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Dushyanta

Dushyanta proper noun: a great king of the Lunar dynasty, the husband of Shakuntala, and the father of Emperor Bharata in Mahabharata.

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Proper noun

Dushyanta

  1. (Hinduism) A great king of the Lunar dynasty, the husband of Shakuntala, and the father of Emperor Bharata in Mahabharata.
  2. A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Forms of Dushyanta

alternative formDushyant

Origin of Dushyanta

Borrowed from Sanskrit दुष्यन्त (duṣyanta).

Questions about Dushyanta

What does Dushyanta mean?
Dushyanta means a great king of the Lunar dynasty, the husband of Shakuntala, and the father of Emperor Bharata in Mahabharata.
What part of speech is Dushyanta?
Dushyanta is a proper noun.

Words near Dushyanta in the dictionary

  1. dushes
  2. dushing
  3. Dushku
  4. Dushkus
  5. Dushyant
  6. Dushyanta
  7. dusignathine
  8. dusignathines
  9. Dusik
  10. Dusiks
  11. dusk

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