Gangaputra
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Gangaputra is an epithet of Bhishma, the revered warrior and elder statesman of the Indian epic Mahabharata, highlighting his divine lineage as the son of the river goddess Ganga.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Devavrata | 1 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | epithet ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Mahabharata narrative of Bhishma ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Ganga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEpic | Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTradition | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Indian literature ⓘ |
| emphasizesAttribute |
divine birth
ⓘ
lineage from river goddess ⓘ |
| epithetType | patronymic ⓘ |
| genderAssociation | male ⓘ |
| hasDivineLineageImplication | yes ⓘ |
| honorificFor | Bhishma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificSense | reverence for Bhishma ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| meaning | son of Ganga ⓘ |
| mother | Ganga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo | Bhishma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfUsage | Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Ganga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kuru dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| semanticComponent |
Ganga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
putra (son) ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfOrigin | ancient India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | Bhishma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInGenre | epic poetry ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Devavrata