Bhīṣma Parva
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Bhīṣma Parva is a book of the Indian epic Mahābhārata that primarily narrates the early stages of the Kurukṣetra war and the teachings later known as the Bhagavad Gītā.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Bhishma Parva | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book of the Mahābhārata
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parva of the Mahābhārata ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty |
Kauravas
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Pāṇḍavas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPhilosophicalConcept |
bhakti-yoga
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jñāna-yoga ⓘ karma-yoga ⓘ |
| associatedWithPhilosophicalSchool | Vedānta (through the Bhagavad Gītā) ⓘ |
| canonicalContext | one of the war books of the Mahābhārata ⓘ |
| chronologicalPositionInMahabharata |
follows Udyoga Parva
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precedes Droṇa Parva ⓘ |
| contains | Bhagavad Gītā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsDescriptionOf |
Kṛṣṇa revealing his universal form (Viśvarūpa)
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battle formations ⓘ omens and portents before the war ⓘ war strategies ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | primary source for the Bhagavad Gītā within the Mahābhārata ⓘ |
| describes | early stages of the Kurukṣetra War ⓘ |
| genre | Hindu epic literature ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Bhishma Parva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCentralFigure | Bhīṣma as commander of the Kaurava forces ⓘ |
| includesDialogueBetween | Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesMoralQuestion | Arjuna’s reluctance to fight his kin ⓘ |
| includesResolution | Kṛṣṇa’s counsel leading Arjuna to accept his duty ⓘ |
| includesTeaching | teachings of the Bhagavad Gītā ⓘ |
| includesTheme |
devotion to God (bhakti)
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dharma ⓘ duty of a warrior (kṣatriya-dharma) ⓘ righteous war ⓘ self-knowledge ⓘ yoga ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
didactic dialogue
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narrative prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Arjuna
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Bhīṣma NERFINISHED ⓘ Kṛṣṇa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainEvent |
Bhīṣma’s command of the Kaurava army
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commencement of the Kurukṣetra War ⓘ first ten days of the Kurukṣetra War ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bhīṣma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Kurukṣetra War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mahābhārata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryConflict | Kauravas versus Pāṇḍavas ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus |
considered sacred scripture in Hinduism
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part of Itihāsa tradition ⓘ |
| setting | Kurukṣetra battlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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