Mahabharata

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The Mahabharata is an ancient Indian epic poem that narrates the dynastic struggle between the Pandavas and Kauravas and serves as a foundational text of Hindu philosophy, ethics, and mythology.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ancient Indian epic poem ⓘ
Hindu scripture ⓘ
Itihasa ⓘ
Sanskrit epic ⓘ
associatedPlace Hastinapura ⓘ
Indraprastha ⓘ
Kurukshetra ⓘ
authorTraditionallyAttributedTo Vyasa ⓘ
centralConflict Dynastic struggle between Pandavas and Kauravas ⓘ
Kurukshetra War ⓘ
containsGenre Didactic discourse ⓘ
Heroic narrative ⓘ
Mythological tales ⓘ
containsSection Adi Parva ⓘ
Anushasana Parva ⓘ
Ashramavasika Parva ⓘ
Ashvamedhika Parva ⓘ
Bhagavad Gita ⓘ
Bhishma Parva ⓘ
Drona Parva ⓘ
Karna Parva ⓘ
Mahaprasthanika Parva ⓘ
Mausala Parva ⓘ
Sabha Parva ⓘ
Sauptika Parva ⓘ
Shalya Parva ⓘ
Shanti Parva ⓘ
Stri Parva ⓘ
Svargarohana Parva ⓘ
Udyoga Parva ⓘ
Vana Parva ⓘ
linked to: Mahabharata

Virata Parva ⓘ
containsSubstory Nala and Damayanti ⓘ
Savitrī and Satyavan ⓘ
Story of Shakuntala ⓘ
containsText Bhagavad Gita ⓘ
culturalSignificance Foundational text of Hindu philosophy ⓘ
Key text for Hindu ethics ⓘ
Major source of Hindu mythology ⓘ
estimatedVerses approximately 100000 shlokas ⓘ
genre Didactic literature ⓘ
Epic poetry ⓘ
Mythological narrative ⓘ
influenced Classical Indian literature ⓘ
Hindu law and social norms ⓘ
Indian performing arts ⓘ
keyConcept Apad dharma ⓘ
Bhakti ⓘ
linked to: Bhakti yoga

Raja dharma ⓘ
Stri dharma ⓘ
language Sanskrit ⓘ
longerThan Iliad ⓘ
linked to: Homer's Iliad

Odyssey ⓘ
linked to: Homer's Odyssey
mainCharacters Arjuna ⓘ
Bhima ⓘ
Bhishma ⓘ
Draupadi ⓘ
Duryodhana ⓘ
Kauravas ⓘ
Krishna ⓘ
Nakula ⓘ
Pandavas ⓘ
Sahadeva ⓘ
Yudhishthira ⓘ
narrativeFrame Recited by Ugrashrava Sauti ⓘ
Told by Vaishampayana to King Janamejaya ⓘ
partOf Hindu Itihasa corpus ⓘ
linked to: Puranas
philosophicalThemes Dharma ⓘ
Ethics ⓘ
Just war ⓘ
Karma ⓘ
Kingship ⓘ
Moksha ⓘ
relatedWork Ramayana ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
scriptureStatus Smriti text in Hinduism ⓘ
settingDynasty Kuru dynasty ⓘ
settingRegion Ancient India ⓘ
linked to: ancient India
timeOfComposition roughly between 400 BCE and 400 CE (traditional scholarly estimate) ⓘ
title Mahabharata ⓘ
tradition Hindu tradition ⓘ

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