The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2077 page)

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akuntal
.
The title character of the play
Abhijñ
na
akuntala
(
akuntal
Recognized), by the Indian poet and playwright
K
lid
sa
, probably of the Gupta period (3rd cent. CE). The play is often called simply
akuntal
. The story is taken from the first book of the
Mah
bh
rata
.

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