Talavakara Brahmana
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The Talavakara Brahmana is a prose Vedic text of the Samaveda tradition that includes and contextualizes the Kena Upanishad within its ritual and theological discussions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Talavakara Brahmana canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6044493 — 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: Talavakara Brahmana Context triple: [Kena Upanishad, partOf, Talavakara Brahmana]
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A.
Satyakāma Jābāla
Satyakāma Jābāla is a revered Vedic sage known for his exemplary truthfulness and devotion to spiritual knowledge, prominently featured in the Upanishadic tradition.
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B.
Mathuranatha Tarkavagisa
Mathuranatha Tarkavagisa was a prominent Indian logician and philosopher of the Navya-Nyāya tradition, known for his influential commentaries and contributions to classical Indian epistemology and logic.
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C.
Vaishampayana
Vaishampayana is an ancient sage and disciple of Vyasa, best known in Hindu tradition for reciting and transmitting the Mahabharata.
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D.
Bharadwaja
Bharadwaja is an ancient Vedic sage (rishi) revered in Hindu tradition, known as a progenitor of the Bharadwaja gotra and as a prominent seer associated with several hymns of the Rigveda.
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E.
Jaimini
Jaimini was an ancient Indian sage and philosopher traditionally credited with founding the Purva Mimamsa school of Hindu philosophy and composing its principal sutras.
- 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: Talavakara Brahmana Target entity description: The Talavakara Brahmana is a prose Vedic text of the Samaveda tradition that includes and contextualizes the Kena Upanishad within its ritual and theological discussions.
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A.
Satyakāma Jābāla
Satyakāma Jābāla is a revered Vedic sage known for his exemplary truthfulness and devotion to spiritual knowledge, prominently featured in the Upanishadic tradition.
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B.
Mathuranatha Tarkavagisa
Mathuranatha Tarkavagisa was a prominent Indian logician and philosopher of the Navya-Nyāya tradition, known for his influential commentaries and contributions to classical Indian epistemology and logic.
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C.
Vaishampayana
Vaishampayana is an ancient sage and disciple of Vyasa, best known in Hindu tradition for reciting and transmitting the Mahabharata.
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D.
Bharadwaja
Bharadwaja is an ancient Vedic sage (rishi) revered in Hindu tradition, known as a progenitor of the Bharadwaja gotra and as a prominent seer associated with several hymns of the Rigveda.
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E.
Jaimini
Jaimini was an ancient Indian sage and philosopher traditionally credited with founding the Purva Mimamsa school of Hindu philosophy and composing its principal sutras.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brahmana
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Vedic text ⓘ prose text ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Samaveda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Samhita–Brahmana–Aranyaka–Upanishad corpus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vedic literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Hindu scriptures
ⓘ
Upanishadic Brahmanas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | Kena Upanishad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contextualizes | Kena Upanishad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discusses |
meaning of Vedic rituals
ⓘ
nature of Brahman (in the Kena section) ⓘ relationship between ritual and knowledge ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
chanting of Samans
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ritual ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Talavakara Brahmana of the Samaveda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
ritual exegesis
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theological discourse ⓘ |
| hasPart | Kena Upanishad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| partOf | Sama Veda tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Vedic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
South Asia
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surface form:
Indian subcontinent
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| relatedTo |
Kena Upanishad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sama Veda Brahmanas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (in most modern editions) ⓘ |
| textType | prose ⓘ |
| tradition | Sama Veda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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