Vana Parva
E449958
Vana Parva is a major book of the Indian epic Mahabharata, known for its accounts of the Pandavas’ exile and several embedded tales, including the story of Nala and Damayanti.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vana Parva canonical | 8 |
| Vana Parva of the Mahabharata | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4519969 — 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: Vana Parva Context triple: [Nala and Damayanti, narratedIn, Vana Parva]
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A.
Mausala Parva
Mausala Parva is a book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the tragic destruction of the Yadava clan and the events leading to the death of Krishna.
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Virata Parva
Virata Parva is a book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the Pandavas’ year of incognito exile in the kingdom of Virata.
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C.
Adi Parva
Adi Parva is the opening book of the Indian epic Mahabharata, introducing its main characters, genealogies, and the origins of the central conflict.
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D.
Svargarohana Parva
Svargarohana Parva is the concluding book of the Indian epic Mahabharata, narrating the final journey of the Pandavas and Yudhishthira’s ascent to heaven.
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E.
Parthayana (Arjuna’s journey)
Parthayana (Arjuna’s journey) is a narrative cycle from the Mahabharata tradition that follows the hero Arjuna’s travels, trials, and spiritual quests, often depicted in Javanese art and temple reliefs.
- 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: Vana Parva Target entity description: Vana Parva is a major book of the Indian epic Mahabharata, known for its accounts of the Pandavas’ exile and several embedded tales, including the story of Nala and Damayanti.
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A.
Mausala Parva
Mausala Parva is a book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the tragic destruction of the Yadava clan and the events leading to the death of Krishna.
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B.
Virata Parva
Virata Parva is a book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the Pandavas’ year of incognito exile in the kingdom of Virata.
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C.
Adi Parva
Adi Parva is the opening book of the Indian epic Mahabharata, introducing its main characters, genealogies, and the origins of the central conflict.
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D.
Svargarohana Parva
Svargarohana Parva is the concluding book of the Indian epic Mahabharata, narrating the final journey of the Pandavas and Yudhishthira’s ascent to heaven.
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E.
Parthayana (Arjuna’s journey)
Parthayana (Arjuna’s journey) is a narrative cycle from the Mahabharata tradition that follows the hero Arjuna’s travels, trials, and spiritual quests, often depicted in Javanese art and temple reliefs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book of the Mahabharata
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parva ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Damayanti
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Draupadi ⓘ Markandeya ⓘ Nala ⓘ Pandavas ⓘ Satyavan ⓘ Savitri ⓘ Vyasa ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | integral part of the Mahabharata corpus ⓘ |
| containsDialogueWith |
Arjuna
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Bhima ⓘ Draupadi ⓘ Krishna ⓘ Nakula ⓘ Sahadeva ⓘ Yudhishthira ⓘ sage Lomasha ⓘ sage Markandeya ⓘ
linked to:
Rishi Markandeya
sage Vyasa ⓘ
linked to:
Vyasa
|
| containsStory |
exile of the Pandavas to the forest
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story of Nala and Damayanti ⓘ story of Savitri and Satyavan ⓘ tale of Arjuna’s pilgrimage and penance ⓘ tale of Markandeya ⓘ tale of Rama (as narrated by Markandeya) ⓘ tale of the mongoose and the sacrifice (in some recensions) ⓘ tale of the swan and the hunter ⓘ tales of various sages and rishis ⓘ |
| containsTheme |
devotion and faith
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dharma ⓘ fate and free will ⓘ ideal kingship ⓘ karma ⓘ renunciation ⓘ role of asceticism ⓘ suffering and endurance ⓘ |
| followedBy | Virata Parva ⓘ |
| follows | Sabha Parva ⓘ |
| genre | epic literature ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Aranya Parva
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Aranyaka Parva ⓘ
linked to:
Āraṇyaka
|
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| partOf | Mahabharata ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | third parva of the Mahabharata ⓘ |
| primaryFocus | exile of the Pandavas ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (in many modern editions) ⓘ |
| setting | forest ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Book of the Forest ⓘ |
| tradition | Itihasa ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Vana Parva Description of subject: Vana Parva is a major book of the Indian epic Mahabharata, known for its accounts of the Pandavas’ exile and several embedded tales, including the story of Nala and Damayanti.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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sage Brihadashva
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