Sabha Parva

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Sabha Parva is a major book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the royal court scenes, including Yudhishthira’s coronation, the building of the grand assembly hall, and the infamous dice game leading to the Pandavas’ exile.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book of the Mahabharata
parva
associatedCharacter Arjuna
Bhima
Bhishma
Dhritarashtra
Draupadi
Drona
Duryodhana
Krishna
Nakula
Sahadeva
Shakuni
Vidura
Yudhishthira
centralEvent Rajasuya sacrifice of Yudhishthira
Stri Parva
surface form: disrobing of Draupadi

game of dice
containsEpisode Draupadi’s appeal to the Kuru court
Shakuni’s manipulation of the dice game
Yudhishthira’s coronation as king of Indraprastha
decision to send the Pandavas to exile
description of Maya Sabha
enslavement of the Pandavas
invitation of Yudhishthira to Hastinapura
vow of Bhima against Duryodhana and Dushasana
follows Adi Parva
genre Itihasa
hasAlternativeName Sabha Parva
surface form: Sabha Kriya Parva

Sabha Parva
surface form: Sabha Parvan
language Sanskrit
narrativeFocus Pandavas’ exile
Pandavas’ loss of kingdom
Yudhishthira’s coronation
construction of the royal assembly hall
dice game between Yudhishthira and Duryodhana’s side
royal court scenes
partOf Mahabharata
precedes Vana Parva
religiousContext Hinduism
setting Hastinapura
Indraprastha
significance explains immediate cause of the Kurukshetra war
textualPosition second book of the Mahabharata
theme dharma and adharma in royal conduct
gambling and moral downfall
humiliation and injustice
political rivalry between Kauravas and Pandavas
tradition Hindu literature

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Mahabharata containsSection Sabha Parva
Sabha Parva hasAlternativeName Sabha Parva
this entity surface form: Sabha Kriya Parva
Sabha Parva hasAlternativeName Sabha Parva
this entity surface form: Sabha Parvan
Rajasuya mentionedIn Sabha Parva
this entity surface form: Mahabharata Sabha Parva
Hastinapura mentionedIn Sabha Parva
this entity surface form: Sabha Parva of the Mahabharata
Indraprastha mentionedIn Sabha Parva
this entity surface form: Sabha Parva of the Mahabharata
Pandu appearsIn Sabha Parva
this entity surface form: Sabha Parva of the Mahabharata
Srutakarma mentionedIn Sabha Parva
Telugu Mahabharatam hasPart Sabha Parva
Kavitrayam (trio of Telugu Mahabharata poets) hasPart Sabha Parva
subject surface form: Kavitrayam
this entity surface form: Sabha Parva (Telugu Mahabharata)