Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata

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The Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata is the book that narrates the early days of the great Kurukshetra war, including Bhishma’s command of the Kaurava army and the discourse of the Bhagavad Gita.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parva of the Mahabharata
associatedCharacter Arjuna
Duryodhana
Kauravas
Krishna
Pandavas
Yudhishthira
centralFigure Bhishma
contains Bhagavad Gita
containsDialogueBetween Krishna
surface form: Krishna and Arjuna

Sanjaya and Dhritarashtra
culturalSignificance source of the Bhagavad Gita within the Mahabharata
describes battlefield omens and portents
war ethics and rules of combat
focusesOn detachment from fruits of action
devotion to God as a path to liberation
duty of a warrior (kshatriya-dharma)
follows Udyoga Parva
genre Itihasa
epic literature
hasAlternativeName Bhishmaparvan
Bhīṣma Parva
includesEvent Arjuna’s moral dilemma before battle
Bhishma’s appointment as commander-in-chief of the Kaurava army
Bhishma’s battle against the Pandavas
Krishna revealing his universal form (Vishvarupa) to Arjuna
strategic military formations (vyuhas) in the war
language Sanskrit
mainTheme early phase of the Kurukshetra War
narrates Bhishma’s command of the Kaurava army
the first ten days of the Kurukshetra War
narrator Sanjaya
partOf Mahabharata
philosophicalContent teachings on bhakti
teachings on dharma
teachings on karma
teachings on yoga
positionInWork sixth book of the Mahabharata
precedes Drona Parva
primaryListener Dhritarashtra
religiousSignificance revered as a key scriptural section in Hindu philosophy
religiousTradition Hinduism
sceneOf Bhagavad Gita
surface form: Krishna’s discourse to Arjuna
scripturalStatus part of the Mahabharata canon
setting Kurukshetra battlefield
textualDivision contains the eighteen chapters of the Bhagavad Gita
traditionallyAttributedTo Vyasa

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Kurukshetra battlefield mentionedIn Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata
Mahabharata containsSection Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata
this entity surface form: Bhishma Parva
Moksha Sannyasa Yoga belongsToSection Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata
Parthasarathy Temple, Triplicane primaryDeityForm Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata
this entity surface form: Krishna as charioteer of Arjuna
Sanjaya mentionedIn Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata
Kripa mentionedIn Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata
this entity surface form: Bhishma Parva
Udyoga Parva followedBy Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata
this entity surface form: Bhishma Parva
Telugu Mahabharatam hasPart Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata
this entity surface form: Bhishma Parva
Kavitrayam (trio of Telugu Mahabharata poets) hasPart Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata
subject surface form: Kavitrayam
this entity surface form: Bhishma Parva (Telugu Mahabharata)