Arjuna Vishada Yoga
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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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arjuna Vishada Yoga canonical | 2 |
| Arjuna Vishada Yogah | 1 |
| Arjuna laying down his bow Gandiva | 1 |
| The Yoga of Arjuna’s Dejection | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T152765 — 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: Arjuna Vishada Yoga Context triple: [Bhagavad Gita, chapter1Title, Arjuna Vishada Yoga]
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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.
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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C.
Satyagraha
Satyagraha is Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy and method of nonviolent resistance, emphasizing truth, civil disobedience, and moral courage in the struggle against injustice.
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D.
Am Segula
Am Segula is a Hebrew term referring to the Jewish people as a "treasured" or "chosen" nation with a special covenantal relationship to God.
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Krishna
Krishna is a major river in southern India that flows through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
- 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: Arjuna Vishada Yoga Target entity description: 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.
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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.
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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C.
Satyagraha
Satyagraha is Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy and method of nonviolent resistance, emphasizing truth, civil disobedience, and moral courage in the struggle against injustice.
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D.
Am Segula
Am Segula is a Hebrew term referring to the Jewish people as a "treasured" or "chosen" nation with a special covenantal relationship to God.
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E.
Krishna
Krishna is a major river in southern India that flows through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bhagavad Gita chapter
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religious text section ⓘ |
| addressedTo | Dhritarashtra ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Arjuna Vishada Yoga
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surface form:
Arjuna Vishada Yogah
Arjuna Vishada Yoga ⓘ
surface form:
The Yoga of Arjuna’s Dejection
|
| belongsToTextualTradition | Mahabharata ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| centralCharacter |
Arjuna
ⓘ
Krishna ⓘ |
| chronologicalPositionInNarrative | immediately before the start of the Kurukshetra war ⓘ |
| containsConcept |
ahimsa
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dharma ⓘ family duty ⓘ karma ⓘ varna‑dharma ⓘ |
| depictsEvent |
Arjuna’s despondency
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Arjuna’s moral crisis ⓘ Kurukshetra War ⓘ
surface form:
battle of Kurukshetra
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| describes |
Arjuna Vishada Yoga
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Arjuna laying down his bow Gandiva
Arjuna’s refusal to fight ⓘ |
| emotionalTone |
compassion
ⓘ
confusion ⓘ despair ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Bhishma
ⓘ
Drona ⓘ Karna ⓘ Kauravas ⓘ Kripa ⓘ Pandavas ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfVerses | 47 ⓘ |
| hasOrderInWork | 1 ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
consequences of violence
ⓘ
duty versus compassion ⓘ ethical dilemma of war ⓘ existential despair ⓘ family attachment ⓘ nature of righteousness (dharma) ⓘ non‑violence versus warrior duty ⓘ |
| hasTitleInSanskrit | अर्जुनविषादयोग ⓘ |
| isSetOn | battlefield of Kurukshetra ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | introduction to the Bhagavad Gita’s teachings ⓘ |
| narratedBy | Sanjaya ⓘ |
| narrativeFrame | dialogue between Arjuna and Krishna ⓘ |
| partOf | Bhagavad Gita ⓘ |
| precedes | Sankhya Yoga ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | canonical chapter of the Bhagavad Gita ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Arjuna Vishada Yoga Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Arjuna laying down his bow Gandiva
this entity surface form:
Arjuna Vishada Yogah
this entity surface form:
The Yoga of Arjuna’s Dejection