Rajasuya sacrifice of Yudhishthira

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Vedic royal consecration ritual event in the Mahabharata

The Rajasuya sacrifice of Yudhishthira is the grand royal consecration ritual in the Mahabharata through which Yudhishthira asserts his imperial sovereignty over other kings, setting the stage for the epic’s ensuing rivalries and conflict.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Rajasuya sacrifice of Yudhishthira canonical	3
Rajasuya sacrifice at Indraprastha	1
Rājasūya sacrifice of Yudhiṣṭhira	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4533341 — 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: Rajasuya sacrifice of Yudhishthira
Context triple: [Sabha Parva, centralEvent, Rajasuya sacrifice of Yudhishthira]

A. Ashvamedha
Ashvamedha is an ancient Vedic horse sacrifice ritual performed by kings to assert imperial sovereignty and divine approval of their rule.
B. Ashvamedhika Parva
Ashvamedhika Parva is a major book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates Yudhishthira’s post-war horse sacrifice (Ashvamedha) and the associated philosophical and moral teachings.
C. Rājadharma Parva
Rājadharma Parva is a section of the Mahabharata that expounds the duties, ethics, and ideal conduct of a king and the principles of righteous governance.
D. Dushasana
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.
E. Kalyanotsavam of Rama and Sita
The Kalyanotsavam of Rama and Sita is a Hindu ritual festival reenacting the divine wedding of Lord Rama and Goddess Sita, celebrated with great devotion and ceremony.
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: Rajasuya sacrifice of Yudhishthira
Target entity description: The Rajasuya sacrifice of Yudhishthira is the grand royal consecration ritual in the Mahabharata through which Yudhishthira asserts his imperial sovereignty over other kings, setting the stage for the epic’s ensuing rivalries and conflict.

A. Ashvamedha
Ashvamedha is an ancient Vedic horse sacrifice ritual performed by kings to assert imperial sovereignty and divine approval of their rule.
B. Ashvamedhika Parva
Ashvamedhika Parva is a major book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates Yudhishthira’s post-war horse sacrifice (Ashvamedha) and the associated philosophical and moral teachings.
C. Rājadharma Parva
Rājadharma Parva is a section of the Mahabharata that expounds the duties, ethics, and ideal conduct of a king and the principles of righteous governance.
D. Dushasana
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.
E. Kalyanotsavam of Rama and Sita
The Kalyanotsavam of Rama and Sita is a Hindu ritual festival reenacting the divine wedding of Lord Rama and Goddess Sita, celebrated with great devotion and ceremony.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Vedic royal consecration ritual ⓘ event in the Mahabharata ⓘ
advisedBy	Bhishma ⓘ Drona ⓘ Krishna ⓘ Vidura ⓘ
associatedWithDeity	Krishna ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty	Kuru dynasty ⓘ
basedOnRitualType	Rajasuya yajna ⓘ
causesConflictWith	Shishupala ⓘ
describedIn	Mahabharata ⓘ Sabha Parva ⓘ
featuresRitual	arghya offering to the foremost guest ⓘ
foremostGuestChosenAs	Krishna ⓘ
genreContext	Itihasa ⓘ
hostedBy	Pandavas ⓘ Yudhishthira ⓘ
includesEvent	insult and rage of Shishupala ⓘ slaying of Shishupala by Krishna ⓘ
involves	collection of tribute from other kings ⓘ honouring of distinguished guests ⓘ performance of elaborate Vedic rites ⓘ royal consecration ceremony ⓘ
languageOfSource	Sanskrit ⓘ
narrativeRole	intensifies rivalry between Kauravas and Pandavas ⓘ sets the stage for the Kurukshetra War ⓘ
organizedBy	Krishna ⓘ
performedBy	Yudhishthira ⓘ
performedFor	assertion of imperial sovereignty ⓘ royal consecration of Yudhishthira as emperor ⓘ
precedesEvent	Duryodhana’s humiliation in the Maya Sabha ⓘ Duryodhana’s jealousy of the Pandavas ⓘ dice game at Hastinapura ⓘ
precondition	conquest of directions by the Pandavas ⓘ subjugation of surrounding kings ⓘ
symbolizes	Yudhishthira’s status as Chakravartin ⓘ political supremacy of the Pandavas ⓘ
takesPlaceIn	Indraprastha ⓘ
timeInEpic	after building of Indraprastha ⓘ before the dice game ⓘ
tradition	Hinduism ⓘ
witnessedBy	Bhishma ⓘ Drona ⓘ Duryodhana ⓘ Karna ⓘ Shakuni ⓘ many kings of Bharata ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sabha Parva → centralEvent → Rajasuya sacrifice of Yudhishthira ⓘ

Yudhishthira → notableEvent → Rajasuya sacrifice at Indraprastha ⓘ

linked to: Rajasuya sacrifice of Yudhishthira

Yuyudhana → participatedIn → Rajasuya sacrifice of Yudhishthira ⓘ

King of Indraprastha → relatedEvent → Rajasuya sacrifice of Yudhishthira ⓘ

Jarāsandha → associatedRitual → Rājasūya sacrifice of Yudhiṣṭhira ⓘ