Savyasachi

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Savyasachi is a celebrated epithet of the Mahabharata hero Arjuna, highlighting his legendary ambidextrous skill in archery and combat.

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Savyasachi canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf epithet ⓘ
mythological epithet ⓘ
appearsInText Mahabharata (critical tradition) ⓘ
appliedToRole archer ⓘ
warrior ⓘ
associatedWithSkill archery ⓘ
combat ⓘ
associatedWithTrait ambidexterity ⓘ
category Epithets in the Mahabharata ⓘ
Names of Arjuna ⓘ
contrastsWith ordinary right-handed archers ⓘ
culture Hindu ⓘ
derivesFromRoot Sanskrit root "savya" (left) and "sachi" (hand/armed/skillful) ⓘ
describedIn Mahabharata ⓘ
epithetOf Arjuna ⓘ
hasMeaning ambidextrous one ⓘ
one who can use both hands with equal skill ⓘ
honorificType heroic epithet ⓘ
language Sanskrit ⓘ
refersTo Arjuna ⓘ
relatedConcept Pandava prince Arjuna ⓘ
linked to: Arjuna
relatedWork Bhagavata Purana ⓘ
religiousContext Hindu mythology ⓘ
script Devanagari (when written in modern Sanskrit/Hindi) ⓘ
symbolizes extraordinary martial excellence ⓘ
perfect control over weapons ⓘ
timePeriodOfOrigin ancient India ⓘ
tradition Indian epic tradition ⓘ
usedFor praising Arjuna’s martial prowess ⓘ
usedIn Hindu devotional and narrative literature referring to Arjuna ⓘ

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Arjuna → epithet → Savyasachi ⓘ