Shruti
E122801
Shruti is the body of divinely revealed Hindu sacred knowledge, encompassing the Vedas and considered the highest authoritative scripture in Hinduism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shruti canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T932865 — 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: Shruti Context triple: [Atharvaveda, scriptureType, Shruti]
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A.
Chitrangada
Chitrangada is a warrior princess from the Indian epic Mahabharata, known as one of Arjuna’s wives and the daughter of the king of Manipur.
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B.
Pranhita
Pranhita is a major river in central India that flows through the states of Maharashtra and Telangana before joining the Godavari River.
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C.
Savyasachi
Savyasachi is a celebrated epithet of the Mahabharata hero Arjuna, highlighting his legendary ambidextrous skill in archery and combat.
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D.
Vandana
Vandana is the first name of Vandana Shiva, an Indian scholar, environmental activist, and advocate of ecofeminism and sustainable agriculture.
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E.
Parushni
Parushni is the ancient Vedic name for the Ravi River, one of the major rivers of the northwestern Indian subcontinent.
- 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: Shruti Target entity description: Shruti is the body of divinely revealed Hindu sacred knowledge, encompassing the Vedas and considered the highest authoritative scripture in Hinduism.
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A.
Chitrangada
Chitrangada is a warrior princess from the Indian epic Mahabharata, known as one of Arjuna’s wives and the daughter of the king of Manipur.
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B.
Pranhita
Pranhita is a major river in central India that flows through the states of Maharashtra and Telangana before joining the Godavari River.
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C.
Savyasachi
Savyasachi is a celebrated epithet of the Mahabharata hero Arjuna, highlighting his legendary ambidextrous skill in archery and combat.
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D.
Vandana
Vandana is the first name of Vandana Shiva, an Indian scholar, environmental activist, and advocate of ecofeminism and sustainable agriculture.
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E.
Parushni
Parushni is the ancient Vedic name for the Ravi River, one of the major rivers of the northwestern Indian subcontinent.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu scripture
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religious literature ⓘ sacred text ⓘ source of dharma ⓘ |
| authorityComparedTo | higher than Smriti in Hinduism ⓘ |
| categoryWithin | Hindu sacred literature ⓘ |
| citedBy |
Bhagavad Gita commentators
ⓘ
Dharmashastras ⓘ
surface form:
Dharmaśāstras
Vedantic acharyas ⓘ |
| considered | apauruṣeya (not of human authorship) ⓘ |
| describedAs | body of divinely revealed Hindu sacred knowledge ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Smriti ⓘ |
| etymologyFrom | Sanskrit root "śru" (to hear) ⓘ |
| function |
primary scriptural authority for Hindu philosophy
ⓘ
primary scriptural authority for Hindu ritual ⓘ primary scriptural authority for Hindu theology ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityLevel | highest authoritative scripture in Hinduism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
mantras
ⓘ
philosophical dialogues ⓘ ritual instructions ⓘ |
| includes |
Āraṇyaka
ⓘ
surface form:
Aranyakas
Atharvaveda ⓘ Brahmanas ⓘ Rigveda ⓘ Samaveda ⓘ Upanishads ⓘ Vedas ⓘ Yajurveda ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Hindu cosmology
ⓘ
Hindu metaphysics ⓘ Hindu ritual practice ⓘ Hindu social norms ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | that which is heard ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | major Hindu philosophical schools ⓘ |
| regardedAs | eternal revelation by many Hindu traditions ⓘ |
| region |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| roleIn | defining orthodox (āstika) Hindu schools ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (in many modern editions) ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | Vedic period ⓘ |
| transmissionType | oral tradition ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Hindu law traditions
ⓘ
Mimamsa ⓘ Vedanta ⓘ |
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: Shruti Description of subject: Shruti is the body of divinely revealed Hindu sacred knowledge, encompassing the Vedas and considered the highest authoritative scripture in Hinduism.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.