Rigveda
E18873
The Rigveda is the oldest of the four Vedas, a foundational collection of ancient Sanskrit hymns that form a core sacred text of Hinduism.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rigveda canonical | 62 |
| Rigveda 10.129 | 1 |
| Rigveda Samhita | 1 |
| Rigveda Shakala Shakha | 1 |
| Rigveda hymns | 1 |
| Rigvedic corpus | 1 |
| Samhitas of the Vedas | 1 |
| Vedic hymns | 1 |
| Ṛgveda | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T152472 — 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: Rigveda Context triple: [Hinduism, hasScripture, Rigveda]
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A.
Vedas
The Vedas are a collection of ancient sacred texts composed in Sanskrit that form the foundational spiritual and philosophical scriptures of Hinduism.
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B.
Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita is a foundational Hindu scripture in the form of a philosophical dialogue that explores duty, righteousness, and spiritual wisdom, and has profoundly shaped Indian thought and leaders.
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C.
Puranas
The Puranas are a genre of ancient and medieval Hindu texts that narrate cosmology, myths, legends of gods and heroes, and traditional religious practices and teachings.
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D.
Sanskrit
Sanskrit is an ancient Indo-Aryan language of India, foundational to Hindu religious texts and classical Indian literature, and a key source for many modern South Asian languages.
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E.
Vedanta
Vedanta is a major Hindu philosophical tradition that interprets and systematizes the teachings of the Upanishads, focusing on the nature of ultimate reality (Brahman) and the self (Atman).
- 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: Rigveda Target entity description: The Rigveda is the oldest of the four Vedas, a foundational collection of ancient Sanskrit hymns that form a core sacred text of Hinduism.
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A.
Vedas
The Vedas are a collection of ancient sacred texts composed in Sanskrit that form the foundational spiritual and philosophical scriptures of Hinduism.
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B.
Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita is a foundational Hindu scripture in the form of a philosophical dialogue that explores duty, righteousness, and spiritual wisdom, and has profoundly shaped Indian thought and leaders.
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C.
Puranas
The Puranas are a genre of ancient and medieval Hindu texts that narrate cosmology, myths, legends of gods and heroes, and traditional religious practices and teachings.
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D.
Sanskrit
Sanskrit is an ancient Indo-Aryan language of India, foundational to Hindu religious texts and classical Indian literature, and a key source for many modern South Asian languages.
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E.
Vedanta
Vedanta is a major Hindu philosophical tradition that interprets and systematizes the teachings of the Upanishads, focusing on the nature of ultimate reality (Brahman) and the self (Atman).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu scripture
ⓘ
Sanskrit text ⓘ Veda ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionDate | c. 1500–1200 BCE ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfVerses | 10500 ⓘ |
| associatedWithTradition |
Mimamsa
ⓘ
surface form:
Śrauta
Vedas ⓘ
surface form:
Śruti
|
| canonicalStatus |
Vedas
ⓘ
surface form:
śruti (revealed scripture)
|
| centralConcept |
cosmic order
ⓘ
deva ⓘ yajña ⓘ ṛta ⓘ |
| composedInRegion | northwestern Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| contains |
hymns
ⓘ
invocations ⓘ mythological narratives ⓘ philosophical reflections ⓘ prayers ⓘ |
| dedicatedToDeity |
Agni
ⓘ
Ashvins ⓘ Indra ⓘ Mitra ⓘ Shiva ⓘ
surface form:
Rudra
Soma ⓘ Dawn ⓘ
surface form:
Ushas
Varuna ⓘ Vishnu ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Āraṇyaka
ⓘ
surface form:
Aranyaka
Brahmana ⓘ Samaveda ⓘ
surface form:
Samhita
Upanishads ⓘ
surface form:
Upanishad
|
| historicalPeriod | early Vedic period ⓘ |
| importantHymn |
Gayatri hymn
ⓘ
Nasadiya Sukta ⓘ Purusha Sukta ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Hindu philosophy
ⓘ
later Vedic literature ⓘ |
| language |
Sanskrit
ⓘ
surface form:
Vedic Sanskrit
|
| meterUsed |
Anushtubh
ⓘ
Gayatri ⓘ Jagati ⓘ Tristubh ⓘ |
| numberOfHymns | 1028 ⓘ |
| numberOfMandalas | 10 ⓘ |
| oldestOf | four Vedas ⓘ |
| partOf | Vedas ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
recitation in Vedic rituals
ⓘ
sacrificial ceremonies ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Atharvaveda
ⓘ
Samaveda ⓘ Yajurveda ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scriptUsedHistorically | none (originally oral, later written in various scripts) ⓘ |
| transmission | oral tradition ⓘ |
| usedBy | Vedic priests ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Soma
ⓘ
surface form:
Soma sacrifice
fire rituals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rigveda Description of subject: The Rigveda is the oldest of the four Vedas, a foundational collection of ancient Sanskrit hymns that form a core sacred text of Hinduism.
Referenced by (70)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rigvedic corpus
this entity surface form:
Samhitas of the Vedas
this entity surface form:
Rigveda Shakala Shakha
subject surface form:
Varuna
subject surface form:
Ravi River