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Vikarna

In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Vikarna (Sanskrit: विकर्ण, vikarṇa) was the third Kaurava, a son of Dhritarashtra and Gandhari, and a brother to the crown prince Duryodhana. Vikarna is also referred to as the most reputable of the Kauravas. Vikarna was the only Kaurava who opposed the humiliation of Draupadi, the wife of his cousins, the Pandavas, after…

Death, Adolescence & Game of dice

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Affiliation
Kaurava
Family
Dhritarashtra (father) Gandhari (mother) Duryodhana, Dushasana, Chitrasena, 96 other (brothers), Dushala (sister) and Yuyutsu (half-brother) (siblings)
Relatives
Pandavas (paternal cousins) Shakuni (maternal uncle)
Weapon
Bow and Arrow

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Adolescence

Game of dice

Death

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Vikarna

Nodes45
Edges44
Triples70
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.044444
Components1

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Vikarna

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related to Death · 24
Vikarna → Abhimanyu, Abhimanyu's, Arjuna, Bhima, Bhima's, Bhishma, Despite, Dhritarashtra's, Drona, Drupada, Duryodhana, Jayadratha, Kaurava, Kauravas, King, Krishna, Kurukshetra War, Mahismati's, Mentioned, On
related to Adolescence · 12
Vikarna → Arjuna, Drona, Drona's, Drupada, Duryodhana, Dushasana, Hastinapura, Kauravas, On, Panchala, Their, Yuyutsu
related to Etymology · 12
Vikarna → And, Basically, Droupadi, Duryodhan, Either, First, It, Karna, So, The, This, While Karna
related to Game of dice · 9
Vikarna → Bhishma, Draupadi, Drona, During, His, In, Karna, Kuru, Mahabharata
related to Analysis · 8
Vikarna → Both Vikarna, Duryodhana, Kumbhakarna, Kurukshetra War, Pandavas, Ramayana, Ravana, Yuyutsu
Affiliation · 1
Vikarna → Kaurava
Family · 1
Vikarna → Dhritarashtra (father) Gandhari (mother) Duryodhana, Dushasana, Chitrasena, 96 other (brothers), Dushala (sister) and Yuyutsu (half-brother) (siblings)
Relatives · 1
Vikarna → Pandavas (paternal cousins) Shakuni (maternal uncle)
Weapon · 1
Vikarna → Bow and Arrow
is a · 1
Vikarna → silent bystander in the slaying of Abhimanyu

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duryodhana kaurava bhima war day karna kauravas death game dice pandavas dharma mahabharata draupadi yuyutsu dhritarashtra gandhari arjuna drona drupada

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
VikarnaAffiliationKaurava1.00infobox
VikarnaFamilyDhritarashtra (father) Gandhari (mother) Duryodhana, Dushasana, Chitrasena, 96 other (brothers), Dushala (sister) and Yuyutsu (half-brother) (siblings)1.00infobox
VikarnaRelativesPandavas (paternal cousins) Shakuni (maternal uncle)1.00infobox
VikarnaWeaponBow and Arrow1.00infobox
Vikarnais asilent bystander in the slaying of Abhimanyu0.90text
Vikarnarelated to AdolescenceDrona's0.60section
Vikarnarelated to AdolescenceArjuna0.60section
Vikarnarelated to AdolescenceOn0.60section
Vikarnarelated to AdolescenceDrona0.60section
Vikarnarelated to AdolescenceKauravas0.60section
Vikarnarelated to AdolescenceDrupada0.60section
Vikarnarelated to AdolescenceDuryodhana0.60section

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