Kingdom of Virata
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The Kingdom of Virata is an ancient realm in the Indian epic Mahabharata where the Pandavas spend their final year of exile in disguise.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kingdom of Virata canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient kingdom
ⓘ
fictional kingdom ⓘ location in the Mahabharata ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Pandavas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Matsya Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInParva |
Bhishma Parva
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ⓘ
Udyoga Parva NERFINISHED ⓘ Virata Parva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Viratanagara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Kichaka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queen Sudeshna NERFINISHED ⓘ Uttara NERFINISHED ⓘ Uttaraa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Upaplavya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Vedic culture ⓘ |
| enemyOf | Kauravas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epicTradition | Itihasa ⓘ |
| formsMarriageAllianceWith | Pandavas through Abhimanyu and Uttaraa ⓘ |
| geographicallyAssociatedWith |
Rajasthan region (traditional identification)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modern Viratnagar (traditional identification) ⓘ northwestern India (traditional identification) ⓘ |
| governedBy | King Virata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeir | Prince Uttara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostsCharacterInDisguise |
Arjuna as Brihannala
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ⓘ
Bhima as Ballava ⓘ Draupadi as Sairandhri NERFINISHED ⓘ Nakula as Granthika NERFINISHED ⓘ Sahadeva as Tantipala NERFINISHED ⓘ Yudhishthira as Kanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfNarrative | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | mythological setting ⓘ |
| locatedInWork | Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | critical edition of the Mahabharata ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | monarchy ⓘ |
| providesArmyTo | Pandavas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Matsya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedToDynasty | Matsya dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionContext | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledBy | King Virata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingForEvent |
Pandavas final year of exile
ⓘ
Pandavas incognito stay ⓘ |
| siteOfBattle | battle against Kaurava cattle raid ⓘ |
| siteOfEvent |
death of Kichaka by Bhima
ⓘ
marriage negotiations for Uttaraa ⓘ |
| sourceType | epic literature ⓘ |
| supportsSideInKurukshetraWar | Pandavas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodInNarrative | Dvapara Yuga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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