batch.motif.persian-sadi-gulistan-ross-gutenberg-l3632-l3650
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record_id: batch.motif.persian-sadi-gulistan-ross-gutenberg-l3632-l3650
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/persian/project-gutenberg/gulistan-sadi-ross.md
passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER V / XVIII. / CHAPTER VI / CHAPTER VII; lines 3632-3650
start: '3632'
end: '3650'
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: '"the slave at liberty and the master in bondage"'
summary: A holy man sees a wealthy master punishing a bound slave. He admonishes
the master to remember that God made the slave a creature like himself and warns
that on the day of judgment or resurrection a good slave may be taken to heaven
while a wicked master is sent to hell.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A holy man passes by a wealthy personage's mansion.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The wealthy personage has a slave tied by the hands and feet and is chastising
him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The holy man addresses the wealthy personage as "my son" and says God made
the slave a creature like him, subject to his command.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The holy man tells the wealthy personage to give thanks to God and not deal
savagely with the slave.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The holy man warns that on the day of judgment the slave may prove more worthy
and the master may be put to shame.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The holy man says the master could buy the slave but did not have the power
to create him.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The holy man reminds the master that there is a mightier Master, called God.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: A tradition attributed to the prophet Mohammed says that on the day of resurrection
the good slave will be taken to heaven and the wicked master sent to hell.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: The closing admonition says it will be disgraceful on the day of reckoning
to find the slave free and the master in bondage.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: holy man
description: A holy man passing by the mansion who admonishes the wealthy personage.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: wealthy personage / master
description: A wealthy personage at his mansion, described as lord of slaves and
vassals, who punishes a bound slave.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: slave / bondsman
description: A slave tied by the hands and feet and subject to the wealthy person's
command.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:6
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: God / Most High Judge / Lord Paramount
description: God is named as creator, judge, and a Master mightier than the earthly
master.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: prophet Mohammed
description: The passage cites a tradition of the prophet Mohammed announcing the
reversal of good slave and wicked master on the day of resurrection.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: moral admonisher
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He tells the master not to act savagely and warns him of judgment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:2
label: abusive earthly master
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: He is shown chastising a slave tied by the hands and feet and is warned against
rage, pride, and insolence.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:3
label: bound servant and possible righteous figure
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: He is bound and punished, and the warning says the slave may prove more worthy
or be taken to heaven if good.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: divine judge and supreme master
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: God is called the Most High Judge, creator, and the Lord Paramount above
the earthly master.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:5
label: prophetic authority for eschatological warning
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: A tradition attributed to Mohammed is cited about the day of resurrection.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: physical bondage
literal_form: slave tied by the hands and feet; master in bondage in the closing
warning
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- id: sym:2
label: liberty of the slave
literal_form: slave at liberty on the day of reckoning
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:3
label: heaven and hell as judgment destinations
literal_form: good slave taken up to heaven; wicked master sent down to hell
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:4
label: day of judgment / resurrection / reckoning
literal_form: the future day when worthiness, shame, heaven, hell, liberty, and
bondage are revealed
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: encounter at the mansion
summary: A holy man passes a wealthy person's mansion and sees the wealthy personage
punishing a slave tied by the hands and feet.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: admonition against cruelty
summary: The holy man tells the master that the slave is a creature like him, that
God gave him authority, and that he should give thanks and not act savagely.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: eschatological reversal
summary: The master is warned that at judgment or resurrection the slave may be
shown more worthy, taken to heaven, or set at liberty, while the wicked master
may be shamed, sent to hell, or placed in bondage.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine judgment reversing earthly status
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage repeatedly warns that on the day of judgment, resurrection, or
reckoning the slave may be vindicated and the master disgraced or punished.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The passage is moral-didactic rather than a narrative of judgment actually
occurring.
- id: motif:2
label: moral wisdom against abusive power
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: A holy man instructs a powerful master to recognize divine authority, human
likeness, and the limits of ownership.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: This is an ethical teaching embedded in an anecdote, not a mythic quest
or extended wisdom contest.
- id: motif:3
label: reversal of master and servant
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage contrasts the present bound slave with the future possibility
of a slave at liberty and a master in bondage.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy reference directly names social reversal; association
is based on the passage wording.
- id: motif:4
label: resurrection reckoning
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
basis: A tradition attributed to Mohammed explicitly speaks of the day of resurrection
when good and wicked persons receive opposite outcomes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The resurrection element functions as an eschatological setting for moral
judgment, not as a resurrection narrative of a named figure.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 3632-3634
quote_or_summary: A holy man passes a wealthy person's mansion and sees him chastising
a slave tied by the hands and feet.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/persian/project-gutenberg/gulistan-sadi-ross.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 3635-3638
quote_or_summary: The holy man says God made the slave a creature like the master,
subject to his command, and tells the master to give thanks and avoid savage treatment.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/persian/project-gutenberg/gulistan-sadi-ross.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 3638-3640
quote_or_summary: The holy man warns that on the day of judgment the slave may prove
more worthy and the master may be put to shame.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/persian/project-gutenberg/gulistan-sadi-ross.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 3640-3645
quote_or_summary: The holy man says the master could buy the slave but could not
create him, and reminds him of a mightier Master, God.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/persian/project-gutenberg/gulistan-sadi-ross.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 3645-3648
quote_or_summary: A tradition attributed to Mohammed says that on the day of resurrection
the good slave will be taken to heaven and the wicked master sent to hell.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/persian/project-gutenberg/gulistan-sadi-ross.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:6
type: quote
locator: lines 3648-3650
quote_or_summary: '"it must be disgraceful on the day of reckoning to find the slave
at liberty and the master in bondage."'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/persian/project-gutenberg/gulistan-sadi-ross.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation from supplied passage.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: high
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Extraction is based only on the supplied passage. Motif labels are straightforward
for divine judgment, resurrection reckoning, wisdom admonition, and reversal of
social status; no explicit cross-text comparison is made.
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 symbol refs were assigned because the passage does not contain the supplied symbol terms cave, fire, milk, mountain, serpent, tree, or water.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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