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.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sabha Parva canonical | 3 |
| Sabha Parva of the Mahabharata | 3 |
| Mahabharata Sabha Parva | 1 |
| Sabha Kriya Parva | 1 |
| Sabha Parva (Telugu Mahabharata) | 1 |
| Sabha Parvan | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book of the Mahabharata
ⓘ
parva ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter |
Arjuna
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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
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sabha Kriya Parva
this entity surface form:
Sabha Parvan
this entity surface form:
Mahabharata Sabha Parva
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Sabha Parva of the Mahabharata
this entity surface form:
Sabha Parva of the Mahabharata
subject surface form:
Kavitrayam
this entity surface form:
Sabha Parva (Telugu Mahabharata)