Pitamah

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Pitamah is an honorific epithet for Bhishma, the revered grandsire and legendary warrior of the Indian epic Mahabharata.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf honorific epithet
appearsIn critical editions of the Mahabharata
appliedTo legendary warrior Bhishma NERFINISHED
associatedVirtue filial piety
reverence for elders
associatedWith Kuru dynasty NERFINISHED
culturalContext Hindu epic tradition
denotes venerable ancestor
epithetType reverential title
honorificFor Bhishma, son of Ganga NERFINISHED
Bhishma, son of Shantanu NERFINISHED
honorificForRole patriarch of the Kuru clan
language Sanskrit
literaryGenre epic literature
meaning grandsire
refersTo Bhishma NERFINISHED
regionOfUsage Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED
relatedConcept Pitamah Bhishma NERFINISHED
relatedTerm Pitamaha
Pitamaha (grandfather) in Sanskrit
religiousTradition Hinduism
scripturalContext Itihasa literature
semanticField kinship term
respectful address
timePeriodOfOrigin ancient India
titleStatus non-hereditary honorific
usedAs form of address for Bhishma
usedByCharactersIn Kauravas NERFINISHED
Pandavas NERFINISHED
usedIn Mahabharata NERFINISHED

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Bhishma alsoKnownAs Pitamah