Mahabharata
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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.
Observed surface forms (8)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bhishma Parva | 1 |
| Harivamsa | 1 |
| Kakawin Bharatayuddha | 1 |
| Mahabharata (for Gadayuddha) | 1 |
| Mahabharata cycle | 1 |
| Mahābhārata | 1 |
| Pandava–Kaurava story world | 1 |
| Vana Parva | 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (44)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mahabharata cycle
this entity surface form:
Kakawin Bharatayuddha
this entity surface form:
Harivamsa
this entity surface form:
Vana Parva
this entity surface form:
Bhishma Parva
this entity surface form:
Pandava–Kaurava story world