Sauptika Parva
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Sauptika Parva is a book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the night-time massacre of the sleeping Pandava allies by Ashwatthama and his companions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sauptika Parva canonical | 4 |
| Sauptika Parva (Telugu Mahabharata) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book of the Mahabharata
ⓘ
parva of the Mahabharata ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | Duryodhana ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | aftermath of Duryodhana’s death ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Vyasa ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Indian epic tradition ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | integral part of the Mahabharata ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | immediately after the eighteen-day war ⓘ |
| contains | dialogues on sin and retribution ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Indian dharma-śāstra ethos ⓘ |
| describes |
killing of Draupadi’s sons
ⓘ
slaughter of sleeping warriors ⓘ use of celestial weapons by Ashwatthama ⓘ |
| follows | Stri Parva ⓘ |
| genre | religious epic literature ⓘ |
| geographicalContext |
Kurukshetra battlefield
ⓘ
surface form:
Kurukshetra
|
| includesEpisode |
Ashwatthama’s entry into the Pandava camp at night
ⓘ
Ashwatthama’s use of the Narayana-like weapon (Narayana-astra or similar celestial weapon) ⓘ slaying of Dhrishtadyumna ⓘ slaying of Shikhandi ⓘ slaying of other Panchala warriors ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| literaryForm | epic narrative ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Ashwatthama
ⓘ
Kripa ⓘ Kritavarma ⓘ |
| mainEvent | Ashwatthama’s attack on the Pandava camp ⓘ |
| mainVictimGroup |
Pandava allies
ⓘ
remaining warriors of the Pandava side ⓘ sons of the Pandavas ⓘ |
| moralFocus |
condemnation of killing the defenseless
ⓘ
discussion of the burden of guilt ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | night-time massacre of the Pandava allies ⓘ |
| originalScript | Devanagari (in most modern editions) ⓘ |
| partOf | Mahabharata ⓘ |
| precedes |
Aishika Parva
ⓘ
Shanti Parva ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| setting |
Pandava camp
ⓘ
night after the Kurukshetra war ⓘ |
| theme |
adharma
ⓘ
consequences of wrath ⓘ revenge ⓘ violation of kshatriya codes of war ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Book of the Sleeping ⓘ |
| tradition | Hindu literature ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kavitrayam
this entity surface form:
Sauptika Parva (Telugu Mahabharata)