batch.motif.buddhist-jataka-birth-stories-rhys-davids-gutenberg-l15496-l15526
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record_id: batch.motif.buddhist-jataka-birth-stories-rhys-davids-gutenberg-l15496-l15526
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
passage_locator:
label: A SKETCH OF THE MODERN LANGUAGES OF THE EAST INDIES. / BY ROBERT N. CUST.
/ THE BIRTH OF THE WAR-GOD. / BY JOHN DOWSON, M.R.A.S.,; lines 15496-15526
start: '15496'
end: '15526'
translation: Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: The passage is a publisher-style notice for John Dowson's reference work,
describing its aim to provide a Hindu Classical Dictionary, its coverage of mythology,
religion, geography, history, and Sanskrit books, its intended usefulness for
officials and students, and a favorable review notice.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage identifies John Dowson, M.R.A.S., as late Professor of Hindustani
at Staff College.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The passage says the work was intended to supply a perceived need for a Hindu
Classical Dictionary.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The passage states that the late Professor Wilson had projected such a work
forty years earlier but did not complete it.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The passage says the main portion of the work consists of mythology and that
religion is closely bound up with mythology.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The passage says the work also includes notices of discovered history, geographical
names, localities, identifications, and short descriptions of frequently mentioned
Sanskrit books.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The passage presents the work as useful for people involved in the government
of Hindus and especially for young Civil Servants, masters, and students in India.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The passage includes a favorable notice attributed to the Saturday Review
and a bibliographic sales description mentioning a view of Mecca, page count,
binding, and price.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: John Dowson, M.R.A.S.
description: Named as author and as late Professor of Hindustani at Staff College.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Professor Wilson
description: Described as having projected a Hindu Classical Dictionary forty years
earlier but not having completed it.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Saturday Review
description: Named as the source of a favorable review notice about Mr. Dowson's
work.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: author or compiler of reference work
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The heading names the work as by John Dowson, and the notice describes the
aims and contents of the work.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: earlier projector of similar work
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The passage says Professor Wilson projected such a work but never accomplished
it.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: reviewing publication
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The quoted favorable assessment is attributed to the Saturday Review.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols: []
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Description of Dowson's reference work
summary: The notice explains that Dowson's work aims to supply a Hindu Classical
Dictionary and summarizes its coverage of mythology, religion, history, geography,
and Sanskrit books.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:2
label: Audience and reception of the work
summary: The notice identifies the intended readers of the reference work and quotes
a favorable assessment from the Saturday Review, followed by bibliographic sales
details.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
candidate_motifs: []
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 15496-15500
quote_or_summary: The heading names John Dowson, M.R.A.S., and identifies him as
late Professor of Hindustani at Staff College.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 15501-15507
quote_or_summary: The notice says the work was made to fill the need for a Hindu
Classical Dictionary and notes that Professor Wilson had planned such a work forty
years before but did not complete it.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 15508-15517
quote_or_summary: 'The notice describes the work''s contents: mythology, religion,
limited historical discoveries, geographical names and identifications, and short
descriptions of commonly mentioned Sanskrit books.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 15518-15521
quote_or_summary: The notice describes the work as useful for those concerned with
government of Hindus and especially for civil servants, masters, and students
in India.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 15522-15526
quote_or_summary: A favorable assessment is attributed to the Saturday Review, followed
by sales details for a post octavo volume with a view of Mecca, page count, cloth
binding, and price.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: low
comparison_claims: low
notes: This passage is an advertisement or notice for a reference work rather than
a mythic narrative; no passage-level mythological motifs or symbolic patterns
are extracted.
reviewer_status:
status: needs_review
reviewer: ''
reviewed_at: ''
notes: Machine-generated draft from OpenAI Batch; not human-reviewed.
extracted_by: openai_batch:gpt-5.5
extracted_at: '2026-04-28'
notes: |-
No candidate motifs or comparison claims were recorded because the passage itself does not narrate a mythic episode or support a comparative motif claim.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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