Dushyanta

Dushyanta
King Dushyanta proposing marriage with a ring to Shakuntala. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
Texts	Mahabharata
Personal information
Parents	Ilin/Santurodha (father) Rathantari/Upadanavi (mother)
Siblings	Sushmanta/Sura, Pravira/ Bhima, Anagha/Pravasu, and Vasu
Spouse	Basumati, Hansapadika, Shakuntala
Children	Bharata from Shakuntala
Dynasty	Chandravamsha

Dushyanta (Sanskrit: दुष्यन्त, IAST: Duṣyanta) is a king of the Chandravamsha (Lunar) dynasty featured in Hindu literature. He is the husband of Shakuntala and the father of Bharata. He appears in the Mahabharata and in Kalidasa's play, Abhijnanashakuntalam (c. 300 CE).^[1]