Shatapatha Brahmana
E471124
Shatapatha Brahmana is an extensive Vedic prose text associated with the Shukla Yajurveda, detailing ritual instructions, mythological narratives, and theological interpretations central to ancient Indian sacrificial practice.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shatapatha Brahmana canonical | 11 |
| Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa | 4 |
| Satapatha Brahmana | 2 |
| Kanva Shatapatha Brahmana | 1 |
| Madhyandina Shatapatha Brahmana | 1 |
| Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa (Kāṇva version) | 1 |
| Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa (Madhyandina recension) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4738497 — 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: Shatapatha Brahmana Context triple: [Brahmana, hasPart, Shatapatha Brahmana]
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A.
Aitareya Brahmana
Aitareya Brahmana is an ancient Vedic prose text of the Rigveda that provides ritual instructions, mythological narratives, and theological interpretations central to early Hindu sacrificial practice.
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B.
Taittiriya Brahmana
The Taittiriya Brahmana is an ancient Vedic prose text associated with the Taittiriya school of the Krishna Yajurveda, detailing sacrificial rituals, liturgy, and theological interpretations.
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C.
Āraṇyaka
Āraṇyakas are a class of ancient Hindu sacred texts that serve as a bridge between the ritual-focused Brāhmaṇas and the philosophical Upaniṣads, exploring the deeper, often symbolic meaning of Vedic rituals.
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D.
Aitareya Upanishad
The Aitareya Upanishad is an ancient Vedic philosophical text from the Rigveda that explores the origin of the universe, the nature of the self (Atman), and the realization of ultimate reality (Brahman).
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E.
Shrauta Sutras
The Shrauta Sutras are a corpus of ancient Vedic ritual manuals that systematically prescribe the performance of elaborate public sacrifices and ceremonies in the śrauta tradition.
- 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: Shatapatha Brahmana Target entity description: Shatapatha Brahmana is an extensive Vedic prose text associated with the Shukla Yajurveda, detailing ritual instructions, mythological narratives, and theological interpretations central to ancient Indian sacrificial practice.
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A.
Aitareya Brahmana
Aitareya Brahmana is an ancient Vedic prose text of the Rigveda that provides ritual instructions, mythological narratives, and theological interpretations central to early Hindu sacrificial practice.
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B.
Taittiriya Brahmana
The Taittiriya Brahmana is an ancient Vedic prose text associated with the Taittiriya school of the Krishna Yajurveda, detailing sacrificial rituals, liturgy, and theological interpretations.
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C.
Āraṇyaka
Āraṇyakas are a class of ancient Hindu sacred texts that serve as a bridge between the ritual-focused Brāhmaṇas and the philosophical Upaniṣads, exploring the deeper, often symbolic meaning of Vedic rituals.
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D.
Aitareya Upanishad
The Aitareya Upanishad is an ancient Vedic philosophical text from the Rigveda that explores the origin of the universe, the nature of the self (Atman), and the realization of ultimate reality (Brahman).
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E.
Shrauta Sutras
The Shrauta Sutras are a corpus of ancient Vedic ritual manuals that systematically prescribe the performance of elaborate public sacrifices and ceremonies in the śrauta tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brahmana text
ⓘ
Hindu scripture ⓘ Vedic text ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Shukla Yajurveda
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Yajurveda ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Yajnavalkya tradition ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | authoritative in Śukla Yajurveda schools ⓘ |
| contains |
mythological narratives
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ritual instructions ⓘ theological interpretations ⓘ |
| describes |
construction of altars
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ritual sequences ⓘ roles of priests ⓘ sacrificial formulas ⓘ |
| explains |
cosmological myths
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origin of the universe ⓘ social and ritual duties ⓘ symbolism of sacrifice ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Agnicayana ritual
ⓘ
linked to:
Agnicayana
Agnihotra ritual ⓘ Soma sacrifice ⓘ Vedic sacrifice ⓘ fire rituals ⓘ |
| genre | prose ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Kanva Shatapatha Brahmana
ⓘ
linked to:
Shatapatha Brahmana
Madhyandina Shatapatha Brahmana ⓘ
linked to:
Shatapatha Brahmana
|
| includes |
etiological myths
ⓘ
explanations of mantras ⓘ interpretations of rites ⓘ |
| influenced |
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
ⓘ
linked to:
Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad
|
| language | Vedic Sanskrit ⓘ |
| partOf |
Vedic corpus
ⓘ
linked to:
Vedas
Śruti literature ⓘ |
| preservedIn | oral tradition ⓘ |
| region | ancient India ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Atharvaveda
ⓘ
Rigveda ⓘ Samaveda ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
Vedic ritual practice
ⓘ
history of Vedic religion ⓘ |
| structure | kandas ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Indology
ⓘ
Vedic studies ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late Vedic period ⓘ |
| tradition | Śrauta ritual ⓘ |
| usedBy | Vedic priests ⓘ |
| usedIn | Śukla Yajurveda ritual schools ⓘ |
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Subject: Shatapatha Brahmana Description of subject: Shatapatha Brahmana is an extensive Vedic prose text associated with the Shukla Yajurveda, detailing ritual instructions, mythological narratives, and theological interpretations central to ancient Indian sacrificial practice.
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