Bhishmaparvan
E454434
Bhishmaparvan is a book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that primarily narrates the early days of the Kurukshetra war and includes the Bhagavad Gita.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bhishmaparvan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4523675 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bhishmaparvan Context triple: [Bhishma Parva, hasAlternativeName, Bhishmaparvan]
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A.
Mausala Parva
Mausala Parva is a book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the tragic destruction of the Yadava clan and the events leading to the death of Krishna.
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B.
Anushasana Parva
Anushasana Parva is a book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that focuses on moral, social, and religious instructions delivered primarily through Bhishma’s teachings.
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C.
Sabha Parva
Sabha Parva is a major book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the royal court scenes, including Yudhishthira’s coronation, the building of the grand assembly hall, and the infamous dice game leading to the Pandavas’ exile.
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D.
Virata Parva
Virata Parva is a book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the Pandavas’ year of incognito exile in the kingdom of Virata.
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E.
Rājadharma Parva
Rājadharma Parva is a section of the Mahabharata that expounds the duties, ethics, and ideal conduct of a king and the principles of righteous governance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bhishmaparvan Target entity description: Bhishmaparvan is a book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that primarily narrates the early days of the Kurukshetra war and includes the Bhagavad Gita.
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A.
Mausala Parva
Mausala Parva is a book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the tragic destruction of the Yadava clan and the events leading to the death of Krishna.
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B.
Anushasana Parva
Anushasana Parva is a book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that focuses on moral, social, and religious instructions delivered primarily through Bhishma’s teachings.
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C.
Sabha Parva
Sabha Parva is a major book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the royal court scenes, including Yudhishthira’s coronation, the building of the grand assembly hall, and the infamous dice game leading to the Pandavas’ exile.
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D.
Virata Parva
Virata Parva is a book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the Pandavas’ year of incognito exile in the kingdom of Virata.
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E.
Rājadharma Parva
Rājadharma Parva is a section of the Mahabharata that expounds the duties, ethics, and ideal conduct of a king and the principles of righteous governance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book of the Mahabharata
ⓘ
parvan ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Kurukshetra
ⓘ
linked to:
Kurukshetra battlefield
|
| canonicalStatus | integral part of the Mahabharata canon ⓘ |
| centralCharacter | Bhishma ⓘ |
| chronologicalPositionInWar | beginning phase of the Kurukshetra war ⓘ |
| containsSection |
description of armies and warriors
ⓘ
dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna ⓘ genealogies and lists of warriors ⓘ rules and ethics of warfare ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | ancient India ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Arjuna
ⓘ
Duryodhana ⓘ Krishna ⓘ Yudhishthira ⓘ |
| featuresEvent |
Arjuna’s moral crisis on the battlefield
ⓘ
Bhishma’s command of the Kaurava army ⓘ Krishna’s discourse to Arjuna ⓘ
linked to:
Bhagavad Gita
initial battle formations at Kurukshetra ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Bhishma Parva
ⓘ
linked to:
Bhīṣma Parva
Bhishma-parvan ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
dharma
ⓘ
divine guidance ⓘ duty ⓘ moral dilemma ⓘ righteous warfare ⓘ |
| includesMilitaryNarrative | yes ⓘ |
| includesPhilosophicalContent | yes ⓘ |
| includesText | Bhagavad Gita ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | epic literature ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bhishma ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | early days of the Kurukshetra war ⓘ |
| partOf | Mahabharata ⓘ |
| primarySubject | Kurukshetra War ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | contains the Bhagavad Gita, a key Hindu scripture ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (in many modern editions) ⓘ |
| scriptureComponent | part of the narrative context of the Bhagavad Gita ⓘ |
| setting |
battlefield of Kurukshetra
ⓘ
linked to:
Kurukshetra battlefield
|
| timePeriodDepicted | mythic age of the Mahabharata ⓘ |
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Subject: Bhishmaparvan Description of subject: Bhishmaparvan is a book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that primarily narrates the early days of the Kurukshetra war and includes the Bhagavad Gita.
Referenced by (1)
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subject linked to:
Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata