Sahasa Bhima Vijaya

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Sahasa Bhima Vijaya is a renowned medieval Kannada epic poem by the poet Ranna that celebrates the heroic exploits of the Pandava prince Bhima.

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Sahasa Bhima Vijaya canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Kannada epic poem ⓘ
Mahabharata-based literary work ⓘ
medieval Kannada literature work ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Gadayuddha ⓘ
linked to: Kurukshetra War
associatedWithPoet Ranna ⓘ
author Ranna ⓘ
basedOn Mahabharata ⓘ
centralEpisode mace battle between Bhima and Duryodhana ⓘ
centuryOfComposition 10th century ⓘ
characterAppears Bhima ⓘ
Duryodhana ⓘ
Kauravas ⓘ
Krishna ⓘ
Pandavas ⓘ
countryOfOrigin India ⓘ
culturalContext medieval Deccan ⓘ
depicts heroic exploits of Bhima ⓘ
form mixed prose and verse ⓘ
genre epic poetry ⓘ
influencedBy Jain narrative traditions ⓘ
language Kannada ⓘ
literaryImportance helped establish Ranna as one of the three great poets of classical Kannada ⓘ
literaryMovement classical Kannada champu tradition ⓘ
literaryStyle heroic ⓘ
ornate ⓘ
literaryTradition Kannada literature ⓘ
mainProtagonist Bhima ⓘ
meter champu ⓘ
notableFor characterization of Bhima ⓘ
integration of Jain ethical ideas ⓘ
vivid battle descriptions ⓘ
partOf Jain retellings of the Mahabharata ⓘ
patron Chalukya king ⓘ
period Western Chalukya period ⓘ
portraysCharacter Bhima as ideal hero ⓘ
Duryodhana as antagonist ⓘ
preservationStatus extant in manuscript and printed editions ⓘ
regionOfComposition Karnataka ⓘ
religiousContext Jain ⓘ
linked to: Jains
significanceInKannadaLiterature major classic of medieval Kannada poetry ⓘ
subjectMatter Kurukshetra war episode ⓘ
final combat of the Pandavas and Kauravas ⓘ
theme dharma ⓘ
heroism ⓘ
valor ⓘ
timePeriodDepicted mythological era of the Mahabharata ⓘ

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Ranna → notableWork → Sahasa Bhima Vijaya ⓘ
Mahakavi Ranna → notableWork → Sahasa Bhima Vijaya ⓘ