Ananta
E108947
Ananta is the cosmic serpent in Hindu mythology who serves as the endless, thousand-headed couch of the god Vishnu and symbolizes infinity and timelessness.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ananta canonical | 2 |
| "Anant" means infinite in Sanskrit | 1 |
| Ananta Nāga | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T902569 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ananta Context triple: [Vishnu, associatedSerpent, Ananta]
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A.
Anusapati
Anusapati was a 13th-century Javanese king who ruled the Singhasari Kingdom in East Java, Indonesia.
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B.
Varuna
Varuna is a large, rapidly rotating trans-Neptunian object in the Kuiper Belt, notable for its elongated shape and classification as a likely dwarf-planet candidate.
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C.
Varuna
Varuna is an ancient Vedic god primarily associated with cosmic order, moral law, and the waters, often regarded as a sovereign guardian of ṛta (universal order).
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D.
Anu
Anu is the ancient Mesopotamian sky god and supreme ruler of the pantheon, associated with authority, kingship, and the heavens.
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E.
Anup Talao
Anup Talao is an ornamental, quadrilateral water tank in the royal complex of Fatehpur Sikri, known for its central platform and association with Emperor Akbar’s court.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ananta Target entity description: Ananta is the cosmic serpent in Hindu mythology who serves as the endless, thousand-headed couch of the god Vishnu and symbolizes infinity and timelessness.
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A.
Anusapati
Anusapati was a 13th-century Javanese king who ruled the Singhasari Kingdom in East Java, Indonesia.
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B.
Varuna
Varuna is a large, rapidly rotating trans-Neptunian object in the Kuiper Belt, notable for its elongated shape and classification as a likely dwarf-planet candidate.
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C.
Varuna
Varuna is an ancient Vedic god primarily associated with cosmic order, moral law, and the waters, often regarded as a sovereign guardian of ṛta (universal order).
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D.
Anu
Anu is the ancient Mesopotamian sky god and supreme ruler of the pantheon, associated with authority, kingship, and the heavens.
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E.
Anup Talao
Anup Talao is an ornamental, quadrilateral water tank in the royal complex of Fatehpur Sikri, known for its central platform and association with Emperor Akbar’s court.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu deity
ⓘ
Nāga ⓘ mythological being ⓘ serpent deity ⓘ |
| abode |
Pātāla
ⓘ
cosmic ocean of milk ⓘ |
| adorns | Vishnu ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
cosmic time
ⓘ
limitlessness ⓘ primordial energy ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Vishnu ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kshira Sagara (Ocean of Milk)
ⓘ
surface form:
Kṣīra Sāgara
cosmic ocean ⓘ |
| category |
Hindu legendary creature
ⓘ
Vishnu-related deity ⓘ |
| color | white ⓘ |
| cosmologicalFunction |
bears the weight of the universe
ⓘ
supports all worlds ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
cosmic serpent
ⓘ
thousand-headed serpent ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Bhagavata Purana
ⓘ
surface form:
Bhāgavata Purāṇa
Mahabharata ⓘ
surface form:
Mahābhārata
Puranas ⓘ
surface form:
Purāṇas
Vishnu Purana ⓘ
surface form:
Viṣṇu Purāṇa
|
| epithet |
Ananta
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ananta Nāga
Śeṣanāga ⓘ |
| etymology | from Sanskrit "ananta" meaning without end ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
multi-headed form
ⓘ
serpentine form ⓘ |
| linguisticOrigin | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | endless ⓘ |
| numberOfHeads | 1000 ⓘ |
| otherName |
Narayana
ⓘ
surface form:
Adiśeṣa
Ananta Shesha ⓘ
surface form:
Ananta Śeṣa
Śeṣa ⓘ |
| relationshipToVishnu |
servant of Vishnu
ⓘ
support of Vishnu ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| role |
bed of Vishnu on the cosmic ocean
ⓘ
couch of Vishnu ⓘ support of the universe ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
cosmic stability
ⓘ
eternity ⓘ infinity ⓘ timelessness ⓘ |
| worshippedAs | manifestation of divine support ⓘ |
| worshippedIn | Vaishnavism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ananta Description of subject: Ananta is the cosmic serpent in Hindu mythology who serves as the endless, thousand-headed couch of the god Vishnu and symbolizes infinity and timelessness.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
"Anant" means infinite in Sanskrit