Kurukshetra War

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Hindu epic narrative event in the Mahabharata mythological war

The Kurukshetra War is the legendary epic battle at the heart of the Indian Mahabharata, depicting a vast dynastic struggle between the Pandavas and Kauravas that explores themes of duty, righteousness, and fate.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Kurukshetra War canonical 36
Gadayuddha 2
Battle of Kurukshetra 1

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu epic narrative ⓘ
event in the Mahabharata ⓘ
mythological war ⓘ
featuresText Bhagavad Gita discourse ⓘ
hasAdvisor Krishna as charioteer and counselor to Arjuna ⓘ
hasAllegedDuration 18 days ⓘ
hasCause dice game that deprived the Pandavas of their kingdom ⓘ
succession dispute over the Kuru throne ⓘ
hasCommander Bhishma for the Kauravas ⓘ
Dhrishtadyumna for the Pandavas ⓘ
Drona for the Kauravas ⓘ
Karna for the Kauravas ⓘ
Shalya for the Kauravas ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance central narrative in Hindu religious and ethical thought ⓘ
symbol of the inner moral struggle ⓘ
hasGenre Hindu scriptures ⓘ
surface form: Itihasa (sacred history) in Hindu tradition
hasKeyFigure Abhimanyu ⓘ
Arjuna ⓘ
Ashwatthama ⓘ
Bhima ⓘ
Bhishma ⓘ
Dhritarashtra ⓘ
Drona ⓘ
Duryodhana ⓘ
Gandhari ⓘ
Ghatotkacha ⓘ
Karna ⓘ
Krishna ⓘ
Nakula ⓘ
Sahadeva ⓘ
Shakuni ⓘ
Shikhandi ⓘ
Yudhishthira ⓘ
hasLanguageOfPrimaryText Sanskrit ⓘ
hasModernInterpretation often read as allegory of ethical conflict ⓘ
hasNotableEvent Bhagavad Gita ⓘ
surface form: Bhagavad Gita sermon before battle

duel between Bhima and Duryodhana ⓘ
fall of Bhishma on the bed of arrows ⓘ
killing of Abhimanyu in the Chakravyuha ⓘ
night massacre by Ashwatthama ⓘ
hasOutcome destruction of most Kuru warriors ⓘ
victory of the Pandavas ⓘ
hasPrimaryLocation Kuru Kingdom ⓘ
Kurukshetra battlefield ⓘ
surface form: Kurukshetra
hasScripturalSource Bhagavad Gita ⓘ
Mahabharata critical edition ⓘ
hasTheme dharma (righteous duty) ⓘ
family conflict ⓘ
fate ⓘ
just war ⓘ
karma ⓘ
hasTraditionalDating distant past of the Dvapara Yuga ⓘ
mainConflictBetween Kauravas ⓘ
Pandavas ⓘ
partOf Mahabharata ⓘ

Referenced by (45)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kurukshetra battlefield → conflict → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
Arjuna Vishada Yoga → depictsEvent → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
this entity surface form: battle of Kurukshetra
Mahabharata → centralConflict → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
Ranna → notableWork → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gadayuddha
Pandavas → associatedEvent → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
Pandavas → victoryIn → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
Dvapara Yuga → majorEvent → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
Sanjaya → associatedWithEvent → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
Kripa → survivorOf → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
Kripa → participatedIn → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Kurukshetra
Udyoga Parva → hasSubject → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
Shanti Parva → setAfter → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
Kauravas → foughtIn → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
Kauravas → almostAllKilledIn → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
Kuru dynasty → centralEvent → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
Brahma Sarovar → associatedWithEvent → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
Iravan → fightsIn → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
Iravan → diesIn → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
Gandiva bow → usedIn → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
subject surface form: Gandiva
Dhananjaya → associatedWith → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
Dharmakshetra → associatedWithEvent → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
Bhishma → roleIn → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
Drona → event → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
Karna → diesIn → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
Draupadi → associatedWith → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
Virata Parva → associatedWith → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kurukshetra War prelude
Prativindhya → killedIn → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
Drona Parva → centralEvent → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
Karna Parva → mainEvent → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
Yudhishthira → participatedIn → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
Shalya Parva → focusesOn → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
Bhima → participatedIn → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
Nakula → participatedIn → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
Stri Parva → setAfter → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
Sahadeva → participatedIn → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
this entity surface form: KurukshetraWar
Abhimanyu → battle → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
Telugu Mahabharatam → narrativeFocus → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
Partha Sarathi → associatedWithEvent → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
Parva → subject → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kurukshetra war
Vikramarjuna Vijaya → hasSubject → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pandava–Kaurava conflict
Pampa Bharata → portrays → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
Sahasa Bhima Vijaya → alsoKnownAs → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gadayuddha
Dwarka kingdom → associatedWith → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kurukshetra War era
Gatotkaca → notableBattle → Kurukshetra War ⓘ
Gatotkaca → diesIn → Kurukshetra War ⓘ