Gaha Sattasai (Gāthā Saptashatī)
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Gaha Sattasai (Gāthā Saptashatī) is an ancient Indian anthology of 700 lyrical love and nature poems traditionally attributed to the Satavahana king Hāla.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gāthā Saptashatī | 2 |
| Gaha Sattasai (Gāthā Saptashatī) canonical | 1 |
| Gāhā Sattasaī is one of the earliest extant Prakrit anthologies | 1 |
| Gāthā Sattasaī | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gaha Sattasai (Gāthā Saptashatī) Context triple: [Prakrit, usedInWork, Gaha Sattasai (Gāthā Saptashatī)]
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Kakawin Sutasoma
Kakawin Sutasoma is a 14th-century Old Javanese Buddhist epic poem by Mpu Tantular, renowned as the source of Indonesia’s national motto “Bhinneka Tunggal Ika” (Unity in Diversity).
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Avesta
The Avesta is the primary collection of sacred scriptures of Zoroastrianism, containing hymns, liturgical texts, and religious teachings.
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C.
Vedartha Sangraha
Vedartha Sangraha is a foundational Vedantic treatise by the philosopher-theologian Ramanujacharya that systematically presents and defends the Vishishtadvaita (qualified non-dualism) interpretation of the Upanishads.
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D.
Tattva Samkhyana
Tattva Samkhyana is a key philosophical treatise in the Dvaita Vedanta tradition that systematically outlines its dualistic metaphysics and theology.
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E.
Samhita
Samhita is the mantra-collection portion of the Yajurveda, comprising its core liturgical hymns and formulas used in Vedic rituals.
- 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: Gaha Sattasai (Gāthā Saptashatī) Target entity description: Gaha Sattasai (Gāthā Saptashatī) is an ancient Indian anthology of 700 lyrical love and nature poems traditionally attributed to the Satavahana king Hāla.
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A.
Kakawin Sutasoma
Kakawin Sutasoma is a 14th-century Old Javanese Buddhist epic poem by Mpu Tantular, renowned as the source of Indonesia’s national motto “Bhinneka Tunggal Ika” (Unity in Diversity).
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B.
Avesta
The Avesta is the primary collection of sacred scriptures of Zoroastrianism, containing hymns, liturgical texts, and religious teachings.
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C.
Vedartha Sangraha
Vedartha Sangraha is a foundational Vedantic treatise by the philosopher-theologian Ramanujacharya that systematically presents and defends the Vishishtadvaita (qualified non-dualism) interpretation of the Upanishads.
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D.
Tattva Samkhyana
Tattva Samkhyana is a key philosophical treatise in the Dvaita Vedanta tradition that systematically outlines its dualistic metaphysics and theology.
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E.
Samhita
Samhita is the mantra-collection portion of the Yajurveda, comprising its core liturgical hymns and formulas used in Vedic rituals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Prakrit poetry collection
ⓘ
ancient Indian anthology ⓘ lyrical poetry anthology ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Satavahana dynasty ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| focus | everyday emotions of common people ⓘ |
| genre |
love poetry
ⓘ
nature poetry ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
marital and extramarital relationships
ⓘ
seasonal cycles ⓘ separation in love (viraha) ⓘ union in love ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Gaha Sattasai
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linked to:
Gāhā Sattasaī
Gāhā Sattasaī ⓘ Gāthā Saptashatī ⓘ
linked to:
Gaha Sattasai (Gāthā Saptashatī)
|
| influenceOn |
later Sanskrit love poetry
ⓘ
regional Indian literatures ⓘ |
| language | Maharashtri Prakrit ⓘ |
| literaryForm | gāthā (metrical verse) ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
important source for social history of early Deccan
ⓘ
one of the earliest extant Prakrit anthologies ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | classical Prakrit literature ⓘ |
| meter | various Prakrit meters ⓘ |
| mode | lyric ⓘ |
| numberOfPoems | 700 ⓘ |
| preservation | transmitted in manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| primaryCharacters |
husbands
ⓘ
lovers ⓘ messengers and friends ⓘ mothers-in-law ⓘ wives ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
Deccan
ⓘ
linked to:
Deccan Plateau
|
| relatedWork | Subhāṣita literature ⓘ |
| scriptureStatus | secular, non-religious text ⓘ |
| setting | village and agrarian environments ⓘ |
| structure | single-stanza poems ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Indology
ⓘ
South Asian literary studies ⓘ |
| style | concise and epigrammatic ⓘ |
| subject |
nature
ⓘ
romantic love ⓘ rural life ⓘ women’s voices ⓘ |
| textualHistory | multiple recensions ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early centuries CE ⓘ |
| traditionalAttribution | Satavahana king Hāla ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthor | Hāla ⓘ |
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Gaha Sattasai (Gāthā Saptashatī)
linked to: Gaha Sattasai (Gāthā Saptashatī)
linked to: Gaha Sattasai (Gāthā Saptashatī)
linked to: Gaha Sattasai (Gāthā Saptashatī)
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Satavahana king Hāla
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