batch.motif.hindu-mahabharata-dutt-gutenberg-l1038-l1112
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-mahabharata-dutt-gutenberg-l1038-l1112
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
passage_locator:
label: BOOK I / ASTRA DARSANA / BOOK II / SWAYAMVARA; lines 1038-1112
start: '1038'
end: '1112'
translation: Maha-bharata
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: Angry royal suitors denounce Drupad and the swayamvara outcome, threaten
violence, and attack. Drupad flees among Brahmans. Bhima and Arjun stand against
the armed kings; Bhima uproots a tree as a weapon while Arjun holds his bow. Krishna
recognizes the disguised Pandava brothers, names Arjun, Bhima, Yudhishthir, and
the twins, recalls their escape from Duryodhan's fire-plot, and pacifies the monarchs.
The suitors depart, and Arjun leads the princess away by the hand.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The suitors complain that Drupad invited, honored, and feasted them only to
disgrace them before other monarchs.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The suitors state that the swayamvara rite is for warlike Kshatras and should
not be stained by priests.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The suitors say that if the maiden chooses a Brahman, she should expiate the
act in a blazing pyre.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The suitors decide not to wage war with Brahmans but to punish Drupad.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: The angry monarchs rise armed for vengeance, and Drupad flees among the holy
Brahmans in fear for his life.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Bhima and Arjun rise to block the attacking kings.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: Bhima, though weaponless, uproots a tree and uses it as a mace-like weapon.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: Arjun stands unmoved beside Bhima with his bow in hand.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: Krishna recognizes the sons of Pandu despite their Brahman dress and explains
their identities to Valadeva.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: obs:10
text: Krishna identifies the bow-bearing youth as Arjun and the tree-bearing warrior
as Bhima.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:11
text: Krishna identifies Yudhishthir and the twin-born sons of Pandu, and says Pritha
escaped with them from death and danger.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:12
text: Krishna says Duryodhan had plotted the Pandavas' death by fire, but they escaped.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:13
text: Krishna addresses the angry suitors with peaceful words, and the monarchs
obey and leave Panchala.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: obs:14
text: Arjun takes the princess and leads her gently by the hand.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: angry suitors / monarchs
description: Royal suitors who denounce Drupad and attack in anger after the swayamvara
outcome.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Drupad
description: King accused by the suitors of disgracing monarchs; he flees among
holy Brahmans when the suitors attack.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Bhima
description: A son of Pandu disguised in Brahman dress; he uproots a tree and faces
the armed suitors.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Arjun
description: A son of Pandu disguised in Brahman dress; he stands with bow in hand,
is recognized by Krishna, and leads the princess away.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:6
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:14
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Krishna
description: He recognizes the disguised sons of Pandu, explains their identities
to Valadeva, and pacifies the angry monarchs.
role_refs:
- role:8
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:13
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Valadeva
description: Krishna's elder, addressed by Krishna during the recognition of the
Pandavas.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Yudhishthir
description: Identified by Krishna as the pious-souled youth who left the court
earlier.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: twin-born sons of Pandu
description: The other sons by Yudhishthir, identified by Krishna as Pandu's twins.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Pritha
description: Named by Krishna as righteous Pritha, who escaped with the sons of
Pandu from death and danger.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Duryodhan
description: Named by Krishna as jealous and fierce, having schemed the Pandavas'
death by fire.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: princess / beauteous daughter / maiden
description: Drupad's daughter, the object of the swayamvara; Arjun leads her away
by the hand.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:14
roles:
- id: role:1
label: outraged royal suitors
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: They denounce the outcome and speak as insulted monarchs.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: armed attackers
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: They rise armed for vengeance and rush upon their foes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:3
label: threatened host-king
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The suitors accuse him of disgrace, and he flees for fear of life.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: disguised Pandava
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:7
- fig:8
basis: Krishna knows the sons of Pandu though they are dressed in Brahman robes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: role:5
label: tree-weapon defender
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Bhima uproots a tree and faces the attacking suitors with it.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:6
label: bow-bearing defender
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Arjun stands unmoved with bow in hand against the fiery band.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:7
label: winner who leads away the princess
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: At the end, Arjun takes the princess and leads her by the hand.
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: role:8
label: recognizer of hidden identities
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Krishna identifies the Pandavas despite their Brahman dress.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: role:9
label: peacemaker
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Krishna speaks words of peace, and the monarchs leave.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: role:10
label: listener to recognition speech
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Krishna expresses his thoughts to his elder Valadeva.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:11
label: mother associated with escape
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Krishna says righteous Pritha escaped with the sons from death and danger.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: role:12
label: fire-plot antagonist
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Krishna says Duryodhan schemed the Pandavas' death by fire.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: role:13
label: bride of the swayamvara
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: The passage frames her as Drupad's daughter whose hand is sought in the swayamvara
and whom Arjun leads away.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:14
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: swayamvara rite
literal_form: Bride-choice rite for Drupad's daughter
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:11
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:14
- id: sym:2
label: blazing pyre
literal_form: Pyre of blazing flame imagined as punishment or expiation
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:11
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: uprooted tree weapon
literal_form: A tree torn up by Bhima and used like a mace of living wood
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:4
label: bow and arrow
literal_form: Arjun's bow and arrow, used by Krishna to recognize him
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:10
- id: sym:5
label: Brahman robes
literal_form: Brahman dress worn by the sons of Pandu
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:6
label: death by fire plot
literal_form: Duryodhan's scheme to kill the sons of Pandu by fire
associated_figures:
- fig:10
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: sym:7
label: leading by the hand
literal_form: Arjun gently leading the princess by the hand
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:11
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Swayamvara outcome contested by royal suitors
summary: The suitors denounce Drupad, object to a Brahman being chosen in a Kshatra
rite, and threaten punitive violence.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:11
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:2
label: Armed attack and Pandava defense
summary: The armed monarchs advance; Drupad flees; Bhima and Arjun rise against
them, with Bhima using an uprooted tree and Arjun holding his bow.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: scene:3
label: Krishna recognizes the disguised Pandavas
summary: Krishna tells Valadeva that the Brahman-clad youths are Arjun, Bhima, Yudhishthir,
and the twin sons of Pandu, and recalls their escape from Duryodhan's fire-plot.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:12
- id: scene:4
label: Krishna pacifies the suitors and Arjun departs with the princess
summary: Krishna speaks peaceful words; the monarchs obey and leave Panchala; Arjun
leads the princess away by the hand.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:11
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- ev:14
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: contested bride-choice rite
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_marriage
basis: The passage centers on a swayamvara for Drupad's daughter, disputed by suitors,
ending with Arjun leading the princess away.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:14
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage shows the bride-choice conflict and departure, not the full
marriage ritual.
- id: motif:2
label: disguised heroes recognized by distinctive prowess
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Krishna recognizes the sons of Pandu despite Brahman dress, identifying Arjun
by bow and bearing and Bhima by his strength with the uprooted tree.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives recognition by Krishna, but not a formal revelation
to all present.
- id: motif:3
label: improvised tree weapon in heroic combat
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Weaponless Bhima tears up a tree and faces the attacking suitors with it
as a living-wood mace.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: No broader mythic meaning is stated beyond the literal heroic action.
- id: motif:4
label: survival after plotted death by fire
taxonomy_refs:
- death_rebirth
basis: Krishna recalls that Duryodhan schemed the Pandavas' death by fire, but the
sons of Pandu escaped.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
confidence: medium
cautions: The fire-plot is reported retrospectively and briefly; renewal or rebirth
symbolism is not explicit in this passage.
- id: motif:5
label: peacemaker halts royal violence
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Krishna speaks righteous peace to the angry suitors, who obey his mandate
and leave.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not elaborate Krishna's divine status in this moment
beyond his authority with the monarchs.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 1038-1047
quote_or_summary: The suitors accuse Drupad of inviting, honoring, and feasting
them in order to disgrace them before assembled monarchs.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 1048-1051
quote_or_summary: The suitors say the swayamvara rite is ordained for warlike Kshatras
and should not be stained by priests.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 1052-1053
quote_or_summary: '"Let her expiate her folly in a pyre of blazing flame"'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 1054-1061
quote_or_summary: The suitors say they will not wage war with Brahmans or stain
their strife with priestly blood, but will maintain righteous law through Drupad's
blood.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 1062-1067
quote_or_summary: The maddened suitors rise armed for vengeance; Drupad flees among
holy Brahmans in fear for his life.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 1068-1071
quote_or_summary: The kings rush like wild elephants; Bhima and Arjun rise, and
the monarchs attack the brothers for blocking their path.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 1072-1075
quote_or_summary: Weaponless Bhima tears up a tree, shakes it like a wand, and holds
it as a mace of living wood against his foes.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 1076-1077
quote_or_summary: Arjun stands unmoved with bow in hand beside Bhima against the
fierce band.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 1081-1083
quote_or_summary: Krishna knows the sons of Pandu though they are dressed as Brahmans
and speaks his thoughts to Valadeva.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 1084-1087
quote_or_summary: Krishna identifies the bow-bearing youth as Arjun and the one
with the uprooted tree as Bhima.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: lines 1088-1091
quote_or_summary: Krishna identifies Yudhishthir and the twin-born sons of Pandu,
saying righteous Pritha escaped with them where death and danger lay.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: lines 1092-1093
quote_or_summary: Krishna says jealous Duryodhan schemed the Pandavas' death by
fire, but the sons of Pandu escaped his ire.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:13
type: summary
locator: lines 1094-1097
quote_or_summary: Krishna rises among the monarchs, seeks to appease the tumult,
speaks righteous peace, and the monarchs obey and leave Panchala.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:14
type: summary
locator: lines 1098-1099
quote_or_summary: Arjun takes the beauteous princess and gently leads her by the
hand.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is direct from the supplied passage. Motif labels are
cautious and passage-level; broader epic context is not used. No comparison claims
are made because the passage itself does not explicitly compare traditions or
motif families.
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: |-
All evidence is drawn only from the supplied passage and metadata.
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