Vijaya bow
E473038
Vijaya bow is the legendary celestial bow in the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned for its invincibility and association with the great warrior Karna.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vijaya bow canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4823579 — 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: Vijaya bow Context triple: [Karna, weapon, Vijaya bow]
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A.
Gandiva bow
The Gandiva bow is the legendary celestial weapon of the hero Arjuna in the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned for its immense power and divine origin.
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B.
Sudarshana Chakra
Sudarshana Chakra is a legendary spinning disc-like divine weapon in Hindu mythology, most famously associated with the god Vishnu and used to destroy evil.
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C.
Trishul
Trishul is a prominent three-peaked Himalayan mountain massif in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, India, popular among mountaineers and known for its distinctive trident-like shape.
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D.
Talwara
Talwara is a small town in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, known primarily for its proximity to the Pong Dam on the Beas River.
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E.
Vajranabha
Vajranabha is a figure in Hindu tradition regarded as a descendant of Krishna and an early builder or restorer of important Krishna temples such as the Dwarkadhish Temple.
- 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: Vijaya bow Target entity description: Vijaya bow is the legendary celestial bow in the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned for its invincibility and association with the great warrior Karna.
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A.
Gandiva bow
The Gandiva bow is the legendary celestial weapon of the hero Arjuna in the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned for its immense power and divine origin.
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B.
Sudarshana Chakra
Sudarshana Chakra is a legendary spinning disc-like divine weapon in Hindu mythology, most famously associated with the god Vishnu and used to destroy evil.
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C.
Trishul
Trishul is a prominent three-peaked Himalayan mountain massif in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, India, popular among mountaineers and known for its distinctive trident-like shape.
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D.
Talwara
Talwara is a small town in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, known primarily for its proximity to the Pong Dam on the Beas River.
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E.
Vajranabha
Vajranabha is a figure in Hindu tradition regarded as a descendant of Krishna and an early builder or restorer of important Krishna temples such as the Dwarkadhish Temple.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
celestial bow
ⓘ
legendary weapon ⓘ mythological object ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Karna narratives in the Mahabharata ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Karna ⓘ |
| battleHighlight | duel between Karna and Arjuna ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | Itihasa ⓘ |
| category |
Mythological bows
ⓘ
Weapons in Hindu mythology ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Gandiva
ⓘ
linked to:
Gandiva bow
|
| creator |
Vishvakarma
ⓘ
linked to:
divine architect Vishvakarma
|
| culturalContext | Indian epic tradition ⓘ |
| describedIn | Mahabharata ⓘ |
| domain | mythology ⓘ |
| famousIn |
Hindu epic tradition
ⓘ
Indian culture ⓘ |
| genre | epic literature ⓘ |
| givenBy | Parashurama ⓘ |
| givenTo | Karna ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
celestially forged
ⓘ
divinely gifted ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | victory ⓘ |
| mythologicalStatus |
irreplaceable weapon
ⓘ
unique bow ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | key element of Karna’s martial identity ⓘ |
| notableBearer |
Karna
ⓘ
Parashurama ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Gandiva
ⓘ
linked to:
Gandiva bow
|
| origin | Hindu mythology ⓘ |
| primaryOpponentBearer | Arjuna ⓘ |
| property |
associated with divine energy
ⓘ
could not be broken in battle ⓘ enhanced the prowess of its wielder ⓘ produced a thunderous sound when drawn ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Ramayana (as parallel epic tradition with divine weapons)
ⓘ
linked to:
Ramayana
|
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| renownedFor |
celestial power
ⓘ
invincibility ⓘ |
| symbolism |
divinely sanctioned power
ⓘ
martial excellence ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfText | ancient India ⓘ |
| usedAgainst | Pandavas ⓘ |
| usedBySide | Kauravas ⓘ |
| usedIn | Kurukshetra War ⓘ |
| weaponType | bow ⓘ |
| wieldedBy |
Karna
ⓘ
Parashurama ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Vijaya bow Description of subject: Vijaya bow is the legendary celestial bow in the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned for its invincibility and association with the great warrior Karna.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.