Hindu religious traditions
Kurukshetra Warकुरुक्षेत्र युद्ध
Linked story & event
The eighteen-day Kuru war joins epic characters, divine weapons, battlefield teachings and the consequences of kinship conflict.
STORY & TRADITION
The world of Kurukshetra War.
The eighteen-day Kuru war joins epic characters, divine weapons, battlefield teachings and the consequences of kinship conflict.
Stories & Events
Details & context.
- Tradition dependence
- High — compare the identified textual or regional account.
- Event overview
- The eighteen-day Kuru war joins epic characters, divine weapons, battlefield teachings and the consequences of kinship conflict.
- Textual setting
- Epic / Puranic narrative; use the linked text and identified edition.
- Participants, objects & places
- The connected records below are grouped by category and link to their original canonical profiles.
- Sequence & chronology
- Narrative sequence is distinct from an established modern historical date.
- Tradition notes
- Retellings, details and emphasis differ. Follow the primary-text reference and distinguish its own commentary.
FOLLOW THE THREADS
Inside this story.
27 connected profiles. Every path leads to an original record.
Weapons4
Artifacts, Divine Treasures & Relics8
Earthly Sacred Locations1
Characters & Cosmic Entities8
Astras3
The Sacred Library2
READ THE SOURCES
Texts & references.
01
Mahabharata — Ganguli translation
Complete epic, translated by K. M. Ganguli.
Mahabharata · Translations and numbering vary by edition. Separate the primary text from its commentary.Reference overview. Consult the identified text and passage; unestablished fields are explicitly marked.