Kishkindha Kanda
E110822
Kishkindha Kanda is the fourth book of the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, focusing on Rama’s alliance with the monkey king Sugriva and the search for Sita.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kishkindha Kanda canonical | 1 |
| Kishkindha Kanda of the Ramayana | 1 |
| Kiṣkindhā Kāṇḍ | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T902496 — 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: Kishkindha Kanda Context triple: [Ramayana, hasPart, Kishkindha Kanda]
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A.
Aranya Kanda
Aranya Kanda is the third book of the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, focusing on Rama’s exile in the forest and the abduction of Sita by Ravana.
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B.
Bala Kanda
Bala Kanda is the first book of the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, detailing the early life and adventures of Prince Rama.
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C.
Ayodhya Kanda
Ayodhya Kanda is the section of the Ramayana that narrates the events surrounding Rama’s life in Ayodhya, including his exile and the political and emotional turmoil in the royal family.
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D.
Uttara Kanda
Uttara Kanda is the final book of the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, detailing events after Rama’s coronation, including Sita’s exile and the birth of their sons.
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E.
Koorathazhwan
Koorathazhwan was a prominent 11th–12th century Sri Vaishnava scholar and chief disciple of Ramanujacharya, renowned for his devotion, scriptural mastery, and role in preserving and propagating Vishishtadvaita philosophy.
- 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: Kishkindha Kanda Target entity description: Kishkindha Kanda is the fourth book of the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, focusing on Rama’s alliance with the monkey king Sugriva and the search for Sita.
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A.
Aranya Kanda
Aranya Kanda is the third book of the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, focusing on Rama’s exile in the forest and the abduction of Sita by Ravana.
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B.
Bala Kanda
Bala Kanda is the first book of the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, detailing the early life and adventures of Prince Rama.
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C.
Ayodhya Kanda
Ayodhya Kanda is the section of the Ramayana that narrates the events surrounding Rama’s life in Ayodhya, including his exile and the political and emotional turmoil in the royal family.
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D.
Uttara Kanda
Uttara Kanda is the final book of the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, detailing events after Rama’s coronation, including Sita’s exile and the birth of their sons.
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E.
Koorathazhwan
Koorathazhwan was a prominent 11th–12th century Sri Vaishnava scholar and chief disciple of Ramanujacharya, renowned for his devotion, scriptural mastery, and role in preserving and propagating Vishishtadvaita philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu religious text section
ⓘ
book of the Ramayana ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Hanuman
ⓘ
Rama ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Pampa lake
ⓘ
Rishyamukha mountain ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
alliance of Rama and Sugriva
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conflict with Vali ⓘ search for Sita ⓘ |
| containsEpisode |
Rama–Sugriva pact
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Vali’s death and Tara’s lament ⓘ battle between Vali and Sugriva ⓘ coronation of Sugriva ⓘ dispatch of monkey search parties ⓘ meeting with Sampati ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Angada
ⓘ
Hanuman ⓘ Jambavan ⓘ Lakshmana ⓘ Rama ⓘ Sugriva ⓘ Tara ⓘ Vali ⓘ |
| followedBy | Sundara Kanda ⓘ |
| follows | Aranya Kanda ⓘ |
| moralTheme |
dharma in friendship and alliance
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justice and rightful kingship ⓘ loyalty and service ⓘ |
| narrativeEvent |
Angada
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surface form:
Angada leads the southern search party
Hanuman ⓘ
surface form:
Hanuman is chosen to search towards the south
Rama forms alliance with Sugriva ⓘ Rama kills Vali ⓘ Rama meets Hanuman ⓘ Sugriva becomes king of Kishkindha ⓘ Sampati ⓘ
surface form:
encounter with Sampati
monkey armies are organized to search for Sita ⓘ revelation that Sita is in Lanka ⓘ |
| partOf | Ramayana ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | fourth book of the Ramayana ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
important for Vaishnavism
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recounted in many regional Ramayana traditions ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | canonical part of many Hindu Ramayana recensions ⓘ |
| setIn | Kishkindha ⓘ |
| tradition |
Ramayana
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surface form:
Valmiki Ramayana
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Input
Subject: Kishkindha Kanda Description of subject: Kishkindha Kanda is the fourth book of the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, focusing on Rama’s alliance with the monkey king Sugriva and the search for Sita.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kishkindha Kanda of the Ramayana
this entity surface form:
Kiṣkindhā Kāṇḍ