Sanjna
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Sanjna is a figure in Hindu mythology known as the wife of the sun god Surya and the daughter of the god of justice, often associated with themes of devotion and transformation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sanjna canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1961308 — 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: Sanjna Context triple: [Yama, relative, Sanjna]
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A.
Madhavi
Madhavi is a celebrated courtesan and pivotal literary figure in ancient Tamil epic tradition, prominently featured in the Sangam-era works Silappatikaram and its sequel Manimekalai.
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B.
Shipra
Shipra is a sacred river in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, especially revered in Ujjain as a major Hindu pilgrimage site.
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C.
Shruti
Shruti is the body of divinely revealed Hindu sacred knowledge, encompassing the Vedas and considered the highest authoritative scripture in Hinduism.
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D.
Shivini
Shivini is the Urartian sun god, often associated with light, justice, and royal authority in the ancient Kingdom of Urartu.
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E.
Vishakha
Vishakha is a celebrated Marathi poetry collection by Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar (Kusumagraj), renowned for its lyrical depth and humanistic themes.
- 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: Sanjna Target entity description: Sanjna is a figure in Hindu mythology known as the wife of the sun god Surya and the daughter of the god of justice, often associated with themes of devotion and transformation.
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A.
Madhavi
Madhavi is a celebrated courtesan and pivotal literary figure in ancient Tamil epic tradition, prominently featured in the Sangam-era works Silappatikaram and its sequel Manimekalai.
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B.
Shipra
Shipra is a sacred river in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, especially revered in Ujjain as a major Hindu pilgrimage site.
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C.
Shruti
Shruti is the body of divinely revealed Hindu sacred knowledge, encompassing the Vedas and considered the highest authoritative scripture in Hinduism.
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D.
Shivini
Shivini is the Urartian sun god, often associated with light, justice, and royal authority in the ancient Kingdom of Urartu.
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E.
Vishakha
Vishakha is a celebrated Marathi poetry collection by Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar (Kusumagraj), renowned for its lyrical depth and humanistic themes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu mythological figure
ⓘ
goddess ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sanjna Devi
ⓘ
Saranyu ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Mahabharata
ⓘ
Puranas ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
austerity
ⓘ
chastity ⓘ devotion ⓘ transformation ⓘ |
| cosmicAssociation | Sun ⓘ |
| cultCenter | associated with solar worship traditions ⓘ |
| daughterOf |
Vishvakarma
ⓘ
linked to:
divine architect Vishvakarma
|
| family | solar deities of Hinduism ⓘ |
| father |
Surya
ⓘ
Vishvakarma ⓘ
linked to:
divine architect Vishvakarma
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasDouble | Chhaya ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| meaningOfName |
awareness
ⓘ
consciousness ⓘ perception ⓘ |
| mythologicalRole |
mother of Shani
ⓘ
mother of Yama ⓘ mother of the Ashvins ⓘ wife of the sun god Surya ⓘ |
| notableMyth |
Surya’s radiance is reduced by Vishvakarma for her sake
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leaves Surya due to his intense radiance ⓘ replaced by her shadow Chhaya ⓘ |
| parentOf |
Ashvins
ⓘ
Shani ⓘ Tapati ⓘ Yama ⓘ Yami ⓘ |
| relationshipWithChhaya |
Chhaya is her shadow-form
ⓘ
linked to:
Chhaya
|
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| spouse | Surya ⓘ |
| symbolism |
endurance of marital duty
ⓘ
inner consciousness ⓘ spiritual transformation ⓘ |
| transformation | takes the form of a mare in some myths ⓘ |
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: Sanjna Description of subject: Sanjna is a figure in Hindu mythology known as the wife of the sun god Surya and the daughter of the god of justice, often associated with themes of devotion and transformation.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.