Kripa

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Kripa is a revered warrior and sage in the Mahabharata, known as one of the few survivors of the Kurukshetra war and respected as a wise teacher and counselor.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kripa canonical 9
Kripacharya 3

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mahabharata character
counselor
guru
sage
warrior
affiliation Kuru dynasty
alsoKnownAs Kripa Acharya
Kripacharya
linked to: Kripa
appearsIn Mahabharata
blessedBy Vyasa
brotherInLaw Duryodhana
ethicalReputation loyal to his duty as a Kuru preceptor
righteous
father Sharadvan
foundBy King Shantanu
gender male
grantedBoonOf long life
knownFor impartiality as a teacher
longevity
mastery of archery
wisdom
languageOfPrimarySources Sanskrit
literaryTradition Itihasa
mentionedIn Adi Parva
Ashvamedhika Parva
Bhishma Parva
Sauptika Parva
Shalya Parva
Udyoga Parva
mother Janapadi
participatedIn Battle of Kurukshetra
linked to: Kurukshetra War
postWarRole counselor to King Yudhishthira
teacher of Parikshit
praisedBy Vyasa
raisedBy King Shantanu
recognizedBy Bhishma
Drona
regionAssociatedWith Ancient India
linked to: ancient India
religion Hinduism
roleInKurukshetraWar warrior on the Kaurava side
sibling Kripi
sideInWar Kauravas
spouse Dushala
survivorOf Kurukshetra War
teacherOf Kauravas
Pandavas
title royal preceptor of the Kurus
uncleOf Lakshmana Kumara

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Referenced by (12)

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

Kripa alsoKnownAs Kripacharya
linked to: Kripa
Kauravas supportedBy Kripa
Dhananjaya teacher Kripa
Karna teacher Kripa
Duryodhana teacher Kripacharya
linked to: Kripa
Duryodhana supportedBy Kripa
Yudhishthira guru Kripa
Abhimanyu killedBy Kripacharya
linked to: Kripa