Ashramavasika Parva

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Ashramavasika Parva is a book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the later life and forest-dwelling retirement of Dhritarashtra, Gandhari, and Kunti.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book of the Mahabharata
parva of the Mahabharata
associatedWith Vyasa
canonicalStatus integral part of the Mahabharata
containsEvent death of Dhritarashtra
death of Gandhari
death of Kunti
retirement of Dhritarashtra to the forest
retirement of Gandhari to the forest
retirement of Kunti to the forest
visit of the Pandavas to Dhritarashtra in the forest
culture Ancient Indian
follows Ashvamedhika Parva
genre Hindu epic literature
hasAlternativeName Ashramavasika Parva
surface form: Ashramavasikaparvan

Ashramavasika Parva
surface form: Āśramavāsika Parva
hasSubject consequences of war
family duty toward elders
royal asceticism
language Sanskrit
literaryForm narrative prose with verses
mainCharacter Dhritarashtra
Gandhari
Kunti
Narada
Vidura
Yudhishthira
narrativeFocus forest-dwelling retirement of Dhritarashtra
forest-dwelling retirement of Gandhari
forest-dwelling retirement of Kunti
later life of Dhritarashtra
later life of Gandhari
later life of Kunti
originalScript Devanagari (for later manuscripts)
partOf Mahabharata
positionInSeries 15
precedes Mausala Parva
religion Hinduism
scriptureType Itihasa
setting Hastinapura
forest hermitage
theme atonement
detachment
dharma
old age and retirement
renunciation
timePeriodDepicted post-Kurukshetra war era
tradition Indian epic tradition

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Mahabharata containsSection Ashramavasika Parva
Mahaprasthanika Parva follows Ashramavasika Parva
Ashvamedhika Parva precedes Ashramavasika Parva
Ashramavasika Parva hasAlternativeName Ashramavasika Parva
this entity surface form: Āśramavāsika Parva
Ashramavasika Parva hasAlternativeName Ashramavasika Parva
this entity surface form: Ashramavasikaparvan
Telugu Mahabharatam hasPart Ashramavasika Parva