hermitage of sage Kanva
E449964
The hermitage of sage Kanva is the tranquil forest ashram where Shakuntala is raised and much of the classic Sanskrit love story between her and King Dushyanta unfolds.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| hermitage of Bharadwaja (traditional attribution) | 1 |
| hermitage of sage Kanva canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4520061 — 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: hermitage of sage Kanva Context triple: [Story of Shakuntala, setting, hermitage of sage Kanva]
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A.
Sevagram Ashram
Sevagram Ashram is a historic rural ashram in Maharashtra, India, that served as Mahatma Gandhi’s main headquarters and center of his social and political activities during the Indian independence movement.
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B.
Sarangapani Temple
Sarangapani Temple is a major Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, renowned for its towering gopuram, intricate Dravidian architecture, and significance as one of the Divya Desams.
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C.
Brahma Kund
Brahma Kund is a sacred water tank in Vrindavan associated with Hindu legends and devotional pilgrimage.
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D.
Talacauvery temple
Talacauvery temple is a revered Hindu pilgrimage site in Karnataka, India, marking the mythological origin of the river Kaveri and dedicated primarily to the goddess Kaveriamma.
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E.
Pavapuri
Pavapuri is a revered Jain pilgrimage site in Bihar, India, best known as the place where Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara, attained nirvana.
- 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: hermitage of sage Kanva Target entity description: The hermitage of sage Kanva is the tranquil forest ashram where Shakuntala is raised and much of the classic Sanskrit love story between her and King Dushyanta unfolds.
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A.
Sevagram Ashram
Sevagram Ashram is a historic rural ashram in Maharashtra, India, that served as Mahatma Gandhi’s main headquarters and center of his social and political activities during the Indian independence movement.
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B.
Sarangapani Temple
Sarangapani Temple is a major Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, renowned for its towering gopuram, intricate Dravidian architecture, and significance as one of the Divya Desams.
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C.
Brahma Kund
Brahma Kund is a sacred water tank in Vrindavan associated with Hindu legends and devotional pilgrimage.
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D.
Talacauvery temple
Talacauvery temple is a revered Hindu pilgrimage site in Karnataka, India, marking the mythological origin of the river Kaveri and dedicated primarily to the goddess Kaveriamma.
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E.
Pavapuri
Pavapuri is a revered Jain pilgrimage site in Bihar, India, best known as the place where Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara, attained nirvana.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ashram
ⓘ
hermitage ⓘ mythological place ⓘ |
| appearsInText |
Adi Parva of the Mahabharata
ⓘ
linked to:
Adi Parva
Kalidasa’s Abhijnanasakuntalam ⓘ
linked to:
Story of Shakuntala
|
| associatedWithCharacter |
Dushyanta
ⓘ
linked to:
King Dushyanta
Kanva ⓘ Shakuntala ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
asceticism
ⓘ
hospitality to guests ⓘ love ⓘ nature ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient India ⓘ |
| describedAs |
forest ashram
ⓘ
tranquil ⓘ |
| function |
place of education for Shakuntala
ⓘ
place of spiritual practice ⓘ |
| genreContext |
Hindu epic narrative
ⓘ
Sanskrit drama ⓘ |
| guardianOf | Shakuntala ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
disciples of Kanva
ⓘ
sages ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| locatedInWork |
Abhijnanasakuntalam
ⓘ
linked to:
Story of Shakuntala
Mahabharata ⓘ |
| namedAfter | sage Kanva ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
meeting place of Shakuntala and Dushyanta
ⓘ
primary setting of early life of Shakuntala ⓘ |
| raised | Shakuntala ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| settingFor | love story of Shakuntala and Dushyanta ⓘ |
| visitedBy | King Dushyanta ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: hermitage of sage Kanva Description of subject: The hermitage of sage Kanva is the tranquil forest ashram where Shakuntala is raised and much of the classic Sanskrit love story between her and King Dushyanta unfolds.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: hermitage of sage Kanva