Hidimba

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Hidimba is a demon character from the Indian epic Mahabharata, known for confronting the Pandavas in the forest and being slain by Bhima.

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Label Occurrences
Hidimba canonical 4

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Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf demon ⓘ
mythological character ⓘ
rakshasa ⓘ
appearsIn Mahabharata ⓘ
associatedWith cannibalism ⓘ
forest setting ⓘ
violence ⓘ
basedOn Mahabharata ⓘ
confronts Bhima ⓘ
Pandavas ⓘ
culture Hindu mythology ⓘ
deathPlace forest where he confronted the Pandavas ⓘ
defeatedBy Bhima ⓘ
enemyOf Bhima ⓘ
Pandavas ⓘ
ethnicity Rakshasa tribe ⓘ
familyRelation brother of Hidimbi ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
indirectlyRelatedTo Ghatotkacha ⓘ
intendsTo eat the Pandavas ⓘ
kill the Pandavas ⓘ
killedBy Bhima ⓘ
knownFor attempting to devour the Pandavas in the forest ⓘ
languageOfSources Sanskrit ⓘ
notableEvent battle with Bhima in the forest ⓘ
notableFor being slain by Bhima ⓘ
orderedBy Hidimbi ⓘ
portrayedAs man-eating demon ⓘ
relationToHidimbi brother ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
residesIn forest near the Pandavas’ hiding place ⓘ
roleInNarrative antagonist to the Pandavas ⓘ
sentBy Hidimbi ⓘ
sibling Hidimbi ⓘ
sourceText critical editions of the Mahabharata ⓘ
threatens life of the Pandavas ⓘ
timePeriodInMyth Dvapara Yuga ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

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

Hidimbi → sibling → Hidimba ⓘ
Hidimbi → opposes → Hidimba ⓘ