Triple
T20160511
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Shulbasutras |
E491689
|
entity |
| Predicate | relatedTo |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Śulba (measuring cord)
Śulba is the sacred measuring cord used in ancient Vedic ritual geometry to lay out altars and fire-sacrifices according to the rules later codified in the Śulbasūtras.
|
E1415563
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Śulba (measuring cord) | Statement: [Shulbasutras, relatedTo, Śulba (measuring cord)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Śulba (measuring cord) Context triple: [Shulbasutras, relatedTo, Śulba (measuring cord)]
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A.
Shulbasutras
The Shulbasutras are ancient Indian texts that form part of the Vedic corpus, detailing geometric rules and constructions primarily for the proper layout of Vedic fire altars.
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B.
Lilavati
Lilavati is a 12th-century Indian mathematical treatise by Bhāskara II, renowned for its poetic presentation of arithmetic and algebraic problems.
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C.
Baudhayana
Baudhayana was an ancient Indian Vedic sage and scholar, traditionally regarded as an early author of ritual, legal, and mathematical texts including one of the oldest known Dharmasutras.
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D.
Shanku Yantra
Shanku Yantra is an ancient gnomon-based sundial instrument at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi used for measuring time and the Sun’s position.
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E.
Misra Yantra
Misra Yantra is an astronomical instrument at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, historically used to measure time and celestial positions with high precision.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Śulba (measuring cord) Triple: [Shulbasutras, relatedTo, Śulba (measuring cord)]
Generated description
Śulba is the sacred measuring cord used in ancient Vedic ritual geometry to lay out altars and fire-sacrifices according to the rules later codified in the Śulbasūtras.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Śulba (measuring cord) Target entity description: Śulba is the sacred measuring cord used in ancient Vedic ritual geometry to lay out altars and fire-sacrifices according to the rules later codified in the Śulbasūtras.
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A.
Shulbasutras
The Shulbasutras are ancient Indian texts that form part of the Vedic corpus, detailing geometric rules and constructions primarily for the proper layout of Vedic fire altars.
-
B.
Lilavati
Lilavati is a 12th-century Indian mathematical treatise by Bhāskara II, renowned for its poetic presentation of arithmetic and algebraic problems.
-
C.
Baudhayana
Baudhayana was an ancient Indian Vedic sage and scholar, traditionally regarded as an early author of ritual, legal, and mathematical texts including one of the oldest known Dharmasutras.
-
D.
Shanku Yantra
Shanku Yantra is an ancient gnomon-based sundial instrument at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi used for measuring time and the Sun’s position.
-
E.
Misra Yantra
Misra Yantra is an astronomical instrument at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, historically used to measure time and celestial positions with high precision.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69da6266c6888190bc1a3ecf24814d34 |
completed | April 11, 2026, 3:01 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e667e43940819080f6a0b7331aaab0 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 5:52 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a083478c328819094ecdf00149a17b6 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 9:10 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0838867cb081908580ab9594653018 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 9:27 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a083965207c8190babe799e5d45f913 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 9:31 a.m. |
Created at: April 11, 2026, 11:34 p.m.