Nighantu
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Nighantu is an ancient Vedic glossary that lists and categorizes difficult or obscure words found in the Vedas, serving as the primary source text explained in Yāska’s Nirukta.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nighantu canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21908420 — 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: Nighantu Context triple: [Nirukta, relatedTo, Nighantu]
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A.
Karunashtakas
Karunashtakas is a devotional Marathi composition attributed to the 17th-century saint-poet Samarth Ramdas, expressing intense pleas for divine compassion and grace.
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B.
Tartam Vani
Tartam Vani is a spiritual scripture of the Satnami tradition, comprising the collected hymns and teachings of Guru Ghasidas and subsequent Satnami saints.
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C.
Sakhigeeta
Sakhigeeta is a celebrated collection of Kannada poems by the renowned poet D. R. Bendre, noted for its lyrical depth and philosophical insight.
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D.
Kathaka
Kathaka is an ancient Vedic shakha (branch or school) of the Krishna Yajurveda, known for its distinct recension and ritual traditions.
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E.
Divya Prabandham
Divya Prabandham is a revered collection of Tamil devotional hymns composed by the Alvars, forming a central liturgical and theological foundation of the Sri Vaishnava tradition.
- 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: Nighantu Target entity description: Nighantu is an ancient Vedic glossary that lists and categorizes difficult or obscure words found in the Vedas, serving as the primary source text explained in Yāska’s Nirukta.
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A.
Karunashtakas
Karunashtakas is a devotional Marathi composition attributed to the 17th-century saint-poet Samarth Ramdas, expressing intense pleas for divine compassion and grace.
-
B.
Tartam Vani
Tartam Vani is a spiritual scripture of the Satnami tradition, comprising the collected hymns and teachings of Guru Ghasidas and subsequent Satnami saints.
-
C.
Sakhigeeta
Sakhigeeta is a celebrated collection of Kannada poems by the renowned poet D. R. Bendre, noted for its lyrical depth and philosophical insight.
-
D.
Kathaka
Kathaka is an ancient Vedic shakha (branch or school) of the Krishna Yajurveda, known for its distinct recension and ritual traditions.
-
E.
Divya Prabandham
Divya Prabandham is a revered collection of Tamil devotional hymns composed by the Alvars, forming a central liturgical and theological foundation of the Sri Vaishnava tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.