Vikarna
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Vikarna is a character in the Indian epic Mahabharata, known as one of the Kaurava princes who questioned the injustice of Draupadi’s humiliation yet ultimately fought on the Kaurava side in the Kurukshetra war.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kaurava prince
ⓘ
Mahabharata character ⓘ mythological character ⓘ |
| alignment | Kaurava faction ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Draupadi’s humiliation in the Kaurava court ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
conscience
ⓘ
dharma ⓘ loyalty ⓘ tragic righteousness ⓘ |
| cousin |
Arjuna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bhima NERFINISHED ⓘ Nakula NERFINISHED ⓘ Sahadeva NERFINISHED ⓘ Yudhishthira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticized | humiliation of Draupadi ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Indian ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed in war ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Kurukshetra battlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Kuru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Kaurava NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Dhritarashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| house | House of Kuru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedBy | Bhima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Kuru Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
moral courage among the Kauravas
ⓘ
speaking against injustice in the dice hall ⓘ |
| languageContext | Sanskrit epic tradition ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Itihasa ⓘ |
| loyalTo | Duryodhana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralConflict | loyalty to family versus dharma ⓘ |
| moralStance | argued that Draupadi was not lawfully lost in dice ⓘ |
| mother | Gandhari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedInBattle | Pandavas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Kurukshetra War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| questioned | Draupadi’s disrobing ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Bhima for his righteousness ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| roleInDiceGame | voice of dissent ⓘ |
| sibling |
Duryodhana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dushasana NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuyutsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceText | Critical tradition of the Mahabharata ⓘ |
| textualRole | example of a righteous person on the wrong side of war ⓘ |
| tookSide | Kauravas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warSide | Kaurava army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.