Adivansavatarana sub-parva

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Adivansavatarana sub-parva is a section of the Indian epic Mahabharata that recounts the origins and genealogies of the Bharata and related dynasties.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf section of the Mahabharata
sub-parva
associatedWithRegion ancient India NERFINISHED
associatedWithTradition Hinduism NERFINISHED
culturalSignificance connects historical clans with mythic ancestors
preserves traditional royal lineages
describes genealogies of related Kuru dynasties
genealogies of the Bharata dynasty
origins of related Kuru dynasties
origins of the Bharata dynasty
hasGenre Hindu epic literature
Itihasa
hasLanguage Sanskrit
hasTheme dynastic origins
royal genealogies
sacred lineage
locatedInText early portion of the Adi Parva
mentions Bharata NERFINISHED
Kuru dynasty NERFINISHED
ancestors of the Kauravas
ancestors of the Pandavas
narrativeFunction establishes ancestry of main Mahabharata characters
links mythic past to Bharata lineage
partOf Adi Parva NERFINISHED
Mahabharata NERFINISHED
partOfCycle Bharata narrative cycle NERFINISHED
textType narrative prose with genealogical lists
textualRole genealogical framework for the epic
usedIn Puranic and epic genealogical traditions

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Adi Parva contains Adivansavatarana sub-parva