Hindu epics

E692903

Hindu scripture Sanskrit literature ancient Indian literature narrative scripture religious literature

Hindu epics are ancient Indian narrative scriptures, chiefly the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, that recount mythological histories, moral dilemmas, and devotional themes central to Hindu culture and religion.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Indian epics	1

Statements (72)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu scripture ⓘ Sanskrit literature ⓘ ancient Indian literature ⓘ narrative scripture ⓘ religious literature ⓘ
associatedLanguage	Bengali NERFINISHED ⓘ Classical Sanskrit ⓘ Hindi NERFINISHED ⓘ Kannada NERFINISHED ⓘ Malayalam NERFINISHED ⓘ Prakrits ⓘ Tamil ⓘ Telugu NERFINISHED ⓘ many South Asian languages ⓘ
audience	Hindu communities ⓘ general readers worldwide ⓘ scholars of religion ⓘ
centralTheme	bhakti ⓘ cosmic order ⓘ devotion to God ⓘ dharma ⓘ ethical dilemmas ⓘ family duty ⓘ good versus evil ⓘ ideal conduct ⓘ karma ⓘ righteous kingship ⓘ
containsCharacterType	animals with symbolic roles ⓘ demigods ⓘ demons ⓘ gods ⓘ kings ⓘ sages ⓘ warriors ⓘ
culturalContext	ancient India ⓘ
feature	codes of conduct ⓘ descriptions of rituals ⓘ didactic passages ⓘ genealogies of dynasties ⓘ mythological narratives ⓘ philosophical dialogues ⓘ
hasPart	Harivamsa NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ Puranic narrative traditions ⓘ Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramcharitmanas NERFINISHED ⓘ regional Mahabharata traditions ⓘ regional Ramayana traditions ⓘ
influenced	Hindu devotional practices ⓘ Hindu philosophy ⓘ Indian classical dance NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian classical music ⓘ Indian theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian visual arts ⓘ South Asian literature ⓘ Southeast Asian literature ⓘ
literaryForm	prose interpolations ⓘ verse ⓘ
narrativeMode	itihasa (sacred history) ⓘ
originPlace	Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedConcept	Hindu mythology ⓘ Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ Smriti literature ⓘ Vedas NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousTradition	Hinduism ⓘ
timePeriod	composed over several centuries BCE and CE ⓘ
traditionallyWrittenIn	Sanskrit ⓘ
usedFor	cultural identity formation ⓘ devotional practice ⓘ moral education ⓘ religious instruction ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Veeragase → narrativeSource → Hindu epics ⓘ

Tikkana Somayaji → associatedWith → Hindu epics ⓘ

Therukoothu → typicalTheme → Hindu epics ⓘ

Adikavi Pampa → usesMythologyFrom → Hindu epics ⓘ

Mahabharata tradition in Java → hasCulturalInfluenceFrom → Hindu epics ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian epics