Kishkindha Kanda

E110822

Hindu religious text section book of the Ramayana

Kishkindha Kanda is the fourth book of the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, focusing on Rama’s alliance with the monkey king Sugriva and the search for Sita.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Disambiguation Statements Elicitation Referenced by

All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Kishkindha Kanda canonical	3
Kishkindha Kanda of the Ramayana	3
KishkindhaKanda	1
Kiṣkindhā Kāṇḍ	1
linked to Kishkindha legends of Sugriva and Vali	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T902496 — 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: Kishkindha Kanda
Context triple: [Ramayana, hasPart, Kishkindha Kanda]

A. Aranya Kanda
Aranya Kanda is the third book of the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, focusing on Rama’s exile in the forest and the abduction of Sita by Ravana.
B. Bala Kanda
Bala Kanda is the first book of the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, detailing the early life and adventures of Prince Rama.
C. Ayodhya Kanda
Ayodhya Kanda is the section of the Ramayana that narrates the events surrounding Rama’s life in Ayodhya, including his exile and the political and emotional turmoil in the royal family.
D. Uttara Kanda
Uttara Kanda is the final book of the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, detailing events after Rama’s coronation, including Sita’s exile and the birth of their sons.
E. Koorathazhwan
Koorathazhwan was a prominent 11th–12th century Sri Vaishnava scholar and chief disciple of Ramanujacharya, renowned for his devotion, scriptural mastery, and role in preserving and propagating Vishishtadvaita philosophy.
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: Kishkindha Kanda
Target entity description: Kishkindha Kanda is the fourth book of the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, focusing on Rama’s alliance with the monkey king Sugriva and the search for Sita.

A. Aranya Kanda
Aranya Kanda is the third book of the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, focusing on Rama’s exile in the forest and the abduction of Sita by Ravana.
B. Bala Kanda
Bala Kanda is the first book of the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, detailing the early life and adventures of Prince Rama.
C. Ayodhya Kanda
Ayodhya Kanda is the section of the Ramayana that narrates the events surrounding Rama’s life in Ayodhya, including his exile and the political and emotional turmoil in the royal family.
D. Uttara Kanda
Uttara Kanda is the final book of the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, detailing events after Rama’s coronation, including Sita’s exile and the birth of their sons.
E. Koorathazhwan
Koorathazhwan was a prominent 11th–12th century Sri Vaishnava scholar and chief disciple of Ramanujacharya, renowned for his devotion, scriptural mastery, and role in preserving and propagating Vishishtadvaita philosophy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu religious text section ⓘ book of the Ramayana ⓘ
associatedDeity	Hanuman ⓘ Rama ⓘ
associatedPlace	Pampa lake ⓘ Rishyamukha mountain ⓘ
centralTheme	alliance of Rama and Sugriva ⓘ conflict with Vali ⓘ search for Sita ⓘ
containsEpisode	Rama–Sugriva pact ⓘ Vali’s death and Tara’s lament ⓘ battle between Vali and Sugriva ⓘ coronation of Sugriva ⓘ dispatch of monkey search parties ⓘ meeting with Sampati ⓘ
featuresCharacter	Angada ⓘ Hanuman ⓘ Jambavan ⓘ Lakshmana ⓘ Rama ⓘ Sugriva ⓘ Tara ⓘ Vali ⓘ
followedBy	Sundara Kanda ⓘ
follows	Aranya Kanda ⓘ
moralTheme	dharma in friendship and alliance ⓘ justice and rightful kingship ⓘ loyalty and service ⓘ
narrativeEvent	Angada leads the southern search party ⓘ linked to: Angada Hanuman is chosen to search towards the south ⓘ linked to: Hanuman Rama forms alliance with Sugriva ⓘ Rama kills Vali ⓘ Rama meets Hanuman ⓘ Sugriva becomes king of Kishkindha ⓘ encounter with Sampati ⓘ linked to: Sampati monkey armies are organized to search for Sita ⓘ revelation that Sita is in Lanka ⓘ
partOf	Ramayana ⓘ
positionInSeries	fourth book of the Ramayana ⓘ
primaryLanguage	Sanskrit ⓘ
religiousSignificance	important for Vaishnavism ⓘ recounted in many regional Ramayana traditions ⓘ
scripturalStatus	canonical part of many Hindu Ramayana recensions ⓘ
setIn	Kishkindha ⓘ
tradition	Valmiki Ramayana ⓘ linked to: Ramayana

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ramayana → hasPart → Kishkindha Kanda ⓘ

Vali → associatedWith → Kishkindha Kanda of the Ramayana ⓘ

linked to: Kishkindha Kanda

Ramcharitmanas → containsPart → Kiṣkindhā Kāṇḍ ⓘ

linked to: Kishkindha Kanda

Adhyatma Ramayana → hasKanda → Kishkindha Kanda ⓘ

Rama–Sugriva pact → timeInEpic → Kishkindha Kanda ⓘ

Rishyamukha mountain → mentionedIn → Kishkindha Kanda of the Ramayana ⓘ

linked to: Kishkindha Kanda

Ruma → mentionedIn → KishkindhaKanda ⓘ

linked to: Kishkindha Kanda

Kishkindha → mentionedIn → Kishkindha Kanda of the Ramayana ⓘ

subject linked to: Kishkindha region (often identified with parts of Karnataka, India)

linked to: Kishkindha Kanda

Anegundi → culturalHeritage → linked to Kishkindha legends of Sugriva and Vali ⓘ

linked to: Kishkindha Kanda

All labels observed (5)

How this entity was disambiguated Show

Statements (45)

How these facts were elicited Show

Referenced by (9)

How this entity was disambiguated

How these facts were elicited