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The name Dushyanta
- Letters
- 9
- Syllables
- 3●●●
- First letter
- D
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Devanagari scriptदुष्यंत
Dushyanta is a male name from Sanskrit, the name of a king in the Mahabharata.
About the name Dushyanta
Dushyant (Dushyanta) is the name of a king of the Lunar dynasty in the Mahabharata, husband of Shakuntala and father of Emperor Bharata. The meaning of the name is uncertain. Dushyant and Dushyanta are the two spellings, and Wiktionary lists it as a male name.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Syllables | Dush-yan-ta |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with D |
| Devanagari script | दुष्यंत |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: दुष्यन्त · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Dushyanta · en.wiktionary.org · origin
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