Ajatashatru

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Ajatashatru is another name for Yudhishthira, the eldest of the Pandava brothers and a central, dharma-abiding king in the Indian epic Mahabharata.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Pandava
epic character
king
mythological figure
alternateNameOf Yudhishthira NERFINISHED
appearsIn Mahabharata NERFINISHED
associatedGenre Itihasa NERFINISHED
associatedScripture Bhagavata Purana NERFINISHED
Vishnu Purana NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent Kurukshetra War NERFINISHED
brother Arjuna NERFINISHED
Bhima NERFINISHED
Nakula NERFINISHED
Sahadeva NERFINISHED
centralThemeAssociation dharma
cousin Duryodhana NERFINISHED
Dushasana NERFINISHED
culturalRegion ancient India NERFINISHED
devoteeOf Krishna NERFINISHED
epithetMeaning one whose enemy is not yet born
father Pandu NERFINISHED
guidedBy Krishna NERFINISHED
kingdomRuled Hastinapura NERFINISHED
Indraprastha NERFINISHED
knownFor adherence to dharma
languageOfName Sanskrit
literaryForm epic narrative character
mentor Bhishma NERFINISHED
Vidura NERFINISHED
moralQuality compassion
justice
truthfulness
mother Kunti NERFINISHED
notableAct losing his kingdom in a game of dice
participation in the Rajasuya sacrifice
roleInMahabharata eldest of the Pandava brothers
sideInKurukshetraWar Pandavas NERFINISHED
spouse Devika NERFINISHED
Draupadi NERFINISHED
textualTradition Hinduism NERFINISHED
title Dharmaraja NERFINISHED
underwent exile in the forest
incognito year in Virata’s kingdom

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Yudhishthira alternativeName Ajatashatru