Mahabharata

E18874

Ancient Indian epic poem Hindu scripture Itihasa Sanskrit epic

The Mahabharata is an ancient Indian epic poem that narrates the dynastic struggle between the Pandavas and Kauravas and serves as a foundational text of Hindu philosophy, ethics, and mythology.

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All labels observed (21)

Label	Occurrences
Mahabharata canonical	213
Sanskrit Mahabharata	4
Mahābhārata	3
Bhishma Parva	1
Harivamsa	1
Indian epic Mahabharata	1
Jaya (core text of the Mahabharata)	1
Kakawin Bharatayuddha	1
Mahabharata (Tamil retelling)	1
Mahabharata (for Gadayuddha)	1
Mahabharata (later passages)	1
Mahabharata cycle	1
Mahabharata tradition	1
Mahabharata war narrative	1
MahabharataOfVyasa	1
Pandava–Kaurava story world	1
Sanskrit Mahabharata tradition	1
Sanskrit_Mahabharata	1
The Mahabharata	1
Vana Parva	1
Vyasa’s Mahabharata	1

Statements (81)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Ancient Indian epic poem ⓘ Hindu scripture ⓘ Itihasa ⓘ Sanskrit epic ⓘ
associatedPlace	Hastinapura ⓘ Indraprastha ⓘ Kurukshetra battlefield ⓘ surface form: Kurukshetra
authorTraditionallyAttributedTo	Vyasa ⓘ
centralConflict	Dynastic struggle between Pandavas and Kauravas ⓘ Kurukshetra War ⓘ
containsGenre	Didactic discourse ⓘ Heroic narrative ⓘ Mythological tales ⓘ
containsSection	Adi Parva ⓘ Anushasana Parva ⓘ Ashramavasika Parva ⓘ Ashvamedhika Parva ⓘ Bhagavad Gita ⓘ Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata ⓘ surface form: Bhishma Parva Drona Parva ⓘ Karna Parva ⓘ Mahaprasthanika Parva ⓘ Mausala Parva ⓘ Sabha Parva ⓘ Sauptika Parva ⓘ Shalya Parva ⓘ Shanti Parva ⓘ Stri Parva ⓘ Svargarohana Parva ⓘ Udyoga Parva ⓘ Mahabharata self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Vana Parva Virata Parva ⓘ
containsSubstory	Nala and Damayanti ⓘ Savitrī and Satyavan ⓘ Story of Shakuntala ⓘ
containsText	Bhagavad Gita ⓘ
culturalSignificance	Foundational text of Hindu philosophy ⓘ Key text for Hindu ethics ⓘ Major source of Hindu mythology ⓘ
estimatedVerses	approximately 100000 shlokas ⓘ
genre	Didactic literature ⓘ Epic poetry ⓘ Mythological narrative ⓘ
influenced	Classical Indian literature ⓘ Hindu law and social norms ⓘ Indian performing arts ⓘ
keyConcept	Apad dharma ⓘ Bhakti yoga ⓘ surface form: Bhakti Raja dharma ⓘ Stri dharma ⓘ
language	Sanskrit ⓘ
longerThan	Homer's Iliad ⓘ surface form: Iliad Homer's Odyssey ⓘ surface form: Odyssey
mainCharacters	Arjuna ⓘ Bhima ⓘ Bhishma ⓘ Draupadi ⓘ Duryodhana ⓘ Kauravas ⓘ Krishna ⓘ Nakula ⓘ Pandavas ⓘ Sahadeva ⓘ Yudhishthira ⓘ
narrativeFrame	Recited by Ugrashrava Sauti ⓘ Told by Vaishampayana to King Janamejaya ⓘ
partOf	Puranas ⓘ surface form: Hindu Itihasa corpus
philosophicalThemes	Dharma ⓘ Ethics ⓘ Just war ⓘ Karma ⓘ Kingship ⓘ Moksha ⓘ
relatedWork	Ramayana ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
scriptureStatus	Smriti text in Hinduism ⓘ
settingDynasty	Kuru dynasty ⓘ
settingRegion	ancient India ⓘ surface form: Ancient India
timeOfComposition	roughly between 400 BCE and 400 CE (traditional scholarly estimate) ⓘ
title	Mahabharata self-link ⓘ
tradition	Hindu tradition ⓘ

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