batch.motif.persian-sadi-gulistan-ross-gutenberg-l1247-l1258
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record_id: batch.motif.persian-sadi-gulistan-ross-gutenberg-l1247-l1258
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/persian/project-gutenberg/gulistan-sadi-ross.md
passage_locator:
label: XXVII / XXVIII / XXXII / XXXIII; lines 1247-1258
start: '1247'
end: '1258'
translation: The Persian Literature, Volume 2, The Gulistan
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: A vizir known for compassion toward the weak and concern for everyone falls
under royal displeasure. Others seek his release, his custodians treat him leniently,
and fellow grandees praise his virtues until the king pardons him. A holy man
comments that generosity toward friends and even the wicked is prudent, comparing
kindness to stopping a dog's mouth with a crumb.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A vizir is described as compassionate toward the weak and mindful of the good
of everybody.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The vizir falls under the king's displeasure.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Multiple people strive to obtain the vizir's release.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The people holding the vizir in custody restrain him indulgently.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The vizir's fellow grandees publicly proclaim his virtues.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The king pardons the vizir's fault.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: A good and holy man hears of the events and gives a moral comment about generosity
and doing good even to the wicked.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: The holy man's comment includes household images of selling a patrimonial
garden, using household furniture as firewood, boiling a pot for well-wishers,
and shutting a dog's mouth with a crumb.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: vizir
description: A vizir who has compassion for the weak, seeks the good of everybody,
falls under royal displeasure, and is later pardoned.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: king
description: The ruler whose displeasure falls on the vizir and who later pardons
his fault.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: custodians
description: Those who have the vizir in custody and are indulgent in their restraint.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: fellow-grandees
description: The vizir's peers who proclaim his virtues.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: good and holy man
description: A holy man who hears of the events and comments on the value of doing
good to others, including the wicked.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
roles:
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label: compassionate official
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The vizir is said to compassionate the weak and meditate the good of everybody.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: pardoned offender
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The vizir falls under royal displeasure and is pardoned after others intervene
and praise him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: pardoning ruler
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The king first shows displeasure and then pardons the vizir's fault.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: lenient keepers
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Those holding the vizir in custody are indulgent in their restraint.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: advocating peers
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The fellow-grandees loudly proclaim the vizir's virtues.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: moral commentator
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The holy man interprets the events with a moral saying about doing good.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: patrimonial garden
literal_form: patrimonial garden
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:2
label: household furniture as firewood
literal_form: household furniture converted into fire-wood
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: pot for well-wishers
literal_form: pot of well-wishers
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: dog's mouth stopped with a crumb
literal_form: a dog's mouth shut with a crumb
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Vizir falls into royal displeasure and is released
summary: A compassionate vizir falls under royal displeasure; others work for his
release, his keepers treat him leniently, his peers praise him, and the king pardons
him.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:2
label: Holy man's moral saying
summary: A holy man responds to the events by saying that one should spend resources
to gain friends' goodwill and should do good even to the wicked.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Good deeds produce advocates in time of danger
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The vizir's prior compassion and concern for others are followed by others
seeking his release, lenient custody, public praise, and a royal pardon.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The passage presents this as moral wisdom rather than as a supernatural
or mythic causal pattern.
- id: motif:2
label: Prudent generosity even toward the wicked
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
- sacred_exchange
basis: The holy man explicitly advises doing good even to the wicked and uses images
of spending property or a crumb to secure goodwill or silence hostility.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The sacred_exchange taxonomy fit is limited; the exchange is ethical and
proverbial rather than ritual or divine.
- id: motif:3
label: Royal pardon after intercession and praise
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The vizir is pardoned after custodians treat him leniently and fellow grandees
proclaim his virtues.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not frame the event as a formal intercession ritual,
only as efforts and praise leading to pardon.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 1247-1249
quote_or_summary: A vizir is described as compassionate toward the weak and meditating
the good of everybody.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/persian/project-gutenberg/gulistan-sadi-ross.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 1249-1250
quote_or_summary: The vizir falls under royal displeasure, and others strive to
obtain his release.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/persian/project-gutenberg/gulistan-sadi-ross.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 1250-1253
quote_or_summary: His custodians are indulgent, his fellow grandees proclaim his
virtues, and the king pardons his fault.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/persian/project-gutenberg/gulistan-sadi-ross.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 1253-1258
quote_or_summary: A good and holy man says it is better to spend property to gain
friends' goodwill and advises doing good even to the wicked, comparing it to stopping
a dog's mouth with a crumb.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/persian/project-gutenberg/gulistan-sadi-ross.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The narrative and moral are clear. Motif assignments are limited to available
broad taxonomy references and should be reviewed for fit.
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: |-
Only the provided passage and metadata were used. No comparison claims were added because the passage itself does not explicitly support comparison to another tradition or corpus.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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