Virāṭa
E1303892
UNEXPLORED
Virāṭa is a king in the Indian epic Mahābhārata, known for sheltering the Pandavas in disguise during their final year of exile.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Virāṭa canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17957515 — 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: Virāṭa Context triple: [Virata, nameInSanskrit, Virāṭa]
-
A.
Varachha
Varachha is a major suburban area of Surat in Gujarat, India, known for its dense diamond-polishing industry and a large Patidar community.
-
B.
Vrishni
Vrishni was a prominent clan within the ancient Yadava lineage of India, traditionally associated with Lord Krishna and centered around the region of Mathura and Dvaraka.
-
C.
Araval
Araval was a King of Gondor from J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, a descendant of Isildur who ruled during the later Third Age.
-
D.
Itarsi
Itarsi is a major railway junction town in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, known as a key transportation and commercial hub in the region.
-
E.
Vadgam
Vadgam is a town in the Banaskantha district of Gujarat, India, known primarily as a local administrative and market center for the surrounding rural region.
- 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: Virāṭa Target entity description: Virāṭa is a king in the Indian epic Mahābhārata, known for sheltering the Pandavas in disguise during their final year of exile.
-
A.
Varachha
Varachha is a major suburban area of Surat in Gujarat, India, known for its dense diamond-polishing industry and a large Patidar community.
-
B.
Vrishni
Vrishni was a prominent clan within the ancient Yadava lineage of India, traditionally associated with Lord Krishna and centered around the region of Mathura and Dvaraka.
-
C.
Araval
Araval was a King of Gondor from J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, a descendant of Isildur who ruled during the later Third Age.
-
D.
Itarsi
Itarsi is a major railway junction town in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, known as a key transportation and commercial hub in the region.
-
E.
Vadgam
Vadgam is a town in the Banaskantha district of Gujarat, India, known primarily as a local administrative and market center for the surrounding rural region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.