Dushasana
E449615
Dushasana is a prominent antagonist in the Indian epic Mahabharata, known as one of the Kaurava princes infamous for his cruelty toward Draupadi and loyalty to his brother Duryodhana.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dushasana canonical | 27 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4523632 — 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: Dushasana Context triple: [Kauravas, includes, Dushasana]
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A.
Hiranyakashipu
Hiranyakashipu is a powerful demon king from Hindu mythology, best known as the tyrannical father of Prahlada and the antagonist slain by Vishnu’s Narasimha avatar.
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B.
Duryodhana
Duryodhana is the ambitious and antagonistic Kaurava prince in the Indian epic Mahabharata, whose rivalry with the Pandavas leads to the devastating Kurukshetra war.
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C.
Andhaka
Andhaka is a prominent clan within the ancient Yadava lineage of Hindu tradition, often associated with the family and kingdom of Krishna.
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D.
Vakratunda
Vakratunda is a revered aspect of the Hindu deity Ganesha, depicted with a curved trunk and associated with the removal of obstacles and the subduing of evil forces.
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E.
Sahadeva
Sahadeva is one of the five Pandava brothers in the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned for his wisdom, knowledge of astrology, and loyalty.
- 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: Dushasana Target entity description: Dushasana is a prominent antagonist in the Indian epic Mahabharata, known as one of the Kaurava princes infamous for his cruelty toward Draupadi and loyalty to his brother Duryodhana.
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A.
Hiranyakashipu
Hiranyakashipu is a powerful demon king from Hindu mythology, best known as the tyrannical father of Prahlada and the antagonist slain by Vishnu’s Narasimha avatar.
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B.
Duryodhana
Duryodhana is the ambitious and antagonistic Kaurava prince in the Indian epic Mahabharata, whose rivalry with the Pandavas leads to the devastating Kurukshetra war.
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C.
Andhaka
Andhaka is a prominent clan within the ancient Yadava lineage of Hindu tradition, often associated with the family and kingdom of Krishna.
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D.
Ghatotkacha
Ghatotkacha is a powerful, magic-wielding rakshasa warrior from the Mahabharata, famed for his crucial role and heroic death in the Kurukshetra War.
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E.
Vakratunda
Vakratunda is a revered aspect of the Hindu deity Ganesha, depicted with a curved trunk and associated with the removal of obstacles and the subduing of evil forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kaurava prince
ⓘ
antagonist ⓘ mythological character ⓘ |
| alignedWith |
Karna
ⓘ
Shakuni ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Mahabharata ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | dice game episode in the Mahabharata ⓘ |
| belongsToDynasty | Kuru dynasty ⓘ |
| birthOrder | second Kaurava son of Dhritarashtra and Gandhari ⓘ |
| causeOfVow | Bhima’s vow to drink his blood ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Indian ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Kurukshetra battlefield ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Arjuna
ⓘ
Bhima ⓘ Draupadi ⓘ Nakula ⓘ Sahadeva ⓘ Yudhishthira ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst | Pandavas ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasEthnicity | Kuru ⓘ |
| hasFather | Dhritarashtra ⓘ |
| hasMother | Gandhari ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfBrothers | 99 ⓘ |
| hasRole | younger brother and supporter of Duryodhana ⓘ |
| hasSibling |
Duryodhana
ⓘ
Dushala ⓘ Yuyutsu ⓘ |
| humiliated | Draupadi ⓘ |
| killedBy | Bhima ⓘ |
| knownFor |
attempting to disrobe Draupadi in the Kaurava court
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cruelty toward Draupadi ⓘ loyalty to Duryodhana ⓘ participation in the Kurukshetra War ⓘ |
| languageOfText | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Itihasa ⓘ |
| moralSymbolism | embodiment of adharma and cruelty in the epic ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Krishna ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Kurukshetra War ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
arrogant
ⓘ
cruel ⓘ loyal to his elder brother ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| residence | Hastinapura ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | Kauravas ⓘ |
| supported | Duryodhana’s claim to the throne ⓘ |
| swornEnemyOf | Bhima ⓘ |
| textualSource |
Mahabharata of Vyasa
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahabharata
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How these facts were elicited
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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: Dushasana Description of subject: Dushasana is a prominent antagonist in the Indian epic Mahabharata, known as one of the Kaurava princes infamous for his cruelty toward Draupadi and loyalty to his brother Duryodhana.
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.