Shalya Parva

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Shalya Parva is a book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the final battles of the Kurukshetra war, focusing on the brief command and fall of King Shalya as the Kaurava army’s last commander.

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Shalya Parva canonical 5
Shalya Parva of the Mahabharata 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book of the Mahabharata
parva of the Mahabharata
associatedWith Kuru dynasty
Pandava–Kaurava conflict
contains accounts of chariot warfare
accounts of military strategy
dialogues on duty and valor
describes battle formations on the final day
brief command of King Shalya as commander-in-chief of the Kaurava army
death of Shalya
destruction of the remaining Kaurava forces
duels between major warriors
fall of King Shalya
last day of the Kurukshetra War
slaying of Shalya by Yudhishthira
wounding and deaths of many Kaurava warriors
featuresCharacter Arjuna
Ashwatthama
Bhima
Duryodhana
Kripa
Krishna
Kritavarma
Nakula
Sahadeva
Sanjaya
Shalya
Yudhishthira
focusesOn Kauravas
Kurukshetra War
Pandavas
Shalya
final battles of the Kurukshetra War
follows Karna Parva
genre Itihasa
epic literature
language Sanskrit
narratedBy Sanjaya
narratedTo Dhritarashtra
partOf Mahabharata
positionInSequence ninth parva of the Mahabharata
precedes Sauptika Parva
scripturalStatus part of the Mahabharata canon
setting Kurukshetra battlefield
timeInNarrative eighteenth day of the Kurukshetra War
tradition Hinduism

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Mahabharata containsSection Shalya Parva
Sanjaya mentionedIn Shalya Parva
this entity surface form: Shalya Parva of the Mahabharata
Kripa mentionedIn Shalya Parva
Karna Parva follows Shalya Parva
Karna Parva precedes Shalya Parva
Telugu Mahabharatam hasPart Shalya Parva