[śakuṃtaiḥ lāyate lā-ghañarthe ka] N. of the daughter of Viśvā- mitra by the nymph Menakā who was sent down by Indra to dis- turb the sage's austerities. [When Menakā went up to the heaven she left the child in a solitary forest where she was taken care of by ‘Śakuntas’ or birds, whence she was called “Śakun- talā”. She was afterwards found by the sage Kaṇva and brought up as his [Page1028-b+ 57] own daughter. When...