oath of Arjuna to kill Jayadratha
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The oath of Arjuna to kill Jayadratha is a pivotal Mahabharata episode in which Arjuna vows to slay Jayadratha by sunset the next day to avenge his son Abhimanyu’s death, dramatically shaping the course of the Kurukshetra war.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mahabharata episode
ⓘ
event in the Kurukshetra War ⓘ vow ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter |
Abhimanyu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bhima NERFINISHED ⓘ Drona NERFINISHED ⓘ Duryodhana NERFINISHED ⓘ Karna NERFINISHED ⓘ Krishna NERFINISHED ⓘ Yudhishthira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCommander | Dronacharya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Krishna as Arjuna’s charioteer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedFormation | chakravyuha ⓘ |
| associatedKingdom | Sindhu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWeapon | Gandiva bow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of resolute vow under strict time limit ⓘ |
| declaredBy | Arjuna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declaredIn | Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declaredOnBattleDay | after Abhimanyu’s death on the thirteenth day of war ⓘ |
| hasAntagonist | Jayadratha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause | killing of Abhimanyu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasContext | Kurukshetra War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEmotionalTone |
grief
ⓘ
rage ⓘ vengeance ⓘ |
| hasMotive | avenge Abhimanyu’s death ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Arjuna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interpretedAs | turning point in Kurukshetra War ⓘ |
| involvesVowFormula | Arjuna swears to kill Jayadratha by the next sunset ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimaryText | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| leadsTo |
Krishna’s illusion of sunset
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intense fourteenth day of battle ⓘ strategic focus of Kaurava army on protecting Jayadratha ⓘ |
| moralTheme |
consequences of adharma in war
ⓘ
dharma and vengeance ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | heightens dramatic tension in Mahabharata ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Drona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duryodhana NERFINISHED ⓘ Karna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Kaurava warriors ⓘ |
| provokedBy | unfair killing of Abhimanyu in chakravyuha ⓘ |
| recordedIn | Bhishma Parva and Drona Parva traditions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultsIn |
death of Jayadratha
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demoralization of Kaurava forces ⓘ fulfillment of Arjuna’s vow ⓘ |
| scripturalTradition | Hindu epic literature ⓘ |
| targets | Jayadratha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threatensSelfDestruction | Arjuna vows to enter fire if he fails ⓘ |
| timeLimit | before sunset the next day ⓘ |
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