Book of Effort

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The Book of Effort is a major section of the Indian epic Mahabharata that focuses on the diplomatic negotiations, preparations, and strenuous attempts to avert the Kurukshetra war.

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Book of Effort canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book of the Mahabharata ⓘ
parva ⓘ
section of an epic ⓘ
associatedWith Bhishma ⓘ
Dhritarashtra ⓘ
Duryodhana ⓘ
Kauravas ⓘ
Krishna ⓘ
Pandavas ⓘ
Yudhishthira ⓘ
culturalContext ancient India ⓘ
describes missions sent to negotiate peace ⓘ
moral and political arguments about war and peace ⓘ
responses of the Kaurava court to peace proposals ⓘ
strenuous efforts to avoid war between Kauravas and Pandavas ⓘ
ethicalConcern justification of war ⓘ
limits of negotiation ⓘ
responsibility of rulers to prevent conflict ⓘ
focusesOn attempts to prevent the Kurukshetra war ⓘ
diplomatic negotiations before the Kurukshetra war ⓘ
preparations to avert the Kurukshetra war ⓘ
genre epic literature ⓘ
hasForm narrative poetry ⓘ
hasTheme conflict resolution ⓘ
diplomacy ⓘ
duty and righteousness ⓘ
peace efforts ⓘ
hasTitle Book of Effort ⓘ
language Sanskrit ⓘ
narrativeRole describes events immediately preceding the Kurukshetra war ⓘ
partOf Mahabharata ⓘ
partOfCycle Kurukshetra war narrative ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
setIn Hastinapura ⓘ
Kurukshetra war context ⓘ
tradition Indian epic literature ⓘ

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Udyoga Parva → hasMeaningOfName → Book of Effort ⓘ
Book of Effort → hasTitle → Book of Effort ⓘ