Savitrī and Satyavan

E103242

Hindu mythological tale legend story from the Mahabharata

Savitrī and Satyavan is a famous tale from the Mahabharata that celebrates a devoted wife's unwavering love and determination as she confronts Yama, the god of death, to win back her husband's life.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Satyavan	2
Savitrī and Satyavan canonical	1
Savitrī and Satyavan legend	1
Savitrī cleverly asks for Satyavan’s life as a boon	1
Savitrī undertakes a strict vow and fast	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T873976 — 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: Savitrī and Satyavan
Context triple: [Mahabharata, containsSubstory, Savitrī and Satyavan]

A. Indra
Indra is the king of the gods and lord of storms, war, and the heavens in ancient Vedic and Hindu mythology.
B. Devi
Devi is the supreme goddess in Hinduism, embodying the divine feminine power (Shakti) in its many forms such as Durga, Parvati, Lakshmi, and Saraswati.
C. Kartikeya
Kartikeya is a Hindu war god, traditionally depicted as a youthful, spear-wielding deity and revered as the son of Shiva and Parvati.
D. Nathuram
Nathuram was the Indian nationalist and Hindu extremist who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi in 1948.
E. Krishna
Krishna is a major river in southern India that flows through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
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: Savitrī and Satyavan
Target entity description: Savitrī and Satyavan is a famous tale from the Mahabharata that celebrates a devoted wife's unwavering love and determination as she confronts Yama, the god of death, to win back her husband's life.

A. Indra
Indra is the king of the gods and lord of storms, war, and the heavens in ancient Vedic and Hindu mythology.
B. Devi
Devi is the supreme goddess in Hinduism, embodying the divine feminine power (Shakti) in its many forms such as Durga, Parvati, Lakshmi, and Saraswati.
C. Kartikeya
Kartikeya is a Hindu war god, traditionally depicted as a youthful, spear-wielding deity and revered as the son of Shiva and Parvati.
D. Nathuram
Nathuram was the Indian nationalist and Hindu extremist who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi in 1948.
E. Krishna
Krishna is a major river in southern India that flows through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu mythological tale ⓘ legend ⓘ story from the Mahabharata ⓘ
associatedConcept	pativrata dharma ⓘ
associatedFestival	Vat Savitri Vrat ⓘ linked to: Teej
associatedRegion	India ⓘ
centralTheme	conjugal love ⓘ fate and destiny ⓘ power of tapas and virtue ⓘ triumph over death ⓘ wifely devotion ⓘ
culturalSignificance	model of marital fidelity ⓘ popular subject in Indian art and literature ⓘ
featuresDeity	Yama ⓘ
genre	didactic narrative ⓘ religious epic tale ⓘ
hasCharacter	Dyumatsena ⓘ King Ashvapati ⓘ Narada ⓘ Yama ⓘ
hasMainCharacter	Satyavan ⓘ linked to: Savitrī and Satyavan Savitrī ⓘ
influencedWork	Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol by Sri Aurobindo ⓘ linked to: Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol
involvesEvent	Satyavan’s foretold death ⓘ Savitrī’s confrontation with Yama ⓘ restoration of Satyavan’s life ⓘ
languageOfOrigin	Sanskrit ⓘ
moralLesson	devotion and intelligence can alter destiny ⓘ steadfast virtue can overcome adversity ⓘ
narratedBy	Rishi Markandeya ⓘ
narratedTo	Yudhishthira ⓘ
outcome	Yama restores Satyavan to life ⓘ
partOf	Mahabharata ⓘ
plotPoint	Savitrī chooses Satyavan as her husband despite a prophecy of his early death ⓘ Savitrī cleverly asks for Satyavan’s life as a boon ⓘ linked to: Savitrī and Satyavan Savitrī follows Yama and engages him in dialogue ⓘ Savitrī undertakes a strict vow and fast ⓘ linked to: Savitrī and Satyavan Yama grants Savitrī several boons ⓘ Yama takes Satyavan’s soul ⓘ
religiousTradition	Hinduism ⓘ
setting	forest hermitage ⓘ
sourceText	Vana Parva of the Mahabharata ⓘ linked to: Vana Parva
symbolizes	ideal married woman in Hindu tradition ⓘ victory of righteousness over fate ⓘ
timePeriodOfComposition	ancient India ⓘ

How these facts were elicited