Ugrashravas Sauti
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Ugrashravas Sauti is the traditional bard and storyteller in the Mahabharata who recites the epic and its associated tales to assembled sages.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bard
ⓘ
character in the Mahabharata ⓘ narrator ⓘ sage ⓘ storyteller ⓘ |
| activity | reciting epics during sacrificial sessions ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sauti
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ⓘ
Sauti Ugrashravas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Adi Parva of the Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedText |
Bhagavata Purana
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ⓘ
Harivamsa NERFINISHED ⓘ Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audience | assemblies of rishis ⓘ |
| casteOrClass | Suta ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Indian literature ⓘ |
| describedAs |
highly learned in the Puranas
ⓘ
versed in Itihasa and Purana ⓘ |
| family | Suta lineage ⓘ |
| father |
Lomaharshana
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ⓘ
Romaharshana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
Itihasa
ⓘ
Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hearsFrom | Vyasa’s disciples ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Sauti Rishi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfNarration | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
reciter of ancient tales
ⓘ
transmitter of epic tradition ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | various Puranic texts ⓘ |
| narratesTo |
Shaunaka
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ⓘ
sages at Naimisha forest ⓘ |
| narrativeFrameRole | outer-frame narrator of the Mahabharata ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique | recounting what he heard from earlier teachers ⓘ |
| notableWork | Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | professional reciter of epics and Puranas ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| roleInWork | primary narrator of the Mahabharata ⓘ |
| settingOfNarration | Naimisha forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceOf | many embedded stories within the Mahabharata ⓘ |
| tradition | oral epic tradition of ancient India ⓘ |
| transmitsTraditionOf | Vyasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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