Nakula and Sahadeva

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Nakula and Sahadeva are the twin youngest Pandava princes in the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned respectively for their expertise in swordsmanship and horse-keeping, and for their wisdom and knowledge of cattle and omens.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Nakula and Sahadeva canonical 1
Sahadeva as cowherd Tantipala 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Pandavas ⓘ
mythological characters ⓘ
twin brothers ⓘ
alliedWith Draupadi ⓘ
Krishna ⓘ
appearsIn Mahabharata ⓘ
associatedWith Ashvins ⓘ
birthOrder youngest Pandavas ⓘ
brother Arjuna ⓘ
Bhima ⓘ
Yudhishthira ⓘ
category Hindu legendary figures ⓘ
Mahabharata characters ⓘ
Pandava princes ⓘ
culturalSphere Ancient India ⓘ
linked to: ancient India
death on the final journey to the Himalayas ⓘ
divineFathers Ashvini Kumaras ⓘ
linked to: Ashwini Kumaras
enemyInKurukshetraWar Kauravas ⓘ
epic Mahabharata ⓘ
father Pandu ⓘ
genre Itihasa ⓘ
kingdom Indraprastha ⓘ
knownFor beauty ⓘ
humility ⓘ
loyalty to Yudhishthira ⓘ
language Sanskrit tradition ⓘ
loyalTo Dharma ⓘ
Yudhishthira ⓘ
mother Madri ⓘ
partOf Pandava brothers ⓘ
linked to: Pandavas
raisedBy Kunti ⓘ
raisedIn Hastinapura ⓘ
relationship twins ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
scriptureStatus revered heroes ⓘ
servedInDisguiseDuringExile Virata’s court ⓘ
sideInKurukshetraWar Pandava side ⓘ
linked to: Pandavas
spouse Draupadi ⓘ
stepMother Kunti ⓘ
teacher Drona ⓘ
Kripa ⓘ
textTradition Hinduism ⓘ
underwentExile 13-year exile with Pandavas ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

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

Pandavas → twinBrothers → Nakula and Sahadeva ⓘ
Virata → employedIncognito → Sahadeva as cowherd Tantipala ⓘ
linked to: Nakula and Sahadeva