Raghava

E449558

epithet name

Raghava is an epithet of the Hindu deity Rama, highlighting his lineage from the Raghu dynasty and his role as a central hero of the Ramayana.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Raghu	1
Raghunatha	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	epithet ⓘ name ⓘ
appearsInGenre	devotional literature ⓘ epic poetry ⓘ
associatedVirtue	compassion ⓘ courage ⓘ devotion to dharma ⓘ righteousness ⓘ
associatedWithAvatar	seventh avatar of Vishnu ⓘ
associatedWithDeity	Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithEpic	Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalRegion	Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ
denotesLineageFrom	King Raghu NERFINISHED ⓘ Raghu dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
grammaticalForm	masculine singular ⓘ
hasEtymology	descendant of Raghu ⓘ
honorificFor	Rama NERFINISHED ⓘ
honorificType	lineage-based epithet ⓘ
invokedIn	classical Sanskrit poetry ⓘ devotional hymns ⓘ kavya literature ⓘ
language	Sanskrit ⓘ
linkedConcept	Ikshvaku dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Raghuvamsha NERFINISHED ⓘ
refersTo	Rama NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousCommunityUsage	Rama bhakti traditions ⓘ Vaishnava devotees ⓘ
religiousRole	name used in worship of Rama ⓘ
religiousTradition	Hindu tradition ⓘ
roleHighlights	central hero of the Ramayana ⓘ ideal husband ⓘ ideal king ⓘ ideal son ⓘ protector of dharma ⓘ
scriptureContext	Itihasa ⓘ Smriti literature ⓘ
semanticField	heroic virtue ⓘ royal lineage ⓘ
transliterationIAST	Rāghava NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedIn	Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedInText	Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ
writingSystem	Devanagari NERFINISHED ⓘ

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

Rama → epithet → Raghava ⓘ

this entity surface form: Raghunatha

Dasharatha → grandfather → Raghava ⓘ

this entity surface form: Raghu