Anushtubh meter
E449943
The Anushtubh meter is a classical Sanskrit poetic meter of four eight-syllable lines, most famously used throughout the verses of the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anushtubh meter canonical | 1 |
| Anustubh metre | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4519716 — 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: Anushtubh meter Context triple: [Tristubh, contrastedWith, Anushtubh meter]
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A.
Nadi Valaya Yantra
Nadi Valaya Yantra is an ancient sundial-like astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar used to measure time based on the position of the sun.
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B.
Jai Prakash Yantra
Jai Prakash Yantra is an astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory used to measure the positions of celestial bodies with high precision.
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C.
Shanku Yantra
Shanku Yantra is an ancient gnomon-based sundial instrument at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi used for measuring time and the Sun’s position.
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D.
Digamsa Yantra
Digamsa Yantra is an astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory used to measure the azimuth (direction) of celestial objects.
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E.
Kapala Yantra
Kapala Yantra is a specialized astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory, used for precise celestial observations and calculations.
- 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: Anushtubh meter Target entity description: The Anushtubh meter is a classical Sanskrit poetic meter of four eight-syllable lines, most famously used throughout the verses of the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
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A.
Nadi Valaya Yantra
Nadi Valaya Yantra is an ancient sundial-like astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar used to measure time based on the position of the sun.
-
B.
Jai Prakash Yantra
Jai Prakash Yantra is an astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory used to measure the positions of celestial bodies with high precision.
-
C.
Shanku Yantra
Shanku Yantra is an ancient gnomon-based sundial instrument at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi used for measuring time and the Sun’s position.
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D.
Digamsa Yantra
Digamsa Yantra is an astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory used to measure the azimuth (direction) of celestial objects.
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E.
Kapala Yantra
Kapala Yantra is a specialized astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory, used for precise celestial observations and calculations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sanskrit poetic meter
ⓘ
metre ⓘ prosodic form ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Chandas-shastra
ⓘ
linked to:
Vedic prosody
Pingala’s Chandas Shastra ⓘ
linked to:
Vedic prosody
|
| hasCanonicalLength | 32-syllable stanza ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Indian poetics
ⓘ
Sanskrit prosody ⓘ |
| hasCommonForm | 4x8-syllable shloka form ⓘ |
| hasFootName | pāda ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
devotional verse
ⓘ
narrative verse ⓘ philosophical verse ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later Indian vernacular metres ⓘ |
| hasLanguageFamily | Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| hasLineCount | 4 ⓘ |
| hasNameInSanskrit |
Anuṣṭubh
ⓘ
linked to:
Anustubh
|
| hasOriginCulture | ancient India ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryUse |
didactic verse
ⓘ
epic poetry ⓘ |
| hasProsodicUnit | syllable ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn |
Hindu religious literature
ⓘ
Itihasa texts ⓘ Puranic literature ⓘ
linked to:
Puranas
|
| hasSyllableCountPerLine | 8 ⓘ |
| hasSyllableTypeConstraint | patterns of laghu and guru syllables ⓘ |
| hasTotalSyllableCountPerStanza | 32 ⓘ |
| hasTradition |
Vedic prosody
ⓘ
classical Sanskrit poetry ⓘ |
| hasTypicalStructure | four pādas of eight syllables each ⓘ |
| hasUsagePeriod |
Vedic period
ⓘ
classical Sanskrit period ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
classical shloka
ⓘ
shloka meter ⓘ |
| isMostCommonMeterIn | classical Sanskrit literature ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Vedic Anushtubh
ⓘ
linked to:
Vedic prosody
classical Anushtubh ⓘ |
| usedInLanguage | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| usedInScripture | Bhagavad Gita ⓘ |
| usedInTextType | shloka ⓘ |
| usedInWork |
Mahabharata
ⓘ
Ramayana ⓘ |
| writtenInScript |
Devanagari
ⓘ
linked to:
Devanagari script
|
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Subject: Anushtubh meter Description of subject: The Anushtubh meter is a classical Sanskrit poetic meter of four eight-syllable lines, most famously used throughout the verses of the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Anushtubh meter