Udyoga Parva of the Mahabharata
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The Udyoga Parva of the Mahabharata is the book that narrates the diplomatic efforts, political maneuvers, and failed peace negotiations between the Kauravas and Pandavas on the eve of the Kurukshetra war.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Udyoga Parva (Telugu Mahabharata) | 1 |
| Udyoga Parva of the Mahabharata canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5075557 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Udyoga Parva of the Mahabharata Context triple: [Hastinapura, mentionedIn, Udyoga Parva of the Mahabharata]
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Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata
The Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata is the book that narrates the early days of the great Kurukshetra war, including Bhishma’s command of the Kaurava army and the discourse of the Bhagavad Gita.
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Karna Parva
Karna Parva is a major book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that focuses on the heroic yet tragic role of the warrior Karna during the climactic Kurukshetra war.
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C.
Virata Parva
Virata Parva is a book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the Pandavas’ year of incognito exile in the kingdom of Virata.
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D.
Drona Parva
Drona Parva is a major book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the intense Kurukshetra war episodes under the generalship of the warrior-teacher Drona.
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E.
Sarala Mahabharata
Sarala Mahabharata is a 15th-century Odia retelling of the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned for its regional flavor, poetic style, and significant influence on Odia literature and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Udyoga Parva of the Mahabharata Target entity description: The Udyoga Parva of the Mahabharata is the book that narrates the diplomatic efforts, political maneuvers, and failed peace negotiations between the Kauravas and Pandavas on the eve of the Kurukshetra war.
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A.
Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata
The Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata is the book that narrates the early days of the great Kurukshetra war, including Bhishma’s command of the Kaurava army and the discourse of the Bhagavad Gita.
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B.
Karna Parva
Karna Parva is a major book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that focuses on the heroic yet tragic role of the warrior Karna during the climactic Kurukshetra war.
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C.
Virata Parva
Virata Parva is a book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the Pandavas’ year of incognito exile in the kingdom of Virata.
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D.
Drona Parva
Drona Parva is a major book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the intense Kurukshetra war episodes under the generalship of the warrior-teacher Drona.
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E.
Sarala Mahabharata
Sarala Mahabharata is a 15th-century Odia retelling of the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned for its regional flavor, poetic style, and significant influence on Odia literature and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | parva of the Mahabharata ⓘ |
| addressedTo | King Janamejaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kauravas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kuru dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Pandavas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | included in all major recensions of the Mahabharata ⓘ |
| contains | discourses on dharma and kingship ⓘ |
| containsSection |
Bhagavata Yana (Krishna’s embassy)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karna’s dialogue with Krishna ⓘ Sanat Sujatiya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
Karna’s loyalty to Duryodhana despite knowing his own birth
ⓘ
attempts to avoid the Kurukshetra War ⓘ counsel of elders like Bhishma and Vidura for peace ⓘ refusal of Duryodhana to grant even five villages to the Pandavas ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Bhishma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dhritarashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ Duryodhana NERFINISHED ⓘ Karna NERFINISHED ⓘ Krishna NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanat Sujata NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanjaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Vidura NERFINISHED ⓘ Yudhishthira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresEvent |
Krishna’s peace mission to the Kaurava court
ⓘ
debates over war and peace in the Kuru court ⓘ peace embassy of the Pandavas to Hastinapura ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
duty of a kshatriya in conflict
ⓘ
failure of diplomacy ⓘ moral dilemmas of war ⓘ |
| follows | Virata Parva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | epic narrative ⓘ |
| hasPositionInWork | fifth parva of the Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
diplomatic efforts before the Kurukshetra war
ⓘ
failed peace negotiations ⓘ political maneuvers between Kauravas and Pandavas ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| narratedBy | Vaishampayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalContent | Sanat Sujatiya discourse on the Self and deathlessness ⓘ |
| precedes | Bhishma Parva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | part of Itihasa tradition ⓘ |
| setBefore | Kurukshetra War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceWork | Mahabharata attributed to Vyasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeInNarrative | eve of the Kurukshetra War ⓘ |
| tradition | Hindu epic literature ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Udyoga Parva of the Mahabharata Description of subject: The Udyoga Parva of the Mahabharata is the book that narrates the diplomatic efforts, political maneuvers, and failed peace negotiations between the Kauravas and Pandavas on the eve of the Kurukshetra war.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kavitrayam
this entity surface form:
Udyoga Parva (Telugu Mahabharata)