Madhyandina Shakha
E106382
Madhyandina Shakha is a principal recension of the Shukla (White) Yajurveda, followed by several North Indian Vedic priestly traditions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madhyandina Shakha canonical | 3 |
| Mādhyandina Shakha | 1 |
| Mādhyandina Śākhā | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T902372 — 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: Madhyandina Shakha Context triple: [Yajurveda, hasBranch, Madhyandina Shakha]
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A.
Isha
Isha is the nightly Islamic prayer that is performed after dusk and marks the final of the five daily obligatory prayers in Islam.
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B.
Tristubh
Tristubh is a principal Vedic poetic meter characterized by verses of four lines with eleven syllables each, widely used in ancient Sanskrit hymns.
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C.
Svetambara
Svetambara is one of the two main Jain monastic and lay traditions, distinguished by its white-clad monks and nuns and its emphasis on non-possession and ascetic discipline.
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D.
Shuah
Shuah is a lesser-known son of the biblical patriarch Abraham, mentioned among the children he had with Keturah.
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E.
Pryamukhino
Pryamukhino is a rural locality in Russia best known as the birthplace and family estate of the anarchist philosopher Mikhail Bakunin.
- 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: Madhyandina Shakha Target entity description: Madhyandina Shakha is a principal recension of the Shukla (White) Yajurveda, followed by several North Indian Vedic priestly traditions.
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A.
Isha
Isha is the nightly Islamic prayer that is performed after dusk and marks the final of the five daily obligatory prayers in Islam.
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B.
Tristubh
Tristubh is a principal Vedic poetic meter characterized by verses of four lines with eleven syllables each, widely used in ancient Sanskrit hymns.
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C.
Svetambara
Svetambara is one of the two main Jain monastic and lay traditions, distinguished by its white-clad monks and nuns and its emphasis on non-possession and ascetic discipline.
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D.
Shuah
Shuah is a lesser-known son of the biblical patriarch Abraham, mentioned among the children he had with Keturah.
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E.
Pryamukhino
Pryamukhino is a rural locality in Russia best known as the birthplace and family estate of the anarchist philosopher Mikhail Bakunin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Vedic shakha
ⓘ
recension of the Yajurveda ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mādhyandina Śākhā
ⓘ
linked to:
Madhyandina Shakha
|
| associatedWith |
Śukla Yajurveda Saṃhitā
ⓘ
linked to:
Shukla Yajurveda
|
| category |
Vedic school
ⓘ
Yajurveda school ⓘ
linked to:
Yajurveda
|
| contrastedWith |
Kāṇva Shakha
ⓘ
linked to:
Kanva Shakha
|
| followedBy | North Indian Vedic priestly traditions ⓘ |
| follows |
Shukla (White) Yajurveda tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Shukla Yajurveda
|
| hasPart |
Madhyandina Brāhmaṇa tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Brahmanas
Madhyandina Saṃhitā ⓘ
linked to:
Samhita
Madhyandina Upaniṣad tradition ⓘ Madhyandina Āraṇyaka tradition ⓘ
linked to:
Āraṇyaka
|
| historicalContext | post-Rigvedic Vedic period ⓘ |
| language |
Vedic Sanskrit
ⓘ
linked to:
Sanskrit
|
| liturgicalUse |
Vedic sacrifices (yajña)
ⓘ
domestic Vedic rites ⓘ |
| orthodoxStatus | accepted by orthodox Hindu traditions ⓘ |
| partOf | Shukla Yajurveda ⓘ |
| preservationMethod | guru–śiṣya paramparā ⓘ |
| pronunciationTradition | North Indian Vedic recitation ⓘ |
| recites | Śukla Yajurveda mantras in Madhyandina style ⓘ |
| region |
North India
ⓘ
linked to:
northern India
|
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script |
Devanagari
ⓘ
linked to:
Devanagari script
|
| scriptureOf | Vedic Hinduism ⓘ |
| scriptureStatus | śruti ⓘ |
| textType |
mantra collection
ⓘ
prose and verse formulas for rituals ⓘ |
| transmission | oral tradition ⓘ |
| usedBy | Yajurvedic priests ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Smārta rituals
ⓘ
Śrauta rituals ⓘ |
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Subject: Madhyandina Shakha Description of subject: Madhyandina Shakha is a principal recension of the Shukla (White) Yajurveda, followed by several North Indian Vedic priestly traditions.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Madhyandina Shakha
linked to: Madhyandina Shakha