Swayamvara of Draupadi

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The Swayamvara of Draupadi is the famed archery contest from the Indian epic Mahabharata in which the princess Draupadi chose the Pandava prince Arjuna as her husband after he successfully completed a near-impossible feat.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archery contest ⓘ
event ⓘ
marriage ceremony ⓘ
associatedWithVow Kunti’s instruction to share the alms ⓘ
brideChosen Draupadi ⓘ
culturalContext ancient Indian royal customs ⓘ
depictedIn Adi Parva of Mahabharata ⓘ
linked to: Adi Parva
featuresCondition aiming via reflection in water ⓘ
featuresTarget fish-shaped target ⓘ
featuresTask archery feat ⓘ
shooting an arrow at a rotating target ⓘ
stringing a heavy bow ⓘ
followedBy marriage of Draupadi to the Pandavas ⓘ
rise of hostility from Kauravas ⓘ
genre Itihasa narrative episode ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Draupadi swayamvara ⓘ
Panchala swayamvara ⓘ
hasDivineWitness Krishna ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn classical Indian painting and performance arts ⓘ
later Indian literature and drama ⓘ
hasLocation Panchala ⓘ
hasParticipant Arjuna ⓘ
Draupadi ⓘ
Drupada ⓘ
Duryodhana ⓘ
Karna ⓘ
Kauravas ⓘ
Krishna ⓘ
Pandavas ⓘ
involvesDisguiseOf Pandavas as Brahmanas ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySource Sanskrit ⓘ
notableAttemptBy Karna ⓘ
princes from many kingdoms ⓘ
notableTheme agency of Draupadi in choosing a husband ⓘ
identity concealed and revealed ⓘ
organizedBy King Drupada ⓘ
linked to: Drupada
partOf Mahabharata ⓘ
precededBy Drupada’s yajna for a son and daughter ⓘ
purpose marriage of Draupadi ⓘ
relatedWork various regional Mahabharata retellings ⓘ
religiousTradition Hinduism ⓘ
resultedInMarriageTo Arjuna ⓘ
five Pandavas ⓘ
selectionMethod bride’s choice based on contest ⓘ
symbolizes divine destiny of the Pandavas ⓘ
valor and skill as criteria for marriage ⓘ
timeInNarrative after Pandavas escape from Lakshagriha ⓘ
winner Arjuna ⓘ

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Draupadi → marriageEvent → Swayamvara of Draupadi ⓘ
Chaitraratha sub-parva → chronologicallyPrecedes → Swayamvara of Draupadi ⓘ
Karna–Arjuna duel → prefiguredBy → Karna’sHumiliationAtDraupadiSwayamvara ⓘ
linked to: Swayamvara of Draupadi
Swayamvara of Draupadi → hasAlternativeName → Draupadi swayamvara ⓘ
linked to: Swayamvara of Draupadi
Swayamvara of Draupadi → hasAlternativeName → Panchala swayamvara ⓘ
linked to: Swayamvara of Draupadi