Arjuna Vishada Yoga

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Bhagavad Gita chapter religious text section

Arjuna Vishada Yoga is the first chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, depicting the warrior Arjuna’s moral crisis and deep despondency on the battlefield of Kurukshetra.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Arjuna Vishada Yoga canonical 2
Arjuna Vishada Yogah 1
Arjuna laying down his bow Gandiva 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bhagavad Gita chapter ⓘ
religious text section ⓘ
addressedTo Dhritarashtra ⓘ
alternativeName Arjuna Vishada Yoga ⓘ
surface form: Arjuna Vishada Yogah

Arjuna Vishada Yoga ⓘ
surface form: The Yoga of Arjuna’s Dejection
belongsToTextualTradition Mahabharata ⓘ
belongsToTradition Hinduism ⓘ
centralCharacter Arjuna ⓘ
Krishna ⓘ
chronologicalPositionInNarrative immediately before the start of the Kurukshetra war ⓘ
containsConcept ahimsa ⓘ
dharma ⓘ
family duty ⓘ
karma ⓘ
varna‑dharma ⓘ
depictsEvent Arjuna’s despondency ⓘ
Arjuna’s moral crisis ⓘ
Kurukshetra War ⓘ
surface form: battle of Kurukshetra
describes Arjuna Vishada Yoga self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Arjuna laying down his bow Gandiva

Arjuna’s refusal to fight ⓘ
emotionalTone compassion ⓘ
confusion ⓘ
despair ⓘ
featuresCharacter Bhishma ⓘ
Drona ⓘ
Karna ⓘ
Kauravas ⓘ
Kripa ⓘ
Pandavas ⓘ
hasLanguage Sanskrit ⓘ
hasNumberOfVerses 47 ⓘ
hasOrderInWork 1 ⓘ
hasTheme consequences of violence ⓘ
duty versus compassion ⓘ
ethical dilemma of war ⓘ
existential despair ⓘ
family attachment ⓘ
nature of righteousness (dharma) ⓘ
non‑violence versus warrior duty ⓘ
hasTitleInSanskrit अर्जुनविषादयोग ⓘ
isSetOn battlefield of Kurukshetra ⓘ
literaryFunction introduction to the Bhagavad Gita’s teachings ⓘ
narratedBy Sanjaya ⓘ
narrativeFrame dialogue between Arjuna and Krishna ⓘ
partOf Bhagavad Gita ⓘ
precedes Sankhya Yoga ⓘ
scripturalStatus canonical chapter of the Bhagavad Gita ⓘ

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Subject: Arjuna Vishada Yoga
Description of subject: Arjuna Vishada Yoga is the first chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, depicting the warrior Arjuna’s moral crisis and deep despondency on the battlefield of Kurukshetra.

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bhagavad Gita → chapter1Title → Arjuna Vishada Yoga ⓘ
Arjuna Vishada Yoga → describes → Arjuna Vishada Yoga self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arjuna laying down his bow Gandiva
Arjuna Vishada Yoga → alternativeName → Arjuna Vishada Yoga ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arjuna Vishada Yogah
Arjuna Vishada Yoga → alternativeName → Arjuna Vishada Yoga ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Yoga of Arjuna’s Dejection
Sankhya Yoga → follows → Arjuna Vishada Yoga ⓘ