Hindu epics

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Hindu epics are ancient Indian narrative scriptures, chiefly the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, that recount mythological histories, moral dilemmas, and devotional themes central to Hindu culture and religion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu scripture ⓘ
Sanskrit literature ⓘ
ancient Indian literature ⓘ
narrative scripture ⓘ
religious literature ⓘ
associatedLanguage Bengali ⓘ
Classical Sanskrit ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ
Kannada ⓘ
Malayalam ⓘ
Prakrits ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ
Telugu ⓘ
many South Asian languages ⓘ
audience Hindu communities ⓘ
general readers worldwide ⓘ
scholars of religion ⓘ
centralTheme bhakti ⓘ
cosmic order ⓘ
devotion to God ⓘ
dharma ⓘ
ethical dilemmas ⓘ
family duty ⓘ
good versus evil ⓘ
ideal conduct ⓘ
karma ⓘ
righteous kingship ⓘ
containsCharacterType animals with symbolic roles ⓘ
demigods ⓘ
demons ⓘ
gods ⓘ
kings ⓘ
sages ⓘ
warriors ⓘ
culturalContext ancient India ⓘ
feature codes of conduct ⓘ
descriptions of rituals ⓘ
didactic passages ⓘ
genealogies of dynasties ⓘ
mythological narratives ⓘ
philosophical dialogues ⓘ
hasPart Harivamsa ⓘ
Mahabharata ⓘ
Puranic narrative traditions ⓘ
Ramayana ⓘ
Ramcharitmanas ⓘ
regional Mahabharata traditions ⓘ
regional Ramayana traditions ⓘ
influenced Hindu devotional practices ⓘ
Hindu philosophy ⓘ
Indian classical dance ⓘ
Indian classical music ⓘ
Indian theatre ⓘ
Indian visual arts ⓘ
South Asian literature ⓘ
Southeast Asian literature ⓘ
literaryForm prose interpolations ⓘ
verse ⓘ
narrativeMode itihasa (sacred history) ⓘ
originPlace Indian subcontinent ⓘ
partOf Hinduism ⓘ
relatedConcept Hindu mythology ⓘ
Puranas ⓘ
Smriti literature ⓘ
Vedas ⓘ
religiousTradition Hinduism ⓘ
timePeriod composed over several centuries BCE and CE ⓘ
traditionallyWrittenIn Sanskrit ⓘ
usedFor cultural identity formation ⓘ
devotional practice ⓘ
moral education ⓘ
religious instruction ⓘ

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Veeragase → narrativeSource → Hindu epics ⓘ
Tikkana Somayaji → associatedWith → Hindu epics ⓘ
Therukoothu → typicalTheme → Hindu epics ⓘ
Adikavi Pampa → usesMythologyFrom → Hindu epics ⓘ
Mahabharata tradition in Java → hasCulturalInfluenceFrom → Indian epics ⓘ
linked to: Hindu epics
Nang Sida → influencedBy → Indian Ramayana tradition ⓘ
linked to: Hindu epics
Lakshmi avatar → scripturalContext → Itihasas (Ramayana and Mahabharata) ⓘ
linked to: Hindu epics
Karna–Arjuna duel → culturallySignificantIn → HinduEpicTradition ⓘ
linked to: Hindu epics
Queen Sudeshna → religion → Hinduism (epic tradition) ⓘ
linked to: Hindu epics
Naga → appearsIn → Hindu epics ⓘ
Khila of the Mahabharata → tradition → Itihasa-Purana ⓘ
linked to: Hindu epics
Chiranjivi → associatedWith → Hindu epics ⓘ
Nagapasha → describedIn → Hindu epics ⓘ
Nagara Khanda → scripturalCategory → Itihasa-Purana ⓘ
linked to: Hindu epics
Moropant → mainSubject → Hindu epics ⓘ
Badagu Thittu → drawsFrom → Hindu epics ⓘ
Tenkutittu → hasNarrativeSource → Hindu epics ⓘ