Kabandha
E479866
Kabandha is a fearsome, deformed rakshasa (demon) from the Indian epic Ramayana, known for his monstrous trunk-like body and encounter with Rama and Lakshmana in the forest.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4906584 — 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: Kabandha Context triple: [Aranya Kanda, character, Kabandha]
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A.
Bonda
Bonda is an archaeological site associated with the pre-Columbian Tairona culture in northern Colombia.
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B.
Kathiawari
Kathiawari is a regional dialect of Gujarati spoken primarily in the Saurashtra (Kathiawar) peninsula of western India, known for its distinct phonetic and lexical features.
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C.
Mahjoor
Mahjoor was a renowned Kashmiri poet celebrated for revitalizing modern Kashmiri literature and expressing the social and cultural aspirations of the Kashmiri people.
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D.
Kadamtala
Kadamtala is a small settlement located on Middle Andaman Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India.
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E.
Bijwasan
Bijwasan is a suburban residential and semi-rural locality in the South West district of Delhi, India, known for its proximity to the Delhi–Gurugram border and the Indira Gandhi International Airport.
- 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: Kabandha Target entity description: Kabandha is a fearsome, deformed rakshasa (demon) from the Indian epic Ramayana, known for his monstrous trunk-like body and encounter with Rama and Lakshmana in the forest.
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A.
Bonda
Bonda is an archaeological site associated with the pre-Columbian Tairona culture in northern Colombia.
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B.
Kathiawari
Kathiawari is a regional dialect of Gujarati spoken primarily in the Saurashtra (Kathiawar) peninsula of western India, known for its distinct phonetic and lexical features.
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C.
Mahjoor
Mahjoor was a renowned Kashmiri poet celebrated for revitalizing modern Kashmiri literature and expressing the social and cultural aspirations of the Kashmiri people.
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D.
Kadamtala
Kadamtala is a small settlement located on Middle Andaman Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India.
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E.
Bijwasan
Bijwasan is a suburban residential and semi-rural locality in the South West district of Delhi, India, known for its proximity to the Delhi–Gurugram border and the Indira Gandhi International Airport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ramayana character
ⓘ
demon ⓘ mythological character ⓘ rakshasa ⓘ |
| advisesSearchFor | Sita ⓘ |
| alignment | initially malevolent ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Ramayana ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dandakaranya
ⓘ
linked to:
Dandakaranya forest
|
| associatedWithCharacter |
Sita
ⓘ
Sugriva ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | decapitation ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | ancient India ⓘ |
| describedAs |
deformed
ⓘ
fearsome ⓘ |
| directsRamaTo | Sugriva ⓘ |
| encounterLocation | Dandaka forest ⓘ |
| encounters |
Lakshmana
ⓘ
Rama ⓘ |
| fateAfterLiberation | ascends to higher realms ⓘ |
| formerStatus | celestial being ⓘ |
| givesAdviceTo |
Lakshmana
ⓘ
Rama ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
Kabandhaḥ
ⓘ
linked to:
Kabandha
|
| hasBodyFeature |
headless torso
ⓘ
long arms ⓘ monstrous appearance ⓘ mouth on his belly ⓘ |
| hasBodyShape | trunk-like ⓘ |
| killedBy |
Lakshmana
ⓘ
Rama ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySource | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| laterAlignment | benefactor of Rama ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | Hindu epic ⓘ |
| moralTheme |
appearance versus inner nature
ⓘ
liberation through Rama’s grace ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | obstacle that becomes a guide ⓘ |
| notableAction | attacks Rama and Lakshmana in the forest ⓘ |
| postDeathEvent |
liberation from curse
ⓘ
regains original celestial form ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Aranya Kanda of the Ramayana
ⓘ
linked to:
Aranya Kanda
|
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| roleInPlot | helps connect Rama with the vanara ally Sugriva ⓘ |
| species | rakshasa ⓘ |
| symbolism | embodiment of distorted desire and greed ⓘ |
| textualTradition |
Valmiki Ramayana
ⓘ
linked to:
Ramayana
later Ramayana retellings ⓘ |
| transformationCause | curse ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kabandha Description of subject: Kabandha is a fearsome, deformed rakshasa (demon) from the Indian epic Ramayana, known for his monstrous trunk-like body and encounter with Rama and Lakshmana in the forest.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kabandha