Kumbhakarna
E106393
Kumbhakarna is a giant rakshasa warrior from the Indian epic Ramayana, famed for his immense size, strength, and cursed deep sleep.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kumbhakarna canonical | 19 |
| Kumbhakarna Singh | 2 |
| Kumbhakarna (Khumbhakan) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T902481 — 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: Kumbhakarna Context triple: [Ramayana, mainCharacter, Kumbhakarna]
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A.
Kubera
Kubera is the Hindu god of wealth and the treasurer of the gods, revered as the lord of riches and prosperity.
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B.
Hiranyakashipu
Hiranyakashipu is a powerful demon king from Hindu mythology, best known as the tyrannical father of Prahlada and the antagonist slain by Vishnu’s Narasimha avatar.
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C.
Hudra
The Hudra is a principal liturgical book of the Syriac tradition, containing prayers, hymns, and rites used throughout the liturgical year.
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D.
Chinthe
The Chinthe is a mythical lion-like creature in Burmese and Southeast Asian culture, commonly seen as a guardian statue flanking the entrances of temples and pagodas.
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E.
Hanuman
Hanuman is a revered Hindu deity known for his immense strength, unwavering devotion to Lord Rama, and central role in the epic Ramayana.
- 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: Kumbhakarna Target entity description: Kumbhakarna is a giant rakshasa warrior from the Indian epic Ramayana, famed for his immense size, strength, and cursed deep sleep.
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A.
Kubera
Kubera is the Hindu god of wealth and the treasurer of the gods, revered as the lord of riches and prosperity.
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B.
Hiranyakashipu
Hiranyakashipu is a powerful demon king from Hindu mythology, best known as the tyrannical father of Prahlada and the antagonist slain by Vishnu’s Narasimha avatar.
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C.
Hudra
The Hudra is a principal liturgical book of the Syriac tradition, containing prayers, hymns, and rites used throughout the liturgical year.
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D.
Chinthe
The Chinthe is a mythical lion-like creature in Burmese and Southeast Asian culture, commonly seen as a guardian statue flanking the entrances of temples and pagodas.
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E.
Hanuman
Hanuman is a revered Hindu deity known for his immense strength, unwavering devotion to Lord Rama, and central role in the epic Ramayana.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in the Ramayana
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giant ⓘ mythological character ⓘ rakshasa ⓘ warrior ⓘ |
| alignment | kingdom of Lanka ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Ramayana ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hindu mythology
ⓘ
Rakshasa lineage ⓘ
linked to:
Rakshasas
|
| battle | war between Rama and Ravana ⓘ |
| boonFrom | Brahma ⓘ |
| culture | Indian ⓘ |
| diesIn | battle of Lanka ⓘ |
| enemy |
Lakshmana
ⓘ
Rama ⓘ Vanara army ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Rakshasa ⓘ |
| familyHouse | Pulastya lineage ⓘ |
| genre | Itihasa ⓘ |
| hasSibling |
Ravana
ⓘ
Shurpanakha ⓘ Vibhishana ⓘ |
| influenced | later retellings of the Ramayana in South and Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| killedBy | Rama ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cursed deep sleep
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ferocity in battle ⓘ great physical strength ⓘ immense size ⓘ |
| languageContext | Sanskrit literature ⓘ |
| literaryTradition |
Valmiki Ramayana
ⓘ
linked to:
Ramayana
|
| nameEtymology | often interpreted as one with pot-like ears or huge body ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
awakening to fight in the war of Lanka
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single-handedly routing parts of Rama’s army ⓘ |
| parent |
Kaikesi
ⓘ
Vishrava ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
brave
ⓘ
loyal to Ravana ⓘ tragic figure ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | karma and fate in Hindu epics ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| residence | Lanka ⓘ |
| serves | Ravana ⓘ |
| size | colossal ⓘ |
| sleepCurse | sleeps for long intervals and wakes briefly ⓘ |
| sleepDuration | long continuous periods ⓘ |
| strengthLevel | superhuman ⓘ |
| weapon |
club
ⓘ
mace ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Kumbhakarna Description of subject: Kumbhakarna is a giant rakshasa warrior from the Indian epic Ramayana, famed for his immense size, strength, and cursed deep sleep.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kumbhakarna
subject linked to:
kingdom of Lanka
subject linked to:
battle of Lanka
subject linked to:
Pulastya lineage
linked to: Kumbhakarna
linked to: Kumbhakarna