Vana Parva
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Vana Parva is a major book of the Indian epic Mahabharata, known for its accounts of the Pandavas’ exile and several embedded tales, including the story of Nala and Damayanti.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vana Parva of the Mahabharata | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book of the Mahabharata
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parva ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Damayanti
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Draupadi NERFINISHED ⓘ Markandeya NERFINISHED ⓘ Nala NERFINISHED ⓘ Pandavas NERFINISHED ⓘ Satyavan NERFINISHED ⓘ Savitri NERFINISHED ⓘ Vyasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | integral part of the Mahabharata corpus ⓘ |
| containsDialogueWith |
Arjuna
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Bhima NERFINISHED ⓘ Draupadi NERFINISHED ⓘ Krishna NERFINISHED ⓘ Nakula NERFINISHED ⓘ Sahadeva NERFINISHED ⓘ Yudhishthira NERFINISHED ⓘ sage Lomasha NERFINISHED ⓘ sage Markandeya NERFINISHED ⓘ sage Vyasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsStory |
exile of the Pandavas to the forest
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story of Nala and Damayanti ⓘ story of Savitri and Satyavan ⓘ tale of Arjuna’s pilgrimage and penance ⓘ tale of Markandeya ⓘ tale of Rama (as narrated by Markandeya) ⓘ tale of the mongoose and the sacrifice (in some recensions) ⓘ tale of the swan and the hunter ⓘ tales of various sages and rishis ⓘ |
| containsTheme |
devotion and faith
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dharma ⓘ fate and free will ⓘ ideal kingship ⓘ karma ⓘ renunciation ⓘ role of asceticism ⓘ suffering and endurance ⓘ |
| followedBy | Virata Parva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Sabha Parva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | epic literature ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Aranya Parva
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Aranyaka Parva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| partOf | Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | third parva of the Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFocus | exile of the Pandavas ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (in many modern editions) ⓘ |
| setting | forest ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Book of the Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | Itihasa ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Vana Parva of the Mahabharata