Shakuntala (English spelling) Śakuntalā

Japanese: シャクンタラー(英語表記)Śakuntalā
Shakuntala (English spelling) Śakuntalā
A classical Indian Sanskrit play. Its correct name is Abhijñānaśakuntalā. In Japan, it is called Shakuntala Remembered. It was written by the poet Kalidasa in the 4th or 5th century. It is based on and adapted from the epic Mahabharata and the Hindu holy book Padma Purana. Its beautiful prose and concept are world-famous as a masterpiece of Indian literature. King Dushyanta falls in love with Shakuntala, a celestial maiden's daughter whom he meets in the mountains. He gives her his wedding ring and returns to his castle, but the hermit casts a spell on him to make him forget her. Shakuntala, who has lost her ring, comes to visit him, but the king's memory does not return. One day, the king's memory returns when the ring is found in the belly of a fish, and he defeats the demon with the help of a messenger from heaven, and is reunited with Shakuntala in heaven.

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Japanese:
インド,サンスクリットの古典戯曲。正しくは『アビジュニャーナシャクンタラー』 Abhijñānaśakuntalā。日本では『思い出されたシャクンタラー』と呼ばれる。4~5世紀頃の詩人カーリダーサ作。大叙事詩『マハーバーラタ』やヒンドゥー教の聖典『パドマ・プラーナ』などから取材し,脚色したもの。美しい詩文とその構想はインド文学の最高傑作として世界的に有名。ドゥシュヤンタ王は山中で出会った天女の娘シャクンタラーと恋に落ち,結婚指輪を渡して城に帰るが,仙人に彼女を忘れる呪法をかけられる。そこへ指輪を失ったシャクンタラーがたずねてくるが,王の記憶は戻らない。ある日,魚の腹から指輪が見つかったことから王の記憶が戻り,天界から下った使者と協力して悪魔を倒し,天界でシャクンタラーと再会する。

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