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Shakuntala

سکنتلا

by Mirza Kazim Ali Jawan مرزا کاظم علی جوان

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Mirza Kazim Ali Jawan's Urdu prose tale of Shakuntala, written in 1801 at Fort William College, Calcutta, for John Gilchrist, from a Braj version of Kalidasa's Sanskrit play: the fairy Menaka's daughter Shakuntala, raised by the sage Kanva, her forest marriage to King Dushyanta, the curse of Durvasa that makes the…

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Mirza Kazim Ali Jawan's Urdu prose tale of Shakuntala, written in 1801 at Fort William College, Calcutta, for John Gilchrist, from a Braj version of Kalidasa's Sanskrit play: the fairy Menaka's daughter Shakuntala, raised by the sage Kanva, her forest marriage to King Dushyanta, the curse of Durvasa that makes the king forget her, the lost ring, and their reunion with their son Bharat. Complete Urdu text from Wikisource with a facing English translation, introduction and glossary. Cite as: Mirza Kazim Ali Jawan, Shakuntala, tr. urduintranslation.com (2026), https://www.urduintranslation.com/works/shakuntala. The first two chapters are free to read.

مرزا کاظم علی جوان کی سکنتلا، جو ١٨٠١ء میں فورٹ ولیم کالج کلکتہ میں جان گلکرسٹ کے لیے کالی داس کے سنسکرت ناٹک کے برج ترجمے سے اردو نثر میں لکھی گئی: راجا دشمنت اور سکنتلا کی داستان۔ ویکی ماخذ سے مکمل اردو متن، ساتھ انگریزی ترجمہ، تعارف اور فرہنگ۔

Contents

9 chapters
  1. 1About This Edition and Introductionاس اشاعت کے بارے میں اور تعارفPublic sample
  2. 2Title and Prefaceسرورق اور دیباچہPublic sample
  3. 3The Beginning of the Taleآغاز داستان Membership
  4. 4King Dushyanta's Hunt and His Meeting with Shakuntalaراجا دشمنت کا شکار اور سکنتلا سے ملاقات Membership
  5. 5The Union of the King and Shakuntalaراجا اور سکنتلا کا ملاپ Membership
  6. 6The Curse of Durvasa Muni and Shakuntala's Departureدرباسا منی کا سراپ اور سکنتلا کی رخصت Membership
  7. 7Shakuntala at the King's Courtراجا کے دربار میں سکنتلا Membership
  8. 8The Finding of the Ring and the Reunionانگوٹھی کا ملنا اور پھر ملاپ Membership
  9. 9Glossaryفرہنگ Membership

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