Bala Kanda
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Bala Kanda is the first book of the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, detailing the early life and adventures of Prince Rama.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bala Kanda canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T902493 — 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: Bala Kanda Context triple: [Ramayana, hasPart, Bala Kanda]
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A.
Srirangam
Srirangam is a prominent temple town in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for the vast Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
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B.
Sevagram
Sevagram is a village in Maharashtra, India, best known as Mahatma Gandhi’s residence and the site of his Sevagram Ashram during the Indian independence movement.
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C.
Kamarajar Salai
Kamarajar Salai is a prominent seaside arterial road in Chennai, India, running along the Marina Beach and hosting several important educational and governmental landmarks.
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D.
Kundagannada
Kundagannada is a regional dialect of the Kannada language spoken primarily in the coastal districts of Karnataka, India.
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E.
Sriperumbudur
Sriperumbudur is a town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, historically notable as the site of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination and as the birthplace of the philosopher Ramanuja.
- 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: Bala Kanda Target entity description: Bala Kanda is the first book of the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, detailing the early life and adventures of Prince Rama.
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A.
Srirangam
Srirangam is a prominent temple town in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for the vast Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
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B.
Sevagram
Sevagram is a village in Maharashtra, India, best known as Mahatma Gandhi’s residence and the site of his Sevagram Ashram during the Indian independence movement.
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C.
Kamarajar Salai
Kamarajar Salai is a prominent seaside arterial road in Chennai, India, running along the Marina Beach and hosting several important educational and governmental landmarks.
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D.
Kundagannada
Kundagannada is a regional dialect of the Kannada language spoken primarily in the coastal districts of Karnataka, India.
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E.
Sriperumbudur
Sriperumbudur is a town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, historically notable as the site of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination and as the birthplace of the philosopher Ramanuja.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu religious text
ⓘ
book of the Ramayana ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Vishnu ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition |
Valmiki Ramayana
ⓘ
linked to:
Ramayana
|
| containsEpisode |
Putrakameshti sacrifice of Dasharatha
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Rama accompanying sage Vishvamitra ⓘ Sita’s swayamvara ⓘ birth of Rama ⓘ breaking of Shiva’s bow by Rama ⓘ confrontation with Parashurama ⓘ education of Rama and his brothers ⓘ marriage of Rama and Sita ⓘ marriages of Rama’s brothers ⓘ protection of Vishvamitra’s sacrifice ⓘ slaying of demoness Tataka ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | ancient India ⓘ |
| describes |
adventures of Rama
ⓘ
childhood of Rama ⓘ early life of Rama ⓘ youth of Rama ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Bharata
ⓘ
Dasharatha ⓘ Janaka ⓘ
linked to:
King Janaka
Kaikeyi ⓘ Kaushalya ⓘ Lakshmana ⓘ Parashurama ⓘ Rama ⓘ Shatrughna ⓘ Sita ⓘ Sumitra ⓘ Vishvamitra ⓘ |
| followedBy | Ayodhya Kanda ⓘ |
| followsInSequence | none (it is the first book) ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
dharma
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divine incarnation of Vishnu ⓘ ideal kingship ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| narratedBy | Valmiki ⓘ |
| numberOfBooksInEpic | seven (traditional count for Ramayana) ⓘ |
| partOf | Ramayana ⓘ |
| portrays | Rama as an avatar of Vishnu ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | first book of the Ramayana ⓘ |
| precededBy | no earlier book in the Ramayana ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | part of Itihasa literature ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | Valmiki ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Bala Kanda Description of subject: Bala Kanda is the first book of the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, detailing the early life and adventures of Prince Rama.
Referenced by (4)
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