The values or

theme of the
play
Shakuntala
revolves on achieving true and sincere love. Any endeavor to seek for genuine love is filled with challenges.
The people who have found love should fight for it and should not be easily defeated by the circumstances
surrounding their relationship. Just like in the story of Shakuntala and King Dushyanta, they were fraught with
heartaches and hardships.

Moreover, in order to realize a sincere relationship, appropriate actions must also be done. From the story, it
will be noted that King Dushyanta is married to many wives. In order for his relationship with Shakuntala to be
received well in the eyes of the other wives and the people, he had to do the right thing. Love has to be genuine
and correct, at the same time.

In Hinduism, Shakuntala (Sanskrit: Śakuntalā) is the wife of Dushyanta and the mother of Emperor Bharata.
Her story is told in the Mahabharata and dramatized by many writers, the most famous adaption being
Kalidasa's play Abhijñānaśākuntala (The Sign of Shakuntala).
Shakuntala is the heroine of the play. A beautiful
young woman, she is the daughter of a royal sage
and the nymph Menaka, and the foster daughter
of Kanva. She lives as an ascetic in Kanva’s
hermitage, where she tends the sacred trees and
loves them like sisters.

InHinduism, Shakuntala (Sanskrit: Śakuntalā) is

the wife of Dushyanta and the mother of Emperor
Bharata. Her story is told in the Mahabharata and
dramatized by many writers, the most famous
adaption being Kalidasa's play
Abhijñānaśākuntala (The Sign of Shakuntala).

Family: Vishwamitra (father)

and Menaka(mother)
Spouse: Dushyanta
Children: Bharata