batch.motif.hindu-mahabharata-dutt-gutenberg-l1544-l1645
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-mahabharata-dutt-gutenberg-l1544-l1645
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
passage_locator:
label: BOOK II / SWAYAMVARA / BOOK III / RAJASUYA; lines 1544-1645
start: '1544'
end: '1645'
translation: Maha-bharata
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: After Sisupala's death, his son is installed as king of Chedi. Yudhishthir
completes the rajasuya sacrifice and is ritually honored as emperor. Visiting
monarchs depart with escorts from Yudhishthir's brothers and kinsmen. Krishna
asks leave to return to sea-girt Dwarka; Yudhishthir laments his departure, Krishna
says farewell to Pritha, Draupadi, and Subhadra, receives rites and benedictions,
mounts his chariot, and gives Yudhishthir parting counsel on righteous kingship
before leaving.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Sisupala's son is seated in his father's place and hailed king of Chedi with
holy abhisheka.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The rajasuya sacrifice is performed with joy, splendour, and gifts of gold
and rice.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Krishna watches the ceremony while bearing bow, disc, and mace.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Brahmans sprinkle holy water on Yudhishthir, and assembled monarchs make obeisance
to him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The monarchs praise Yudhishthir's lineage, virtue, royal grace, and emperor
status, then ask leave to return to their realms.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Yudhishthir instructs his brothers and kinsmen to accompany the departing
monarchs toward their kingdoms.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Krishna asks Yudhishthir for permission to return to sea-girt Dwarka after
the rajasuya.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: Yudhishthir attributes the success of the undertaking and the submission of
monarchs to Krishna's grace, valor, presence, and glory.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: Krishna takes leave of Pritha, Draupadi, and Subhadra before departing.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: Offerings are made to the gods, priests pronounce benedictions, and Krishna's
chariot-driver brings his falcon-bannered car.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:11
text: Yudhishthir and his brothers follow Krishna's moving chariot because they
are grieved at his departure.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:12
text: Krishna gives Yudhishthir parting advice to guard the kingdom, care for subjects
like a father, and rule kindly without pride or passion.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:13
text: Krishna's counsel compares good rule to rain nourishing ground, a sheltering
tree, and the bending blue sky.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Yudhishthir
description: Righteous lord of the empire who completes the rajasuya, receives holy
water and homage, honors departing monarchs, and grieves Krishna's departure.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Krishna
description: Described as godlike, righteous, saintly, and pious-hearted; he watches
the rajasuya with bow, disc, and mace, asks leave for Dwarka, and counsels Yudhishthir.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Sisupala's son
description: Son of Chedi's monarch, installed in his father's place as king of
Chedi.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Yudhishthir's brothers and kinsmen
description: They perform rites, obey Yudhishthir's instruction to escort departing
monarchs, and follow Krishna's chariot in grief.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:7
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Brahmans
description: Ritual specialists who sprinkle holy water on Yudhishthir.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Assembled monarchs
description: Rulers who make obeisance, praise Yudhishthir, and ask leave to return
to their realms.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Pritha
description: Yudhishthir's mother, addressed by Krishna before his departure.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Draupadi
description: Yudhishthir's queen, from whom Krishna departs with tears.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Subhadra
description: Arjun's wife and Krishna's sister, from whom Krishna parts.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Krishna's chariot-driver
description: Faithful driver who brings Krishna's falcon-bannered car.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
roles:
- id: role:1
label: consecrated emperor
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Yudhishthir is sprinkled with holy water and addressed as emperor over earthly
rulers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:2
label: host and ritual patron
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He completes the feasting, pays parting grace and honors, and directs escorts
for guests.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: role:3
label: divine or saintly ally
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The passage calls Krishna godlike, righteous, saintly, and credits his presence
and glory with the success of the enterprise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: role:4
label: parting royal counselor
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Before departing, Krishna instructs Yudhishthir on guarding the kingdom and
caring for subjects.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:5
label: successor king
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: He is seated in his father's place and hailed king of Chedi.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:6
label: dutiful kin and escorts
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: They perform rites, obey Yudhishthir's command, escort guests, and accompany
Krishna's departure.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:7
- id: role:7
label: ritual officiants
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: They sprinkle holy water on Yudhishthir during the consecratory moment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:8
label: subordinate or honoring rulers
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: They make obeisance, praise Yudhishthir, and request permission to depart.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:9
label: royal mother
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Krishna addresses Pritha as the mother whose sons possess fame, glory, and
prowess.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:10
label: female kin in farewell scene
assigned_to:
- fig:8
- fig:9
basis: Krishna parts from Draupadi and Subhadra before leaving for Dwarka.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:11
label: chariot attendant
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: He brings Krishna's falcon-bannered car.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: holy abhisheka water
literal_form: holy water used in royal consecration
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: rajasuya sacrifice
literal_form: royal sacrifice performed with gifts of gold and rice
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: Krishna's weapons
literal_form: bow, disc, and mace
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: falcon-bannered chariot
literal_form: Krishna's car, marked by a falcon banner and compared to clouds in
splendour
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:5
label: sacred Jumna waters
literal_form: blue Jumna's sacred waters left behind by Krishna as he departs
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:6
label: rain as royal care
literal_form: rain-drop nourishing thirsty ground in Krishna's counsel
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:7
label: tree of shelter
literal_form: tree shading subjects from heat in Krishna's counsel
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:8
label: blue sky as royal kindness
literal_form: blue sky bending kindly over subjects in Krishna's counsel
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Chedi succession after Sisupala
summary: Yudhishthir's faithful brothers perform rites for the dead Chedi ruler,
and Sisupala's son is installed with abhisheka as king of Chedi.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Rajasuya completion and imperial consecration
summary: The sacrifice is completed with gifts; Krishna watches, Brahmans sprinkle
holy water on Yudhishthir, and monarchs honor and praise him as emperor.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Departure of the assembled monarchs
summary: Yudhishthir honors the visiting monarchs and orders his brothers and kinsmen
to accompany them toward their realms.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:6
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Krishna asks leave for Dwarka
summary: Krishna announces that he must return to sea-girt Dwarka; Yudhishthir laments
the parting and credits Krishna for the success of the rajasuya.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Farewells and chariot departure
summary: Krishna says farewell to Pritha, Draupadi, and Subhadra; offerings and
benedictions are made, his chariot is brought, and he leaves the Jumna for Dwarka
while the Pandavas follow in grief.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: scene:6
label: Krishna's parting counsel on kingship
summary: Krishna stops his chariot and advises Yudhishthir to guard the kingdom,
care for subjects like a father, nourish them like rain, shelter them like a tree,
and rule kindly and virtuously.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
- sym:7
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Royal consecration and legitimacy through ritual
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: The passage presents abhisheka, holy water, brahmanical ritual action, monarchs'
obeisance, and praise of Yudhishthir's imperial status.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The extraction is limited to this passage and does not assess the fuller
epic context of the rajasuya.
- id: motif:2
label: Sacrifice as political and sacred confirmation
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
basis: The rajasuya is explicitly called a holy sacrifice performed with splendour
and gifts, and it culminates in Yudhishthir's imperial recognition.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives only the closing and consecratory portions of the rite.
- id: motif:3
label: Gift and tribute exchange around sovereignty
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: The sacrifice involves gifts of gold and rice, and Yudhishthir says monarchs
came with gifts, presents, and tributes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The sacred character of exchange is inferred from the ritual setting,
while the passage's literal language emphasizes gifts and tribute.
- id: motif:4
label: Departure of a divine or saintly ally
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: Krishna, described as godlike and saintly, takes leave for Dwarka; Yudhishthir
and his brothers grieve and follow his chariot.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The passage frames this as a departure, not an exile or quest departure.
- id: motif:5
label: Instruction in righteous kingship
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
- royal_legitimacy
basis: Krishna's parting speech instructs the king to guard the realm, care for
subjects, and rule without pride or passion using nourishing and sheltering images.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The advice is political and ethical; any broader wisdom classification
should be reviewed.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 1544-1549
quote_or_summary: Yudhishthir's brothers perform rites for Chedi's monarch; Sisupala's
son is seated in his father's place and hailed king through holy abhisheka.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 1551-1558
quote_or_summary: The holy rajasuya sacrifice is performed with joy, splendour,
and gifts of gold and rice; Krishna watches with bow, disc, and mace; Yudhishthir
closes the feast.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 1559-1570
quote_or_summary: Brahmans sprinkle holy water on Yudhishthir; monarchs make obeisance,
praise his lineage, virtue, royal grace, and emperor status, and ask leave to
return home.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 1571-1584
quote_or_summary: Yudhishthir honors the departing monarchs and commands his brothers
and kinsmen to escort them; named escorts accompany various kings.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 1585-1602
quote_or_summary: Krishna asks to depart for sea-girt Dwarka after the rajasuya;
Yudhishthir replies that the rite and monarchs' submission were achieved by Krishna's
grace, valor, presence, and glory, and laments his going.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 1603-1620
quote_or_summary: Krishna blesses Pritha concerning her sons, takes leave of Draupadi
and Subhadra, offerings and ablutions are made, priests give benedictions, and
the chariot-driver brings the falcon-bannered car.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 1621-1628
quote_or_summary: Krishna mounts the chariot, greets friends, leaves the sacred
blue Jumna for Dwarka, and Yudhishthir with his brothers follows the moving chariot
in grief.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 1629-1645
quote_or_summary: Krishna stops the chariot and counsels Yudhishthir to guard the
kingdom, tend subjects like a father, nourish them like rain, shelter them like
a tree, be kind like the blue sky, and rule virtuously; Yudhishthir returns home
grieving.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is well supported by the supplied passage. Motif assignments
use only the provided taxonomy labels and should receive human review, especially
sacred_exchange and wisdom classifications. No comparison claims were added because
the passage itself does not make an explicit cross-textual or cross-traditional
comparison.
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 from the supplied public-domain passage metadata and text.
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