Shaunakiya Atharvaveda Samhita
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Shaunakiya Atharvaveda Samhita is a principal recension of the Atharvaveda, preserving a key Vedic Sanskrit text of hymns, spells, and rituals within the Shaunaka tradition.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shaunakiya Atharvaveda Samhita canonical | 1 |
| Shaunakiya Atharvaveda Saṃhitā | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4993606 — 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: Shaunakiya Atharvaveda Samhita Context triple: [Shaunakiya, hasCanonicalText, Shaunakiya Atharvaveda Samhita]
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Atharvaveda
Atharvaveda is one of the four Vedas of Hinduism, comprising hymns, spells, and rituals dealing with everyday life, healing, and protection.
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Taittiriya Brahmana
The Taittiriya Brahmana is an ancient Vedic prose text associated with the Taittiriya school of the Krishna Yajurveda, detailing sacrificial rituals, liturgy, and theological interpretations.
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Shukla Yajurveda
Shukla Yajurveda is one of the two main recensions of the Yajurveda, characterized by its clear separation of mantras and explanatory prose used in Vedic ritual.
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Shakta Upanishads
The Shakta Upanishads are a group of Hindu philosophical texts that focus on the worship and theology of the Divine Mother (Shakti) within the Shakta tradition.
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E.
Aitareya Brahmana
Aitareya Brahmana is an ancient Vedic prose text of the Rigveda that provides ritual instructions, mythological narratives, and theological interpretations central to early Hindu sacrificial practice.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shaunakiya Atharvaveda Samhita Target entity description: Shaunakiya Atharvaveda Samhita is a principal recension of the Atharvaveda, preserving a key Vedic Sanskrit text of hymns, spells, and rituals within the Shaunaka tradition.
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A.
Atharvaveda
Atharvaveda is one of the four Vedas of Hinduism, comprising hymns, spells, and rituals dealing with everyday life, healing, and protection.
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B.
Taittiriya Brahmana
The Taittiriya Brahmana is an ancient Vedic prose text associated with the Taittiriya school of the Krishna Yajurveda, detailing sacrificial rituals, liturgy, and theological interpretations.
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C.
Shukla Yajurveda
Shukla Yajurveda is one of the two main recensions of the Yajurveda, characterized by its clear separation of mantras and explanatory prose used in Vedic ritual.
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D.
Shakta Upanishads
The Shakta Upanishads are a group of Hindu philosophical texts that focus on the worship and theology of the Divine Mother (Shakti) within the Shakta tradition.
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E.
Aitareya Brahmana
Aitareya Brahmana is an ancient Vedic prose text of the Rigveda that provides ritual instructions, mythological narratives, and theological interpretations central to early Hindu sacrificial practice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Atharvaveda recension
ⓘ
Samhita ⓘ Vedic text ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Shaunaka school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Shaunaka shakha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | principal recension of the Atharvaveda ⓘ |
| contains |
hymns
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rituals ⓘ spells ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Paippalada Atharvaveda Samhita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
domestic rituals
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healing rites ⓘ magic ⓘ protective charms ⓘ |
| followsTradition | Shaunaka tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
liturgical text
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religious text ⓘ |
| hasForm |
metrical hymns
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prose passages ⓘ |
| influenced | later Hindu ritual literature ⓘ |
| language | Vedic Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Atharvaveda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Vedic period ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Atharvaveda Aranyaka texts
NERFINISHED
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Atharvaveda Brahmana texts NERFINISHED ⓘ Atharvaveda Upanishads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religiousCanon | one of the four Vedas ⓘ |
| script | traditionally transmitted orally ⓘ |
| scriptureType | Samhita layer of the Veda ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
everyday concerns
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health and disease ⓘ royal rituals ⓘ social harmony ⓘ |
| textualCategory | Vedic corpus ⓘ |
| transmission | oral tradition ⓘ |
| usedIn | Vedic ritual practice ⓘ |
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Subject: Shaunakiya Atharvaveda Samhita Description of subject: Shaunakiya Atharvaveda Samhita is a principal recension of the Atharvaveda, preserving a key Vedic Sanskrit text of hymns, spells, and rituals within the Shaunaka tradition.
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this entity surface form:
Shaunakiya Atharvaveda Saṃhitā