Mahabharata snake sacrifice episode
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The Mahabharata snake sacrifice episode is a key narrative in the Indian epic where King Janamejaya conducts a massive serpent-sacrifice ritual to avenge his father’s death, prompting moral and philosophical interventions that halt the destruction.
All labels observed (1)
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| Mahabharata snake sacrifice episode canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19025955 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mahabharata snake sacrifice episode Context triple: [Sarpa Satra of King Janamejaya, recordedIn, Mahabharata snake sacrifice episode]
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Narakasura Vadha (slaying of Narakasura)
Narakasura Vadha (slaying of Narakasura) is a famous episode in Hindu mythology in which the demon king Narakasura is killed—often with the crucial role of Satyabhama—symbolizing the triumph of good over evil and celebrated in connection with the festival of Diwali.
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Bhavishya Parva
Bhavishya Parva is a section of the Harivamsa that focuses on future events, prophecies, and eschatological themes within the broader narrative of Hindu mythology.
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Bhishma-parvan
Bhishma-parvan is a book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that primarily narrates the early battles of the Kurukshetra war under the command of the grandsire Bhishma.
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Mahishasuramardini
Mahishasuramardini is a fierce form of the Hindu goddess Durga, celebrated for slaying the buffalo demon Mahishasura and symbolizing the triumph of good over evil.
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Rajasuya sacrifice of Yudhishthira
The Rajasuya sacrifice of Yudhishthira is the grand royal consecration ritual in the Mahabharata through which Yudhishthira asserts his imperial sovereignty over other kings, setting the stage for the epic’s ensuing rivalries and conflict.
- 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 snake sacrifice episode Target entity description: The Mahabharata snake sacrifice episode is a key narrative in the Indian epic where King Janamejaya conducts a massive serpent-sacrifice ritual to avenge his father’s death, prompting moral and philosophical interventions that halt the destruction.
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A.
Narakasura Vadha (slaying of Narakasura)
Narakasura Vadha (slaying of Narakasura) is a famous episode in Hindu mythology in which the demon king Narakasura is killed—often with the crucial role of Satyabhama—symbolizing the triumph of good over evil and celebrated in connection with the festival of Diwali.
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B.
Bhavishya Parva
Bhavishya Parva is a section of the Harivamsa that focuses on future events, prophecies, and eschatological themes within the broader narrative of Hindu mythology.
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C.
Bhishma-parvan
Bhishma-parvan is a book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that primarily narrates the early battles of the Kurukshetra war under the command of the grandsire Bhishma.
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D.
Mahishasuramardini
Mahishasuramardini is a fierce form of the Hindu goddess Durga, celebrated for slaying the buffalo demon Mahishasura and symbolizing the triumph of good over evil.
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E.
Rajasuya sacrifice of Yudhishthira
The Rajasuya sacrifice of Yudhishthira is the grand royal consecration ritual in the Mahabharata through which Yudhishthira asserts his imperial sovereignty over other kings, setting the stage for the epic’s ensuing rivalries and conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
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