Parikshit
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Parikshit is a king from the Mahabharata epic, known as the grandson of Arjuna and successor to the throne of Hastinapura.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Parikshit canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5242168 — 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: Parikshit Context triple: [Subhadra, grandmotherOf, Parikshit]
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A.
Yudhajit
Yudhajit is a lesser-known prince in the Ramayana, recognized as the brother of Queen Kaikeyi and thus an uncle of Bharata.
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B.
Shatrughna
Shatrughna is a prince of Ayodhya in the Hindu epic Ramayana, known as the devoted younger brother of Rama and the twin of Lakshmana.
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C.
Indrajit
Indrajit is a powerful warrior prince in the Hindu epic Ramayana, famed for his mastery of celestial weapons and for being the formidable son of the demon king Ravana.
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D.
Satyaki
Satyaki is a heroic warrior and ally of the Pandavas in the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned for his valor, loyalty, and skill in archery.
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E.
Aniruddha
Aniruddha is a prominent figure in Hindu mythology, known as the grandson of Krishna and a heroic member of the Yadava dynasty.
- 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: Parikshit Target entity description: Parikshit is a king from the Mahabharata epic, known as the grandson of Arjuna and successor to the throne of Hastinapura.
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A.
Yudhajit
Yudhajit is a lesser-known prince in the Ramayana, recognized as the brother of Queen Kaikeyi and thus an uncle of Bharata.
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B.
Shatrughna
Shatrughna is a prince of Ayodhya in the Hindu epic Ramayana, known as the devoted younger brother of Rama and the twin of Lakshmana.
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C.
Indrajit
Indrajit is a powerful warrior prince in the Hindu epic Ramayana, famed for his mastery of celestial weapons and for being the formidable son of the demon king Ravana.
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D.
Satyaki
Satyaki is a heroic warrior and ally of the Pandavas in the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned for his valor, loyalty, and skill in archery.
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E.
Aniruddha
Aniruddha is a prominent figure in Hindu mythology, known as the grandson of Krishna and a heroic member of the Yadava dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kuru king
ⓘ
Mahabharata character ⓘ mythological king ⓘ |
| ancestorOf | Kuru kings after the Mahabharata war ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Puranic genealogies of the Kurus ⓘ |
| associatedText | Shanti Parva traditions ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Naimisharanya (through Janamejaya’s sacrifice)
ⓘ
linked to:
Sarpa Satra of King Janamejaya
|
| birthPlace |
Hastinapura (traditional attribution)
ⓘ
linked to:
Hastinapura
|
| culturalSignificance | link between Mahabharata war generation and later Kuru rulers ⓘ |
| cursedBy | Shringi ⓘ |
| cursedToDieIn | seven days ⓘ |
| deathCause | snake bite ⓘ |
| devoteeOf | Vishnu ⓘ |
| era | Dvapara Yuga ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Kuru ⓘ |
| fatherOf | Janamejaya ⓘ |
| grandsonOf |
Arjuna
ⓘ
Subhadra ⓘ |
| heardText | Bhagavata Purana ⓘ |
| killedBy | Takshaka ⓘ |
| kingdom |
Kuru kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Kuru Kingdom
|
| knownFor |
being a righteous king
ⓘ
offending sage Shamik by placing a dead snake on him ⓘ questioning Shukadeva about dharma and liberation ⓘ |
| languageOfSources | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| listenedTo |
Shukadeva
ⓘ
linked to:
Suka (Shukadeva)
|
| memberOf | Kuru dynasty ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Bhagavata Purana
ⓘ
Mahabharata ⓘ |
| moralTheme |
consequences of disrespecting sages
ⓘ
detachment in the face of imminent death ⓘ |
| performed |
Ashvamedha sacrifice
ⓘ
linked to:
Ashvamedha
|
| protectedBy | Vishnu in the womb ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Kauravas
ⓘ
Pandavas ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| roleIn | succession after Kurukshetra war ⓘ |
| ruled | Hastinapura ⓘ |
| savedBy | Krishna ⓘ |
| sonOf |
Abhimanyu
ⓘ
Uttara ⓘ
linked to:
Uttaraa
|
| spouseOf |
Madravati
ⓘ
linked to:
Madiravati
|
| succeededBy | Janamejaya ⓘ |
| successorOf | Yudhishthira ⓘ |
| survived | Ashwatthama’s brahmastra attack in the womb ⓘ |
| title | King of Hastinapura ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: Parikshit Description of subject: Parikshit is a king from the Mahabharata epic, known as the grandson of Arjuna and successor to the throne of Hastinapura.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.