Bhishmaparvan

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf book of the Mahabharata
parvan
associatedPlace Kurukshetra
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
timePeriodDepicted mythic age of the Mahabharata

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Bhishma Parva hasAlternativeName Bhishmaparvan