Khila of the Mahabharata
E493256
Khila of the Mahabharata is a supplementary section of the Indian epic tradition, closely associated with and often considered an appendix to the Harivamsa and the Mahabharata.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khila of the Mahabharata canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5106517 — 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: Khila of the Mahabharata Context triple: [Harivamsa, hasAlternativeName, Khila of the Mahabharata]
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A.
Shikhandi
Shikhandi is a pivotal and complex warrior in the Mahabharata, known for being instrumental in the downfall of Bhishma during the Kurukshetra War due to their unique gender history and past-life connection.
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B.
Bhishmaka
Bhishmaka is a king in Hindu mythology, best known as the ruler of Vidarbha and the father of Rukmini, the principal wife of Lord Krishna.
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C.
Chitrangada
Chitrangada is a warrior princess from the Indian epic Mahabharata, known as one of Arjuna’s wives and the daughter of the king of Manipur.
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D.
Gandhari
Gandhari is a pivotal queen in the Indian epic Mahabharata, known as the blindfolded wife of Dhritarashtra and the morally complex mother of the Kauravas.
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E.
Mandavi
Mandavi is a princess from the Hindu epic Ramayana, known as one of King Janaka’s nieces and the devoted wife of Bharata, brother of Lord Rama.
- 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: Khila of the Mahabharata Target entity description: Khila of the Mahabharata is a supplementary section of the Indian epic tradition, closely associated with and often considered an appendix to the Harivamsa and the Mahabharata.
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A.
Shikhandi
Shikhandi is a pivotal and complex warrior in the Mahabharata, known for being instrumental in the downfall of Bhishma during the Kurukshetra War due to their unique gender history and past-life connection.
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B.
Bhishmaka
Bhishmaka is a king in Hindu mythology, best known as the ruler of Vidarbha and the father of Rukmini, the principal wife of Lord Krishna.
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C.
Chitrangada
Chitrangada is a warrior princess from the Indian epic Mahabharata, known as one of Arjuna’s wives and the daughter of the king of Manipur.
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D.
Gandhari
Gandhari is a pivotal queen in the Indian epic Mahabharata, known as the blindfolded wife of Dhritarashtra and the morally complex mother of the Kauravas.
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E.
Mandavi
Mandavi is a princess from the Hindu epic Ramayana, known as one of King Janaka’s nieces and the devoted wife of Bharata, brother of Lord Rama.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sanskrit literature
ⓘ
appendix ⓘ supplementary text ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Harivamsa
ⓘ
Mahabharata ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Indian literature
ⓘ
Hindu scriptures ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| describedAs |
appendix to the Harivamsa and the Mahabharata
ⓘ
supplementary section of the Mahabharata ⓘ |
| genre | Hindu religious literature ⓘ |
| hasWorkAsContext |
Harivamsa
ⓘ
Mahabharata ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| literaryCulture | Sanskrit epic-purāṇic corpus ⓘ |
| literaryForm | epic-related text ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indian epic tradition
ⓘ
Mahabharata tradition ⓘ
linked to:
Bharata narrative cycle
|
| relatedTo |
Krishna tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (in many modern editions) ⓘ |
| textualStatus | supplement to a major epic ⓘ |
| tradition |
Itihasa-Purana
ⓘ
linked to:
Hindu epics
|
| transmission | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Khila of the Mahabharata Description of subject: Khila of the Mahabharata is a supplementary section of the Indian epic tradition, closely associated with and often considered an appendix to the Harivamsa and the Mahabharata.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.