Mahabharata
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The Mahabharata is an ancient Indian epic poem that narrates the dynastic struggle between the Pandavas and Kauravas and serves as a foundational text of Hindu philosophy, ethics, and mythology.
All labels observed (21)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T152478 — 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: Mahabharata Context triple: [Hinduism, hasScripture, Mahabharata]
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A.
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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B.
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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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.
Swayam
Swayam is an Indian government-backed online learning platform that provides free Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) from schools, colleges, and universities across the country.
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E.
Arjuna Vishada Yoga
Arjuna Vishada Yoga is the first chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, depicting the warrior Arjuna’s moral crisis and deep despondency on the battlefield of Kurukshetra.
- 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: Mahabharata Target entity description: The Mahabharata is an ancient Indian epic poem that narrates the dynastic struggle between the Pandavas and Kauravas and serves as a foundational text of Hindu philosophy, ethics, and mythology.
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A.
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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B.
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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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.
Swayam
Swayam is an Indian government-backed online learning platform that provides free Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) from schools, colleges, and universities across the country.
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E.
Arjuna Vishada Yoga
Arjuna Vishada Yoga is the first chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, depicting the warrior Arjuna’s moral crisis and deep despondency on the battlefield of Kurukshetra.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (81)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ancient Indian epic poem
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Hindu scripture ⓘ Itihasa ⓘ Sanskrit epic ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Hastinapura
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Indraprastha ⓘ Kurukshetra battlefield ⓘ
surface form:
Kurukshetra
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| authorTraditionallyAttributedTo | Vyasa ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
Dynastic struggle between Pandavas and Kauravas
ⓘ
Kurukshetra War ⓘ |
| containsGenre |
Didactic discourse
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Heroic narrative ⓘ Mythological tales ⓘ |
| containsSection |
Adi Parva
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Anushasana Parva ⓘ Ashramavasika Parva ⓘ Ashvamedhika Parva ⓘ Bhagavad Gita ⓘ Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata ⓘ
surface form:
Bhishma Parva
Drona Parva ⓘ Karna Parva ⓘ Mahaprasthanika Parva ⓘ Mausala Parva ⓘ Sabha Parva ⓘ Sauptika Parva ⓘ Shalya Parva ⓘ Shanti Parva ⓘ Stri Parva ⓘ Svargarohana Parva ⓘ Udyoga Parva ⓘ Mahabharata self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Vana Parva
Virata Parva ⓘ |
| containsSubstory |
Nala and Damayanti
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Savitrī and Satyavan ⓘ Story of Shakuntala ⓘ |
| containsText | Bhagavad Gita ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
Foundational text of Hindu philosophy
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Key text for Hindu ethics ⓘ Major source of Hindu mythology ⓘ |
| estimatedVerses | approximately 100000 shlokas ⓘ |
| genre |
Didactic literature
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Epic poetry ⓘ Mythological narrative ⓘ |
| influenced |
Classical Indian literature
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Hindu law and social norms ⓘ Indian performing arts ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
Apad dharma
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Bhakti yoga ⓘ
surface form:
Bhakti
Raja dharma ⓘ Stri dharma ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| longerThan |
Homer's Iliad
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surface form:
Iliad
Homer's Odyssey ⓘ
surface form:
Odyssey
|
| mainCharacters |
Arjuna
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Bhima ⓘ Bhishma ⓘ Draupadi ⓘ Duryodhana ⓘ Kauravas ⓘ Krishna ⓘ Nakula ⓘ Pandavas ⓘ Sahadeva ⓘ Yudhishthira ⓘ |
| narrativeFrame |
Recited by Ugrashrava Sauti
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Told by Vaishampayana to King Janamejaya ⓘ |
| partOf |
Puranas
ⓘ
surface form:
Hindu Itihasa corpus
|
| philosophicalThemes |
Dharma
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Ethics ⓘ Just war ⓘ Karma ⓘ Kingship ⓘ Moksha ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Ramayana ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scriptureStatus | Smriti text in Hinduism ⓘ |
| settingDynasty | Kuru dynasty ⓘ |
| settingRegion |
ancient India
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surface form:
Ancient India
|
| timeOfComposition | roughly between 400 BCE and 400 CE (traditional scholarly estimate) ⓘ |
| title | Mahabharata self-link ⓘ |
| tradition | Hindu tradition ⓘ |
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: Mahabharata Description of subject: The Mahabharata is an ancient Indian epic poem that narrates the dynastic struggle between the Pandavas and Kauravas and serves as a foundational text of Hindu philosophy, ethics, and mythology.
Referenced by (238)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mahabharata (Tamil retelling)
this entity surface form:
Mahābhārata
subject surface form:
Dharma
this entity surface form:
Sanskrit Mahabharata
this entity surface form:
The Mahabharata
this entity surface form:
Sanskrit Mahabharata
subject surface form:
Kavitrayam
this entity surface form:
Sanskrit Mahabharata
this entity surface form:
Mahabharata war narrative
this entity surface form:
Sanskrit Mahabharata
this entity surface form:
Sanskrit_Mahabharata