Bāl Kāṇḍ
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Bāl Kāṇḍ is the opening book of the Ramcharitmanas that narrates the divine origins, childhood, and early life of Lord Rama.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bāl Kāṇḍ canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4782400 — 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: Bāl Kāṇḍ Context triple: [Ramcharitmanas, containsPart, Bāl Kāṇḍ]
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A.
Ananda Ramayana
The Ananda Ramayana is a later devotional retelling of the Hindu epic Ramayana, notable for its expanded stories, hymns, and emphasis on the divine glory of Rama and Sita.
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B.
Bhavarth Ramayan
Bhavarth Ramayan is a revered Marathi poetic commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, traditionally attributed to the 13th-century saint-poet Dnyaneshwar.
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C.
Bhishmaparvan
Bhishmaparvan is a book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that primarily narrates the early days of the Kurukshetra war and includes the Bhagavad Gita.
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D.
Krishna Charitra
Krishna Charitra is a Bengali prose work that presents a critical, historical, and devotional study of the life and character of the Hindu deity Krishna.
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E.
Harivamsa
Harivamsa is an important Sanskrit text traditionally considered an appendix to the Mahabharata, detailing the genealogy, birth, and early life of Krishna.
- 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: Bāl Kāṇḍ Target entity description: Bāl Kāṇḍ is the opening book of the Ramcharitmanas that narrates the divine origins, childhood, and early life of Lord Rama.
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A.
Ananda Ramayana
The Ananda Ramayana is a later devotional retelling of the Hindu epic Ramayana, notable for its expanded stories, hymns, and emphasis on the divine glory of Rama and Sita.
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B.
Bhavarth Ramayan
Bhavarth Ramayan is a revered Marathi poetic commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, traditionally attributed to the 13th-century saint-poet Dnyaneshwar.
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C.
Bhishmaparvan
Bhishmaparvan is a book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that primarily narrates the early days of the Kurukshetra war and includes the Bhagavad Gita.
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D.
Krishna Charitra
Krishna Charitra is a Bengali prose work that presents a critical, historical, and devotional study of the life and character of the Hindu deity Krishna.
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E.
Harivamsa
Harivamsa is an important Sanskrit text traditionally considered an appendix to the Mahabharata, detailing the genealogy, birth, and early life of Krishna.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book of a religious epic
ⓘ
section of Ramcharitmanas ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
Ramayana tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Ramayana
|
| author | Tulsidas ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
bhakti (devotion) to Rama
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dharma ⓘ divinity of Rama ⓘ |
| containsEpisode |
Putrakameshti yajna of Dasharatha
ⓘ
linked to:
Putrakameshti sacrifice of Dasharatha
Rama’s journey with Vishvamitra ⓘ Sita’s swayamvara ⓘ birth of the four princes of Ayodhya ⓘ breaking of Shiva’s bow by Rama ⓘ confrontation with Parashurama ⓘ slaying of demons by Rama ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
recited in Hindu religious gatherings
ⓘ
used in devotional singing (katha and kirtan) ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Bharata
ⓘ
Dasharatha ⓘ Janaka ⓘ
linked to:
King Janaka
Kaushalya ⓘ Lakshmana ⓘ Parashurama ⓘ Rama ⓘ Shatrughna ⓘ Sita ⓘ Vishvamitra ⓘ |
| genre |
devotional literature
ⓘ
epic poetry ⓘ |
| language | Awadhi ⓘ |
| meter | various Hindi poetic meters ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
birth of Rama
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childhood of Rama ⓘ divine origins of Rama ⓘ early life of Rama ⓘ education of Rama ⓘ marriage of Rama and Sita ⓘ youthful exploits of Rama ⓘ |
| partOf | Ramcharitmanas ⓘ |
| placeAssociatedWithComposition |
North India
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linked to:
northern India
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| positionInWork | first book of Ramcharitmanas ⓘ |
| primarySubject | Rama ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Rama bhakti
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Rama-lila narratives ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | late 16th century ⓘ |
| workForm | poetic verse ⓘ |
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Subject: Bāl Kāṇḍ Description of subject: Bāl Kāṇḍ is the opening book of the Ramcharitmanas that narrates the divine origins, childhood, and early life of Lord Rama.
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