Jayadratha

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Jayadratha is a king from the Indian epic Mahabharata, best known for his role in the death of Abhimanyu and his subsequent slaying by Arjuna.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Jayadratha canonical 6

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf character in the Mahabharata ⓘ
mythological king ⓘ
affiliation Kauravas ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Saindhava ⓘ
linked to: Charudeshna

Sindhuraja ⓘ
associatedWithEvent chakravyuha incident ⓘ
brotherInLaw Duryodhana ⓘ
Dushasana ⓘ
consequenceOfAction death of Abhimanyu ⓘ
culturalOrigin ancient India ⓘ
curseRelatedToDeath curse of Vriddhakshatra ⓘ
deathCause decapitation by arrow ⓘ
deathCondition head must fall in his father’s lap ⓘ
enemy Arjuna ⓘ
Pandavas ⓘ
father Vriddhakshatra ⓘ
fatherInLaw Dhritarashtra ⓘ
humiliatedBy Draupadi ⓘ
Pandavas ⓘ
killedBy Arjuna ⓘ
killedByWeapon arrow of Arjuna ⓘ
killedIn Kurukshetra War ⓘ
killedOn fourteenth day of Kurukshetra War ⓘ
thirteenth day of Kurukshetra War ⓘ
killingEngineeredBy Krishna ⓘ
kingOf Saindhava kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Madra kingdom

Sindhu ⓘ
linked to: Indus River
languageOfSourceText Sanskrit ⓘ
literaryGenre Hindu epic ⓘ
nameInSanskrit जयद्रथ ⓘ
notableEvent abduction attempt of Draupadi ⓘ
notableFor role in the killing of Abhimanyu ⓘ
opposedBy Arjuna ⓘ
Bhima ⓘ
Nakula ⓘ
Sahadeva ⓘ
Yudhishthira ⓘ
participatedIn Kurukshetra War ⓘ
prevented Pandavas from entering chakravyuha ⓘ
linked to: Chakravyuha
protectedBy Kaurava warriors ⓘ
religiousContext Hinduism ⓘ
roleInEpic antagonist ⓘ
sideInWar Kaurava side ⓘ
spouse Duhsala ⓘ
textMention Mahabharata ⓘ
vowedRevengeFor humiliation by Pandavas ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Gandiva → notableOpponentStruck → Jayadratha ⓘ
subject linked to: Gandiva bow
Drona Parva → featuresCharacter → Jayadratha ⓘ
Duhshala → spouse → Jayadratha ⓘ
Dushala → spouse → Jayadratha ⓘ