Yayati
E458208
Yayati is a legendary king from Hindu mythology, known as a progenitor of several royal lineages and for the tale in which he exchanges his old age with his son's youth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yayati canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4522811 — 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: Yayati Context triple: [Yadu dynasty, hasAncestor, Yayati]
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A.
Babruvahana
Babruvahana is a character in the Indian epic Mahabharata, known as the son of the Pandava prince Arjuna and the princess Chitrangada, and as a skilled warrior and later ruler of Manipura.
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B.
Shakuni
Shakuni is a key antagonist in the Indian epic Mahabharata, known as the cunning prince of Gandhara whose deceitful schemes and manipulation of dice play a central role in triggering the Kurukshetra war.
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C.
Durgeshnandini
Durgeshnandini is a pioneering 19th-century Bengali historical novel by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, often regarded as one of the earliest major works of modern Bengali literature.
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D.
Bholenath
Bholenath is a beloved epithet of the Hindu god Shiva, emphasizing his innocent, benevolent, and easily-pleased nature as a divine protector of devotees.
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E.
Drupada
Drupada is a king in the Indian epic Mahabharata, best known as the ruler of Panchala and the father of Draupadi and Dhrishtadyumna.
- 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: Yayati Target entity description: Yayati is a legendary king from Hindu mythology, known as a progenitor of several royal lineages and for the tale in which he exchanges his old age with his son's youth.
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A.
Babruvahana
Babruvahana is a character in the Indian epic Mahabharata, known as the son of the Pandava prince Arjuna and the princess Chitrangada, and as a skilled warrior and later ruler of Manipura.
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B.
Shakuni
Shakuni is a key antagonist in the Indian epic Mahabharata, known as the cunning prince of Gandhara whose deceitful schemes and manipulation of dice play a central role in triggering the Kurukshetra war.
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C.
Durgeshnandini
Durgeshnandini is a pioneering 19th-century Bengali historical novel by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, often regarded as one of the earliest major works of modern Bengali literature.
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D.
Bholenath
Bholenath is a beloved epithet of the Hindu god Shiva, emphasizing his innocent, benevolent, and easily-pleased nature as a divine protector of devotees.
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E.
Drupada
Drupada is a king in the Indian epic Mahabharata, best known as the ruler of Panchala and the father of Draupadi and Dhrishtadyumna.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu mythological figure
ⓘ
character in the Mahabharata ⓘ mythological king ⓘ |
| appearsInParva |
Adi Parva
ⓘ
Sabha Parva ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anava lineage
ⓘ
Asuras ⓘ
linked to:
Asura
Devas ⓘ Druhyu lineage ⓘ Paurava lineage ⓘ Turvasha lineage ⓘ Yadava lineage ⓘ
linked to:
Yadava
|
| child |
Anu
ⓘ
Druhyu ⓘ Puru ⓘ Turvasu ⓘ Yadu ⓘ |
| culture | Indian ⓘ |
| dynasty | Lunar dynasty ⓘ |
| eldestSon | Yadu ⓘ |
| father | Nahusha ⓘ |
| fatherInLaw |
Shukracharya
ⓘ
linked to:
Shukra (Shukracharya)
Vrishaparvan ⓘ |
| genreOfNarrative | Itihasa ⓘ |
| grandfather |
Ayus
ⓘ
Chandra ⓘ |
| house |
Chandravamsha
ⓘ
linked to:
Chandra-vamsha
|
| kingdom |
Pratisthana
ⓘ
linked to:
Pratishthana
|
| knownFor |
being cursed with premature old age by Shukracharya
ⓘ
temporarily transferring his old age to his son Puru ⓘ |
| languageOfTradition | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| laterAction | returns youth to Puru and accepts old age ⓘ |
| legacy |
ancestor of Kuru kings through Puru
ⓘ
ancestor of Yadavas through Yadu ⓘ |
| marries |
Devayani after reconciling with Shukracharya
ⓘ
linked to:
Yayati ani Devyani
|
| mentionedIn |
Mahabharata
ⓘ
Puranas ⓘ |
| moralTheme |
consequences of desire
ⓘ
duty and filial piety ⓘ impermanence of sensual pleasure ⓘ |
| mother | Ashokasundari ⓘ |
| nameInDevanagari | ययाति ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being progenitor of several royal lineages
ⓘ
story of exchanging old age for youth with his son ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Yayati (novel) by V. S. Khandekar ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| spouse |
Devayani
ⓘ
Sharmishtha ⓘ |
| takesAsWife | Sharmishtha in secret ⓘ |
| title | King of Pratisthana ⓘ |
| youngestSon | Puru ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yayati Description of subject: Yayati is a legendary king from Hindu mythology, known as a progenitor of several royal lineages and for the tale in which he exchanges his old age with his son's youth.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.