batch.motif.buddhist-jataka-birth-stories-rhys-davids-gutenberg-l2498-l2533
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record_id: batch.motif.buddhist-jataka-birth-stories-rhys-davids-gutenberg-l2498-l2533
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
passage_locator:
label: ON THE HISTORY OF THE BIRTH STORIES IN INDIA. / T. W. RHYS DAVIDS. / TABLE
I. / INDIAN WORKS.; lines 2498-2533
start: '2498'
end: '2533'
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: A bibliographic table lists Indian works numbered 34 through 42, including
Sanskrit, Jain Sanskrit, Bengali, English, and French works, with authors, editors,
translators, dates, and brief title descriptions such as stories about King Vikramāditya’s
magic umbrella and adventures of King Hammīra and King Ṣālivāhana.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage identifies Vṛihat-katha as a Sanskrit version by Kshemendra of
Kashmir, written independently of Somadeva’s work.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The passage describes Pañca Daṇḍa Chattra Prabandha as stories about King
Vikramāditya’s magic umbrella, in Jain Sanskrit, with text and German version
by Weber.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The passage describes Vāsavadatta by Subandhu and Kādambarī by Bāṇa Bhaṭṭa
as romances, not story-books.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The passage lists Daśa-kumāra-carita by Daṇḍin and derivative or translated
works in English and French.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: The passage identifies Kathārṇava as 'the Stream of Tales' in four books,
with the first two books corresponding to earlier numbered works and the third
and fourth described as miscellaneous.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: The passage identifies Purusha-parīkshā as the Adventures of King Hammīra,
probably of the fourteenth century, by Vidyāpati.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: The passage identifies Vīra-caritaṃ as the Adventures of King Ṣālivāhana.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: King Vikramāditya
description: A king named as the subject of stories about a magic umbrella.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: King Hammīra
description: A king named in the title description 'the Adventures of King Hammīra.'
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: King Ṣālivāhana
description: A king named in the title description 'the Adventures of King Ṣālivāhana.'
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
roles:
- id: role:1
label: king associated with a magical object
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The table describes stories about King Vikramāditya’s magic umbrella.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: king as subject of adventures
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:3
basis: The table describes works as the adventures of King Hammīra and King Ṣālivāhana.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: magic umbrella
literal_form: umbrella
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Bibliographic listing of Indian works
summary: The passage lists works and gives brief bibliographic descriptions, including
tales, romances, translations, and works centered on named kings.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: king with a magical umbrella
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: One listed work is explicitly described as stories about King Vikramāditya’s
magic umbrella.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: low
cautions: The passage is bibliographic and gives only a title-level description;
it does not describe the umbrella’s narrative function.
- id: motif:2
label: adventures of a king
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Two listed works are described as adventures of named kings.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: low
cautions: The passage provides titles or brief descriptions only and contains no
narrative episode details.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 2498-2500
quote_or_summary: Vṛihat-katha is listed as a Sanskrit version by Kshemendra of
Kashmir, written independently of Somadeva’s work.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; brief summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: lines 2502-2504
quote_or_summary: "“Stories about King Vikramāditya’s magic umbrella.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 2506-2514
quote_or_summary: Vāsavadatta by Subandhu and Kādambarī by Bāṇa Bhaṭṭa are listed
with editions and described as romances, not story-books.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; brief summary used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 2516-2522
quote_or_summary: Daśa-kumāra-carita by Daṇḍin is listed, followed by Hindoo Tales
founded on it and Une Tétrade containing a French translation of it.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; brief summary used.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 2524-2526
quote_or_summary: Kathārṇava, the Stream of Tales, is described as being in four
books, with the first two corresponding to earlier numbered works and the third
and fourth miscellaneous.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; brief summary used.
- id: ev:6
type: quote
locator: lines 2528-2530
quote_or_summary: "“PURUSHA-PARĪKSHĀ, the Adventures of King Hammīra.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation used.
- id: ev:7
type: quote
locator: line 2533
quote_or_summary: "“VĪRA-CARITAŊ, the Adventures of King Ṣālivāhana.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation used.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: low
comparison_claims: high
notes: The passage is a bibliographic list rather than a narrative passage, so motif
extraction is necessarily limited to title-level descriptions.
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 taxonomy motif or symbol references were assigned because the passage does not support a listed taxonomy item directly.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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