Dharmakshetra
E107613
Dharmakshetra is the sacred battlefield of Kurukshetra in the Indian epic Mahabharata, revered as a holy site where the Bhagavad Gita was spoken.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dharmakshetra canonical | 1 |
| Dharmakshetra (Dharmakṣetra) | 1 |
| Kurukshetra Tirtha | 1 |
| Kurukshetra pilgrimage circuit | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T860780 — 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: Dharmakshetra Context triple: [Kurukshetra battlefield, alsoKnownAs, Dharmakshetra]
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A.
Sarnath
Sarnath is an important Buddhist pilgrimage site near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, India, where Gautama Buddha is believed to have delivered his first sermon after attaining enlightenment.
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B.
Dahanapura
Dahanapura was the principal city and political center of the historical Kediri Kingdom in Java.
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C.
Mathura
Mathura is an ancient city in northern India revered in Hinduism as the birthplace of Lord Krishna and a major pilgrimage center.
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D.
Shakti Sthal
Shakti Sthal is a memorial in New Delhi dedicated to former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, marking the site of her cremation.
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E.
Sevagram
Sevagram is a village in Maharashtra, India, best known as Mahatma Gandhi’s residence and the site of his Sevagram Ashram during the Indian independence movement.
- 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: Dharmakshetra Target entity description: Dharmakshetra is the sacred battlefield of Kurukshetra in the Indian epic Mahabharata, revered as a holy site where the Bhagavad Gita was spoken.
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A.
Sarnath
Sarnath is an important Buddhist pilgrimage site near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, India, where Gautama Buddha is believed to have delivered his first sermon after attaining enlightenment.
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B.
Dahanapura
Dahanapura was the principal city and political center of the historical Kediri Kingdom in Java.
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C.
Mathura
Mathura is an ancient city in northern India revered in Hinduism as the birthplace of Lord Krishna and a major pilgrimage center.
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D.
Shakti Sthal
Shakti Sthal is a memorial in New Delhi dedicated to former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, marking the site of her cremation.
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E.
Sevagram
Sevagram is a village in Maharashtra, India, best known as Mahatma Gandhi’s residence and the site of his Sevagram Ashram during the Indian independence movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu religious site
ⓘ
mythological location ⓘ sacred place ⓘ |
| appearsInChapter | Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, verse 1 ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
dharma
ⓘ
karma ⓘ righteous war (dharma-yuddha) ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Krishna
ⓘ
Vishnu ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty |
Kauravas
ⓘ
Pandavas ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Kurukshetra War ⓘ |
| associatedWithHero | Arjuna ⓘ |
| associatedWithScriptureCategory | Smriti texts ⓘ |
| associatedWithTeaching |
duty without attachment to results
ⓘ
path of yoga as taught in the Bhagavad Gita ⓘ |
| associatedWithText |
Bhagavad Gita
ⓘ
Mahabharata ⓘ |
| cosmologicalStatus | earthly manifestation of a sacred field ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Indian epic tradition ⓘ |
| describedAs |
holy field of duty
ⓘ
sacred battlefield ⓘ |
| describedIn | Mahabharata ⓘ |
| epithetOf |
Kurukshetra battlefield
ⓘ
surface form:
Kurukshetra
|
| genreContext | Itihasa (epic history) ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
Dharmakshetra
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Dharmakshetra (Dharmakṣetra)
|
| hasCanonicalStatus | canonical location in Hindu scripture ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | Dharma (righteousness, duty) + Kshetra (field, region) ⓘ |
| hasFieldType |
battlefield
ⓘ
sacred field ⓘ |
| hasPilgrimageStatus | tirtha (pilgrimage site) ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Haryana
ⓘ
India ⓘ Kurukshetra battlefield ⓘ
surface form:
Kurukshetra
|
| mentionedIn | Bhagavad Gita ⓘ |
| partOf | Kurukshetra battlefield ⓘ |
| referencedBy | Vyasa ⓘ |
| relatedPlace |
Jyotisar
ⓘ
Dharmakshetra self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Kurukshetra Tirtha
|
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| sacredTo |
Hinduism
ⓘ
surface form:
Hindus
|
| spiritualSignificance |
place where the Bhagavad Gita was spoken
ⓘ
symbolic field of moral and spiritual struggle ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
battle between righteousness and unrighteousness
ⓘ
inner spiritual battlefield ⓘ |
| timePeriodContext | Dvapara Yuga ⓘ |
| verseReference | Bhagavad Gita 1.1 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dharmakshetra Description of subject: Dharmakshetra is the sacred battlefield of Kurukshetra in the Indian epic Mahabharata, revered as a holy site where the Bhagavad Gita was spoken.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dharmakshetra (Dharmakṣetra)
this entity surface form:
Kurukshetra Tirtha