Gopikas
E448526
Gopikas are the cowherd maidens of Vrindavan in Hindu tradition, celebrated for their unwavering devotion and love for Lord Krishna.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gopis of Vrindavan | 2 |
| gopis of Vrindavan | 2 |
| Gopikas canonical | 1 |
| Gopis | 1 |
| lila of Krishna | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4512791 — 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: Gopikas Context triple: [Gopis, alsoKnownAs, Gopikas]
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A.
Anandamoyi
Anandamoyi is a central character in Rabindranath Tagore’s novel "Gora," known for her deep spirituality, maternal compassion, and pivotal influence on the protagonist’s moral and religious awakening.
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B.
Gauri
Gauri is a central character in Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel "The Lowland," whose life is shaped by political upheaval, personal loss, and the complexities of migration and identity.
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C.
Gopikabai
Gopikabai was the wife of Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao and a prominent Maratha noblewoman known for her influence in 18th-century Maratha politics.
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D.
Shivini
Shivini is the Urartian sun god, often associated with light, justice, and royal authority in the ancient Kingdom of Urartu.
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E.
Kuhelika
Kuhelika is a Bengali novel by Kazi Nazrul Islam that explores themes of social injustice, revolution, and human relationships.
- 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: Gopikas Target entity description: Gopikas are the cowherd maidens of Vrindavan in Hindu tradition, celebrated for their unwavering devotion and love for Lord Krishna.
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A.
Anandamoyi
Anandamoyi is a central character in Rabindranath Tagore’s novel "Gora," known for her deep spirituality, maternal compassion, and pivotal influence on the protagonist’s moral and religious awakening.
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B.
Gauri
Gauri is a central character in Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel "The Lowland," whose life is shaped by political upheaval, personal loss, and the complexities of migration and identity.
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C.
Gopikabai
Gopikabai was the wife of Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao and a prominent Maratha noblewoman known for her influence in 18th-century Maratha politics.
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D.
Shivini
Shivini is the Urartian sun god, often associated with light, justice, and royal authority in the ancient Kingdom of Urartu.
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E.
Kuhelika
Kuhelika is a Bengali novel by Kazi Nazrul Islam that explores themes of social injustice, revolution, and human relationships.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
DevoteesOfKrishna
ⓘ
MythologicalGroup ⓘ |
| artisticDepiction | WomenWithCowsAndFlutes ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
GopiBhava
ⓘ
Rasa ⓘ VirahaSeparationLonging ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Krishna ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Vrindavan ⓘ |
| centralThemeIn |
KrishnaBhaktiLiterature
ⓘ
linked to:
Bhakti literature
RasaLilaNarratives ⓘ
linked to:
Rasa Lila with gopis
|
| culture | Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| devotionType |
MadhuryaBhava
ⓘ
linked to:
Madhurya-rasa
PremaBhakti ⓘ |
| festivalsAssociated |
JanmashtamiDramas
ⓘ
RasaPurnima ⓘ
linked to:
Sharad Purnima
|
| gender | Female ⓘ |
| haveNotableMember | Radha ⓘ |
| influencedTradition |
BhaktiMovementPoetry
ⓘ
linked to:
Bhakti movement
GaudiyaVaishnavism ⓘ
linked to:
Gaudiya Vaishnavism
|
| knownFor |
Bhakti
ⓘ
DivineLoveForKrishna ⓘ UnwaveringDevotionToKrishna ⓘ |
| languageContext |
SanskritTradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Sanskrit
|
| literaryDepiction | PastoralRomanticDevotees ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
BhagavataPurana
ⓘ
linked to:
Bhagavata Purana
Harivamsa ⓘ Puranas ⓘ |
| moralSignificance | PriorityOfDivineLoveOverWorldlyDuties ⓘ |
| narrativeGenre |
BhaktiNarratives
ⓘ
linked to:
Bhakti literature
|
| occupation | Cowherds ⓘ |
| participateIn |
RasaLila
ⓘ
linked to:
Rasa Lila with gopis
|
| primaryRole | CowherdMaidens ⓘ |
| regionOfVeneration |
India
ⓘ
SouthAsia ⓘ
linked to:
South Asia
|
| relationshipToRadha | CompanionsOfRadha ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| resideIn |
Vraja
ⓘ
linked to:
Vraj
VrindavanForestRegion ⓘ
linked to:
Braj region
|
| roleInNarratives |
CompanionsOfKrishna
ⓘ
LoversOfKrishna ⓘ
linked to:
Krishna bhakti music
WitnessesOfKrishnasLeelas ⓘ
linked to:
Krishna leela
|
| socialClass | VillageCommunity ⓘ |
| spiritualIdealFor | KrishnaDevotees ⓘ |
| symbolize |
IdealDevotee
ⓘ
SelflessLoveForGod ⓘ TotalSurrenderToGod ⓘ |
| timePeriodInMyth |
DvaparaYuga
ⓘ
linked to:
Dvapara Yuga
|
| worshippedWith | Krishna ⓘ |
| worshipPractice | RememberingKrishnasPastimes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Gopikas Description of subject: Gopikas are the cowherd maidens of Vrindavan in Hindu tradition, celebrated for their unwavering devotion and love for Lord Krishna.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
gopis
linked to: Gopikas
linked to: Gopikas
subject linked to:
Brajwasis (residents of Braj)
linked to: Gopikas
linked to: Gopikas
linked to: Gopikas