Indian Names · Girl
Shakuntala name meaning
“protected by birds”
- Letters
- 10
- Syllables
- 4●●●●
- First letter
- S
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
- Devanagari scriptशकुंतला
Shakuntala is a girl's name from Sanskrit meaning 'protected by birds'.
What does Shakuntala mean?
About the name Shakuntala
Shakuntala comes from the Sanskrit name śakuntalā, linked to śakunta, a bird. In the Mahabharata the name is given to an infant girl found surrounded by birds in the forest, so it means 'protected by birds'. In Hinduism, Shakuntala is the daughter of Vishwamitra and Menaka, wife of King Dushyanta and mother of Emperor Bharata, and her story is the basis of Kalidasa's play.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Syllables | Sha-kun-ta-la |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with S |
| Devanagari script | शकुंतला |
|---|
Sources
- Wikipedia: Shakuntala · en.wikipedia.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: शकुन्त · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Shakuntala · behindthename.com · meaning
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