Sham No Varunah
E337422
Sham No Varunah is the Sanskrit motto of the Indian Navy, invoking the blessings and protection of Varuna, the Vedic god of the oceans.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sham No Varunah canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3227624 — 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: Sham No Varunah Context triple: [Indian Navy, motto, Sham No Varunah]
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A.
Tevaram
Tevaram is a revered collection of early medieval Tamil devotional hymns dedicated to Lord Shiva, foundational to Tamil Shaivite bhakti tradition and liturgy.
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B.
Chomana Dudi
Chomana Dudi is a renowned Kannada novel by Shivarama Karanth that portrays the struggles of an oppressed Dalit farmer against social and economic injustices.
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C.
Swayam
Swayam is an Indian government-backed online learning platform that provides free Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) from schools, colleges, and universities across the country.
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D.
Sakhigeeta
Sakhigeeta is a celebrated collection of Kannada poems by the renowned poet D. R. Bendre, noted for its lyrical depth and philosophical insight.
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E.
Notturno indiano
Notturno indiano is a short, atmospheric novel by Italian writer Antonio Tabucchi that follows a man's nocturnal, dreamlike journey across India in search of a missing friend.
- 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: Sham No Varunah Target entity description: Sham No Varunah is the Sanskrit motto of the Indian Navy, invoking the blessings and protection of Varuna, the Vedic god of the oceans.
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A.
Tevaram
Tevaram is a revered collection of early medieval Tamil devotional hymns dedicated to Lord Shiva, foundational to Tamil Shaivite bhakti tradition and liturgy.
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B.
Chomana Dudi
Chomana Dudi is a renowned Kannada novel by Shivarama Karanth that portrays the struggles of an oppressed Dalit farmer against social and economic injustices.
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C.
Swayam
Swayam is an Indian government-backed online learning platform that provides free Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) from schools, colleges, and universities across the country.
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D.
Sakhigeeta
Sakhigeeta is a celebrated collection of Kannada poems by the renowned poet D. R. Bendre, noted for its lyrical depth and philosophical insight.
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E.
Notturno indiano
Notturno indiano is a short, atmospheric novel by Italian writer Antonio Tabucchi that follows a man's nocturnal, dreamlike journey across India in search of a missing friend.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sanskrit phrase
ⓘ
military motto ⓘ motto ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Varuna ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Indian military tradition ⓘ |
| domain |
maritime defense
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naval forces ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
No
ⓘ
Sham ⓘ Varunah ⓘ |
| invokes |
blessings of Varuna
ⓘ
protection of Varuna ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| meaningApproximate | May the Lord of the Oceans be auspicious unto us ⓘ |
| mottoOf | Indian Navy ⓘ |
| refersTo |
Vedic god of the oceans
ⓘ
god of the oceans ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Vedic religion
ⓘ
linked to:
Vedic Hinduism
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| script | Devanagari ⓘ |
| typeOf | motto invoking divine protection ⓘ |
| usedBy | Indian Navy ⓘ |
| usedIn |
ceremonial contexts of the Indian Navy
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insignia of the Indian Navy ⓘ official documents of the Indian Navy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sham No Varunah Description of subject: Sham No Varunah is the Sanskrit motto of the Indian Navy, invoking the blessings and protection of Varuna, the Vedic god of the oceans.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.