Samhita
E110820
Samhita is the mantra-collection portion of the Yajurveda, comprising its core liturgical hymns and formulas used in Vedic rituals.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samhita canonical | 8 |
| Saṃhitā | 3 |
| Black Yajurveda | 2 |
| Samhitas | 2 |
| Kanva Samhita | 1 |
| Madhyandina Saṃhitā | 1 |
| Maitrayani Samhita | 1 |
| Samhita-Brahmana-Aranyaka-Upanishad corpus | 1 |
| Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā | 1 |
| Vājasaneyī Saṃhitā | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T902377 — 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: Samhita Context triple: [Yajurveda, hasComponent, Samhita]
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A.
Srutakarma
Srutakarma is a lesser-known figure in the Mahabharata, recognized as one of the sons of the Pandava hero Arjuna.
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B.
Niyati Chakra
Niyati Chakra is a specialized astronomical instrument at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi used for observing and calculating celestial positions.
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C.
Dasbodh
Dasbodh is a 17th-century Marathi spiritual and philosophical text by Samarth Ramdas that offers practical guidance on devotion, ethics, and everyday life.
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D.
Swayam
Swayam is an Indian government-backed online learning platform that provides free Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) from schools, colleges, and universities across the country.
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E.
Mimamsa
Mimamsa is an orthodox Hindu philosophical school that emphasizes the ritualistic interpretation of the Vedas and the primacy of dharma as revealed through sacred scripture.
- 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: Samhita Target entity description: Samhita is the mantra-collection portion of the Yajurveda, comprising its core liturgical hymns and formulas used in Vedic rituals.
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A.
Srutakarma
Srutakarma is a lesser-known figure in the Mahabharata, recognized as one of the sons of the Pandava hero Arjuna.
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B.
Niyati Chakra
Niyati Chakra is a specialized astronomical instrument at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi used for observing and calculating celestial positions.
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C.
Dasbodh
Dasbodh is a 17th-century Marathi spiritual and philosophical text by Samarth Ramdas that offers practical guidance on devotion, ethics, and everyday life.
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D.
Swayam
Swayam is an Indian government-backed online learning platform that provides free Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) from schools, colleges, and universities across the country.
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E.
Mimamsa
Mimamsa is an orthodox Hindu philosophical school that emphasizes the ritualistic interpretation of the Vedas and the primacy of dharma as revealed through sacred scripture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Vedic text portion
ⓘ
mantra collection ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Vedic liturgy
ⓘ
Vedic sacrifice ⓘ
linked to:
Shrauta Sutras
yajna ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Yajurveda priests ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Yajurveda corpus
ⓘ
linked to:
Yajurveda
|
| distinguishedFrom |
Aranyaka portion of the Yajurveda
ⓘ
Brahmana portion of the Yajurveda ⓘ
linked to:
Brahmanas
Upanishad portion of the Yajurveda ⓘ |
| function | core liturgical text of the Yajurveda ⓘ |
| genre | religious scripture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
liturgical hymns
ⓘ
mantras ⓘ ritual formulas ⓘ |
| language | Vedic Sanskrit ⓘ |
| partOf | Yajurveda ⓘ |
| recitationStyle | chanting according to Vedic accents ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scriptureOf | Vedic Hinduism ⓘ |
| structureRole | core portion of the Yajurveda ⓘ |
| textType | mantra and formula collection ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Vedic period ⓘ |
| tradition | Vedic tradition ⓘ |
| transmission | oral tradition ⓘ |
| usedFor |
performance of Vedic fire rituals
ⓘ
recitation during yajna ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Vedic rituals
ⓘ
Yajurvedic sacrifices ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Samhita Description of subject: Samhita is the mantra-collection portion of the Yajurveda, comprising its core liturgical hymns and formulas used in Vedic rituals.
Referenced by (21)
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