Nachiketa
E540711
Nachiketa is a young seeker in Hindu philosophy renowned for his fearless inquiry into the nature of death and the soul in the Katha Upanishad.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nachiketa canonical | 1 |
| Nachiketa and Yama | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5685446 — 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: Nachiketa Context triple: [Katha Upanishad, primaryCharacter, Nachiketa]
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A.
Tattvacintāmaṇi
Tattvacintāmaṇi is a foundational work of Indian logic and epistemology that systematizes the Navya-Nyāya school’s analysis of knowledge and inference.
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B.
Agnanta
Agnanta is a traditional mountain village in the Tzoumerka region of Epirus in northwestern Greece, known for its natural beauty and stone-built architecture.
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C.
Priyadarshana
Priyadarshana is traditionally regarded as one of the children of Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara in Jainism.
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D.
Narada
Narada is a revered sage and divine messenger in Hindu mythology, known for his wisdom, musical devotion, and role as a cosmic wanderer who connects gods and humans.
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E.
Yuyudhana
Yuyudhana, better known as Satyaki, is a prominent Yadava warrior and ally of the Pandavas in the Indian epic Mahabharata.
- 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: Nachiketa Target entity description: Nachiketa is a young seeker in Hindu philosophy renowned for his fearless inquiry into the nature of death and the soul in the Katha Upanishad.
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A.
Tattvacintāmaṇi
Tattvacintāmaṇi is a foundational work of Indian logic and epistemology that systematizes the Navya-Nyāya school’s analysis of knowledge and inference.
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B.
Agnanta
Agnanta is a traditional mountain village in the Tzoumerka region of Epirus in northwestern Greece, known for its natural beauty and stone-built architecture.
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C.
Priyadarshana
Priyadarshana is traditionally regarded as one of the children of Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara in Jainism.
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D.
Narada
Narada is a revered sage and divine messenger in Hindu mythology, known for his wisdom, musical devotion, and role as a cosmic wanderer who connects gods and humans.
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E.
Yuyudhana
Yuyudhana, better known as Satyaki, is a prominent Yadava warrior and ally of the Pandavas in the Indian epic Mahabharata.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu philosophical figure
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Upanishadic character ⓘ mythological child ⓘ |
| ageDescriptor |
child seeker
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young boy ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Katha Upanishad ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
Atman
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linked to:
Ātman
Brahman ⓘ death (mrityu) ⓘ detachment ⓘ discrimination between good and pleasant (shreya and preya) ⓘ moksha ⓘ renunciation ⓘ self-knowledge ⓘ |
| centralText | Katha Upanishad ⓘ |
| dialogueWith | Yama ⓘ |
| influences |
Hindu views on death and immortality
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linked to:
Hindu cosmology
later Vedantic interpretations of the Self ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dialogue with Yama
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embodying spiritual courage ⓘ fearless inquiry into the nature of death ⓘ insistence on ultimate truth ⓘ seeking knowledge of the soul (Atman) ⓘ |
| moralQuality |
dispassion
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fearlessness ⓘ perseverance ⓘ truthfulness ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | to elicit Yama’s teaching on the Self ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Vedanta ⓘ |
| rejects |
heavenly pleasures
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long life as a mere boon ⓘ material boons ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| roleInText |
questioner
ⓘ
spiritual seeker ⓘ student ⓘ |
| scripturalCategory | Upanishads ⓘ |
| scripturalTradition | Shruti ⓘ |
| seeksFromYama |
knowledge of the immortal Self
ⓘ
knowledge of what happens after death ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Hindu philosophy
ⓘ
Indian spiritual literature ⓘ comparative religion ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
ideal spiritual aspirant
ⓘ
priority of spiritual over material goals ⓘ quest for ultimate reality ⓘ |
| teacherInText | Yama ⓘ |
| textLanguage | Sanskrit ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nachiketa Description of subject: Nachiketa is a young seeker in Hindu philosophy renowned for his fearless inquiry into the nature of death and the soul in the Katha Upanishad.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Nachiketa