Purochana
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Purochana is a character in the Indian epic Mahabharata, known as the architect of the Lakshagriha (lacquer house) built as part of a plot to kill the Pandavas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Purochana canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19171263 — 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: Purochana Context triple: [Jatugriha sub-parva, mentionsCharacter, Purochana]
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A.
Purasawalkam
Purasawalkam is a historic and densely populated residential and commercial neighborhood in Chennai, India, known for its traditional markets and vibrant street life.
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B.
Puran
Puran is a masculine given name commonly used in South Asia, particularly in India and Nepal.
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C.
Puran
Puran is a town and administrative subdivision located in Shangla District of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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D.
Pujavaliya
Pujavaliya is a 13th-century Sinhala literary and historical chronicle that compiles religious stories, moral teachings, and accounts of Sri Lankan kings.
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E.
Pujali
Pujali is a small town and municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal, situated near Kolkata along the Hooghly River.
- 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: Purochana Target entity description: Purochana is a character in the Indian epic Mahabharata, known as the architect of the Lakshagriha (lacquer house) built as part of a plot to kill the Pandavas.
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A.
Purasawalkam
Purasawalkam is a historic and densely populated residential and commercial neighborhood in Chennai, India, known for its traditional markets and vibrant street life.
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B.
Puran
Puran is a town and administrative subdivision located in Shangla District of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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C.
Puran
Puran is a masculine given name commonly used in South Asia, particularly in India and Nepal.
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D.
Pujavaliya
Pujavaliya is a 13th-century Sinhala literary and historical chronicle that compiles religious stories, moral teachings, and accounts of Sri Lankan kings.
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E.
Pujali
Pujali is a small town and municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal, situated near Kolkata along the Hooghly River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.