The son of Dushyanta, by [S']akoontalá, was Bharata, from whom India is still called by the natives Bhárata-varsha.
	www.gutenberg.org /dirs/1/2/1/6/12169/12169-8.txt (17697 words)

	Amherst College: 2002 Senior Assembly
		To the lovelorn Dushyanta it seems a splendid thing that the object of his affections is the offspring of a heavenly nymph.
		If Dushyanta felt a tenth as strongly about her as she about him, what need is there of trinkets and tokens, she thinks.
		Dushyanta sarcastically praises her quick wit, suspects some sort foul scheme by the saintly folk from the forest to pawn off a girl in obviously questionable circumstances on to him.
	www.amherst.edu /news/commencement/2002/sr_assembly (2616 words)

	E N C Y C L O P E D I A (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		It was he who cursed Sakuntala for keeping him waiting at the door, and so caused the separation between her and King Dushyanta.
		DUSHMANTA, DUSHYANTA A valiant king of the Lunar, race, and descended from Puru.
		The loves of Dushyanta and Sakuntala, her separation from him, and her restoration through the discovery of his token-ring in the belly of a fish, form the plot of Kali-dasa’s celebrated play Sakuntala.
	www.mypurohith.com /Encyclopedia/EnclopD4.asp (1475 words)

	Shakuntala, Schubert and Sarabhai by Pradip Bhattacharya
		Dushyanta is the opportunist, ever ready to grasp the easiest way out of a situation.
		When Dushyanta insults her parents, Vishvamitra the Kshatriya-turned-rishi and Menaka the celestial nymph, as lustful and abuses her as a slut, Shakuntala’s indignation flares up in a splendid flash of pride:
		Even the bee from which Dushyanta rescued Shakuntala, the fawn and each plant and vine from whom she took leave—all were figured forth in Mallika’s exquisitely sensitive and graceful dance.
	www.boloji.com /opinion/0110.htm (1496 words)

	Bharata - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Although Rama first intends to crown Lakshmana the Yuvaraja, or Crown Prince after his own coronation, Lakshmana points out that Bharata's great virtues and years of experience as Ayodhya's king qualify him better, and thus he is immediately made Yuvaraja by Rama.
		Both he and Bharata, the son of Dushyanta (see above), are believed to be the person after whom India was named Bharatavarsha.
		Bharata, Bharata, half-brother of Rama, Bharata, son of Dushyanta, Bharata, son of Rishabha, Bharata the dramatic theorist, Cleanup from August 2005, Hindu mythology, Ramayana epic and Mahabharata epic.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Bharata (630 words)

	Lasya Dance Company - Repertoire - Shaakuntalam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		They consummate their vows and when the time comes for Dushyanta to return to his palace, he promises to send an envoy to escort her to his palace.
		Shakunthala discovers she is pregnant with Dushyanta’s child, and her father sends her to the royal court for their reunion.
		Because of the curse and the circumstances in which she presents herself in the palace, Dushyanta fails to acknowledge her as his wife.
	www.lasya.org /shakntlm.html (279 words)

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		Dushyanta marries Shakuntala right there in the grove and they spend a short time together until the king is called off to his palace to attend to business.
		Dushyanta takes his family home to his kingdom and Bharat grows into a brave young man who eventually becomes a great king after which the nation of India received its ancient name, Bhaarat.
		The performances of lead characters, Shakuntala and Dushyanta, whose anguish could be felt as they executed their moves on stage, made the audience sit upright in their seats throughout the four acts of the ballet.
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	Ramayana - the story of Shakuntala
		After a few days Dushyanta received news that all was not well in his capital and he had to perforce return, promising to come back after a few days and take Shakuntala with him.
		Meanwhile in Dushyanta's palace a fisherman came carrying the ring which was given to Shakuntala by Dushyanta at their wedding.
		Astonished that he was on being told by the boy that he was Bharata son of King Dushyanta the ruler of the land; Dushyanta's astonishment gave way to overwhelming pleasure when he saw Shakuntala emerging from the hut nearby.
	www.members.tripod.com /~srinivasp/mythology/shakuntala.html (1195 words)

	Dushyanta - Father of Bharata - Indian Mythology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Dushyanta was a King of the Chandra dynasty.
		Shakuntala had to return to her father's hermitage, where her son Bharata was born.
		Later, Dushyanta happened to see his signet ring that he had gifted Shakuntala, and Durvasa's curse was lifted.
	members.cox.net /apamnapat/entities/Dushyanta.html (177 words)

	Encyclopedia: Dushyanta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Dushyanta - Father of Bharata - Indian Mythology
		He met his wife Shakuntala at the hermitage of sage Kanva and married her according to the rites of Gandharva Vivaha (marriage incognito).
		Dushyanta was defeated in this battle and made prisoner.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Dushyanta (294 words)

	Kalidasa: Shakuntala and Other Works: The Story of Shakuntala
		The maiden laughed when thus questioned by the king in the hermitage, and the words she spoke were very sweet: "O Dushyanta, I am known as blessed Kanva's daughter, and he is austere, steadfast, wise, and of a lofty soul."
		Dushyanta said: "You are clearly a king's daughter, sweet maiden, as you say.
		Dushyanta has been saved by the poet from his epic shabbiness; it may be doubted whether more has been done.
	www.sacred-texts.com /hin/sha/sha12.htm (2850 words)

	Dushyanta
		He was husband of Sakuntala, by whom he had a son, Bharata.
		The loves of Dushyanta and Sakuntala, her separation from him, and her restoration through the discovery of his token-ring in the belly of a fish, form the plot of Kalidasa's celebrated play Sakuntala.
		Laura Gibbs, Ph.D. The textual material made available at this website is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
	www.mythfolklore.net /india/encyclopedia/dushyanta.htm (210 words)

	MSN India :: Exclusive
		Shakuntala was steeped in thoughts of Dushyanta and in guilt of not having taken her father’s consent for marriage.
		Days passed and Shakuntala discovered that she was pregnant with Dushyanta’s child.
		Dushyanta immediately came down from his throne, took the child in his arms and held Shakuntala’s hand lovingly.
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	shakmain
		After several weeks had passed, King Dushyanta said that he needed to return to his palace, and that he would send for her in a short while, when he had made all the necessary preparations.
		When she saw Dushyanta her heart leapt with joy, and she ran towards him to throw herself into his arms.
		King Dushyanta recognised the ring, and remembered his beautiful wife, and how he had sent her away from the palace.
	www.homestead.com /brendanbeales/shakmain.html (1433 words)

	Inscape 2003-- Text only
		Dushyanta immediately called for his chariot and followed the trail of the beast, but though his horses flew like the wind, he was unable to do so much as catch up with the antolope.
		After hours of searching, Dushyanta began to lose hope and returned to the hermitage to seek the advice of the sage presiding for Kanwa while he was away.
		Dushyanta returned victorious to the grove and proceeded to dispatch the remaining evil spirits so that the hermits could once again perform their sacred rights in peace and bring them to completion.
	www.ursuline.edu /stu_serv/student_activities/inscape/text.htm (11241 words)

	In the Court Theatre of Ujain, 1400 years ago
		The gurgling of a swollen brook hurrying down the hillside and wild screams of waterfowl are heard in the distance.
		The golden rays of the morning sun fall through the branches of some fine old trees upon the noble features of King Dushyanta.
		Dressed in sombre russet, he alights from his hunting-car, bow in hand, and adresses his charioteer in eloquent Sanskrit verse.
	www.theatrehistory.com /asian/horrwitz01.html (1038 words)

	Love Myths from Cultures Around the World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		He cast a curse that she would be forgotten by her husband forever unless King Dushyanta spied the ring he had left with her.
		In accordance with the curse, Dushyanta did not recognize her when she arrived at the palace and denied their marriage, although he did feel sorry for the grief-stricken girl about to give birth to a child.
		There Dushyanta and Sakuntala were reunited and rejoiced in the heroic destiny of their son Bahrata.
	www.dl.ket.org /latin1/things/holidays/valentine/love.htm (1933 words)

	Krislon.net - Mythological Story Mythology Shakuntala And Her Lost Ring (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Shakuntala felt sad when her husband left, but she knew that her husband was King Dushyanta and he had return to his kingdom.
		When Dushyanta saw the ring, he remembered everything, and immediately went to Kanwa Muni’s cottage.
		As he was riding through the forest, he saw a handsome boy playing with a lioness and her cubs.
	www.krislon.net /Kids/Mythology/Shakuntala_Ring.htm (651 words)

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