Rigveda 10.10 (Yama–Yami dialogue hymn)
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Rigveda 10.10 (Yama–Yami dialogue hymn) is a Vedic dialogue hymn in which the twin siblings Yama and Yami debate themes of desire, morality, and incest, making it one of the earliest and most discussed examples of dramatic and ethical discourse in ancient Indian literature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rigveda 10.10 (Yama–Yami dialogue hymn) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9119308 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rigveda 10.10 (Yama–Yami dialogue hymn) Context triple: [Yami, textualSource, Rigveda 10.10 (Yama–Yami dialogue hymn)]
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A.
Rigveda 3.62.10
Rigveda 3.62.10 is the Vedic hymn best known for containing the revered Gayatri Mantra dedicated to the solar deity Savitr.
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B.
Rigveda Mandala 3
Rigveda Mandala 3 is one of the ten books of the Rigveda, notable for its early Vedic hymns that include the famous Gayatri Mantra.
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C.
Hymns from the Rig Veda
Hymns from the Rig Veda is a choral-orchestral work by Gustav Holst that sets English translations of ancient Sanskrit Vedic hymns to music.
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D.
Maitri Upanishad
The Maitri Upanishad is a late Vedic Sanskrit text and one of the principal Upanishads, notable for its philosophical discussions on the nature of the self, the mind, and liberation.
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E.
Kena Upanishad
The Kena Upanishad is an ancient Sanskrit philosophical text of the Vedic tradition that explores the nature of ultimate reality and consciousness through a series of probing questions about the source of perception and thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rigveda 10.10 (Yama–Yami dialogue hymn) Target entity description: Rigveda 10.10 (Yama–Yami dialogue hymn) is a Vedic dialogue hymn in which the twin siblings Yama and Yami debate themes of desire, morality, and incest, making it one of the earliest and most discussed examples of dramatic and ethical discourse in ancient Indian literature.
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A.
Rigveda 3.62.10
Rigveda 3.62.10 is the Vedic hymn best known for containing the revered Gayatri Mantra dedicated to the solar deity Savitr.
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B.
Rigveda Mandala 3
Rigveda Mandala 3 is one of the ten books of the Rigveda, notable for its early Vedic hymns that include the famous Gayatri Mantra.
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C.
Hymns from the Rig Veda
Hymns from the Rig Veda is a choral-orchestral work by Gustav Holst that sets English translations of ancient Sanskrit Vedic hymns to music.
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D.
Maitri Upanishad
The Maitri Upanishad is a late Vedic Sanskrit text and one of the principal Upanishads, notable for its philosophical discussions on the nature of the self, the mind, and liberation.
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E.
Kena Upanishad
The Kena Upanishad is an ancient Sanskrit philosophical text of the Vedic tradition that explores the nature of ultimate reality and consciousness through a series of probing questions about the source of perception and thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Rigvedic hymn
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Vedic dialogue hymn ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Indo-Aryan culture
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linked to:
Indo-Aryan cultural sphere
early Vedic religion ⓘ |
| depicts | debate between Yama and Yami ⓘ |
| discusses |
cosmic law
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incest prohibition ⓘ social norms ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Yama
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Yami ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRole |
Yama as moral refuser
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Yami as desiring sister ⓘ |
| hasForm | dialogue ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
dramatic hymn
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ethical discourse ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Vedic Sanskrit ⓘ |
| hasMeter | Vedic metrical verses ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
early textual witness to Vedic ethical reflection
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frequently discussed in Indological scholarship ⓘ important source for study of Vedic views on sexuality ⓘ one of the earliest dramatic dialogues in Indian literature ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cosmic order
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desire ⓘ dharma ⓘ incest taboo ⓘ morality ⓘ sexual ethics ⓘ sibling relationship ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Samhita portion of the Rigveda
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linked to:
Samhitas
|
| originalScript | oral tradition (later written in Brahmi and other Indic scripts) ⓘ |
| partOf |
Rigveda
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Rigveda Mandala 10 ⓘ |
| portrays |
Yama rejecting incestuous union
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Yami expressing sexual desire for Yama ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Rigveda 10.135
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linked to:
Rigveda Mandala 10
Rigveda 10.14 ⓘ
linked to:
Rigveda Mandala 10
|
| religiousTradition |
Hinduism
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Vedic religion ⓘ
linked to:
Vedic Hinduism
|
| scripturalStatus | shruti ⓘ |
| setIn | mythic primordial time ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Indology
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Vedic philology ⓘ
linked to:
Philology
comparative religion ⓘ history of ethics ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2nd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceFor |
reconstruction of early Indo-Aryan social norms
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study of Yama as god of death ⓘ |
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Subject: Rigveda 10.10 (Yama–Yami dialogue hymn) Description of subject: Rigveda 10.10 (Yama–Yami dialogue hymn) is a Vedic dialogue hymn in which the twin siblings Yama and Yami debate themes of desire, morality, and incest, making it one of the earliest and most discussed examples of dramatic and ethical discourse in ancient Indian literature.
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