Sundara Kanda
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Sundara Kanda is a major book of the Indian epic Ramayana that focuses on Hanuman’s journey to Lanka and his pivotal role in the search for Sita.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sundara Kanda canonical | 4 |
| Sundar Kāṇḍ | 1 |
| setting for Hanuman’s reconnaissance in Lanka | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T902497 — 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: Sundara Kanda Context triple: [Ramayana, hasPart, Sundara Kanda]
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A.
Kishkindha Kanda
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.
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B.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
Bala Kanda
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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E.
Adi Parva
Adi Parva is the opening book of the Indian epic Mahabharata, introducing its main characters, genealogies, and the origins of the central conflict.
- 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: Sundara Kanda Target entity description: Sundara Kanda is a major book of the Indian epic Ramayana that focuses on Hanuman’s journey to Lanka and his pivotal role in the search for Sita.
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A.
Kishkindha Kanda
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.
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B.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
Bala Kanda
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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E.
Adi Parva
Adi Parva is the opening book of the Indian epic Mahabharata, introducing its main characters, genealogies, and the origins of the central conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
canto ⓘ section of the Ramayana ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Hanuman
ⓘ
Rama ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Ashoka Vatika
ⓘ
Kishkindha ⓘ Lanka ⓘ |
| centralCharacter | Hanuman ⓘ |
| centralEvent |
Hanuman burning Lanka
ⓘ
Hanuman meeting Sita in Ashoka Vatika ⓘ Hanuman’s leap across the ocean to Lanka ⓘ |
| containsEpisode |
Hanuman’s audience with Vibhishana
ⓘ
Hanuman’s confrontation with the rakshasas of Lanka ⓘ Hanuman’s dialogue with Sita ⓘ Hanuman’s encounter with Simhika ⓘ Hanuman’s encounter with Surasa ⓘ Hanuman’s meeting with Mainaka mountain ⓘ Hanuman’s return to Kishkindha ⓘ Hanuman’s search for Sita in Lanka ⓘ |
| devotionalPractice |
recitation for courage and strength
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recitation for protection ⓘ recitation for removal of obstacles ⓘ |
| etymology |
‘Kanda’ means ‘book’ or ‘canto’ in Sanskrit
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‘Sundara’ means ‘beautiful’ in Sanskrit ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Hanuman
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Hanuman’s journey to Lanka ⓘ search for Sita ⓘ |
| genre |
Itihasa
ⓘ
epic poetry ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| importantCharacter |
Angada
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Jambavan ⓘ Rama ⓘ Ravana ⓘ Sita ⓘ Sugriva ⓘ Vibhishana ⓘ |
| influence | important text in Hanuman worship ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | has many retellings in regional Indian languages ⓘ |
| notableFeature | only book of the Ramayana named after a character’s quality (beauty) rather than an event or place ⓘ |
| partOf | Ramayana ⓘ |
| positionInWork | fifth book of the Valmiki Ramayana ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | sacred text in Hinduism ⓘ |
| theme |
courage
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devotion (bhakti) ⓘ faith in Rama ⓘ selfless service ⓘ victory of dharma ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | Valmiki ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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