Dashagriva
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Dashagriva is an epithet of the demon-king Ravana from the Hindu epic Ramayana, highlighting his legendary form with ten heads.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dashagriva canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5010261 — 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: Dashagriva Context triple: [Ravana, epithet, Dashagriva]
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A.
Singhwara
Singhwara is a town located in the Darbhanga district of the Indian state of Bihar.
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B.
Garudadri
Garudadri is one of the sacred hills of the Tirumala range, traditionally associated with the divine mount Garuda in Hindu mythology.
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C.
Durvasa
Durvasa is a hot-tempered sage from Hindu mythology, renowned for his quick anger and powerful curses that significantly influence many legendary tales.
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D.
Kishkindha
Kishkindha is the mythical monkey kingdom ruled by Sugriva in the Indian epic Ramayana, where Rama forms an alliance with the vanara army to search for Sita.
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E.
Upaplavya
Upaplavya is an ancient city mentioned in the Indian epic Mahabharata as the temporary capital of the Pandavas during the events leading up to the Kurukshetra War.
- 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: Dashagriva Target entity description: Dashagriva is an epithet of the demon-king Ravana from the Hindu epic Ramayana, highlighting his legendary form with ten heads.
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A.
Singhwara
Singhwara is a town located in the Darbhanga district of the Indian state of Bihar.
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B.
Garudadri
Garudadri is one of the sacred hills of the Tirumala range, traditionally associated with the divine mount Garuda in Hindu mythology.
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C.
Durvasa
Durvasa is a hot-tempered sage from Hindu mythology, renowned for his quick anger and powerful curses that significantly influence many legendary tales.
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D.
Kishkindha
Kishkindha is the mythical monkey kingdom ruled by Sugriva in the Indian epic Ramayana, where Rama forms an alliance with the vanara army to search for Sita.
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E.
Upaplavya
Upaplavya is an ancient city mentioned in the Indian epic Mahabharata as the temporary capital of the Pandavas during the events leading up to the Kurukshetra War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epithet
ⓘ
mythological epithet ⓘ |
| appearsInTradition |
Valmiki Ramayana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
later Ramayana retellings ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacterType | rakshasa ⓘ |
| associatedWithFigure |
Hanuman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lakshmana NERFINISHED ⓘ Rama NERFINISHED ⓘ Sita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation | Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRole | antagonist in the Ramayana ⓘ |
| associatedWithText | Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Indian epic literature ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describesPhysicalTrait | having ten heads ⓘ |
| epithetOf | Ravana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologyComponent |
dasha (ten)
ⓘ
griva (neck) ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalStatus | legendary being ⓘ |
| hasScript | दशग्रीव ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| meaning |
one with ten necks
ⓘ
ten-necked ⓘ |
| mythologicalEra | Treta Yuga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | name emphasizing Ravana's monstrous form ⓘ |
| partOfMythos | Ramayana mythological corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo | Ravana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
multiple heads
ⓘ
supernatural power ⓘ |
| relatedName |
Dashamukha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dashanana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
ego and pride
ⓘ
immense power ⓘ |
| usedFor | demon-king of Lanka ⓘ |
| usedInGenre | Hindu epic poetry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dashagriva Description of subject: Dashagriva is an epithet of the demon-king Ravana from the Hindu epic Ramayana, highlighting his legendary form with ten heads.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.