batch.motif.hindu-mahabharata-dutt-gutenberg-l1648-l1791
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-mahabharata-dutt-gutenberg-l1648-l1791
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
passage_locator:
label: BOOK III / RAJASUYA / BOOK IV / DYUTA; lines 1648-1791
start: '1648'
end: '1791'
translation: Maha-bharata
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: Duryodhan, jealous after Yudhishthir's imperial sacrifice, joins with Sakuni
to bring about Yudhishthir's fall through a rigged dice game. Yudhishthir loses
wealth, kingdom, brothers, himself, and Draupadi. Draupadi is claimed as a slave,
disputes the legality of the wager, is seized by Duhsasan by her consecrated hair,
dragged to the council chamber, and appeals to elders for protection.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Duryodhan returns from the Imperial Sacrifice jealous of Yudhishthir and plans
his fall.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Sakuni shares Duryodhan's hatred toward the sons of Pandu and is described
as expert at false dice.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Yudhishthir is described as pious and righteous but weak in his love of gambling
and unwilling to decline a challenge.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: Yudhishthir loses wealth, gold, jewels, animals, vehicles, slaves, empire,
and possessions in the game.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Yudhishthir then stakes and loses his brothers, himself, and Draupadi.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: Yudhishthir and his family become bond-slaves of Duryodhan before Dhrita-rashtra
releases them from actual slavery.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:7
text: The five brothers retire to the forests as homeless exiles.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:8
text: A menial tells Draupadi that she has been staked and won and that Duryodhan
claims her as a slave.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:9
text: Draupadi argues that if Yudhishthir had already lost himself, he no longer
owned another person's life and could not validly stake her.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:10
text: Duryodhan orders Duhsasan to make Draupadi appear as a slave before them.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:11
text: Duhsasan enters the inner chambers, addresses Draupadi as won at the game,
and demands that she come to the council chamber.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:12
text: Draupadi tries to flee toward the women's rooms, but Duhsasan seizes her by
her flowing hair and drags her in slipping garments.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: obs:13
text: Draupadi's hair is described as consecrated by holy water and mantra at the
rajasuya rite.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:14
text: In the council chamber, Draupadi asks elders and righteous nobles for protection
and says a woman's hair is sacred.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Duryodhan
description: Jealous rival who devises Yudhishthir's fall, claims Draupadi as slave,
and commands Duhsasan.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Yudhishthir
description: Righteous son of Pandu and emperor of Indra-prastha who accepts the
dice challenge and loses possessions, kin, himself, and Draupadi.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:8
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Sakuni
description: Prince of Gandhara who hates the sons of Pandu, is expert at false
dice, and challenges Yudhishthir.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Draupadi
description: Queen and wife of Yudhishthir, claimed as lost in the dice game, who
disputes her enslavement and is dragged to the council chamber.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: unnamed menial
description: Servant sent to tell Draupadi that she has been won and claimed by
Duryodhan.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Duhsasan
description: Duryodhan's younger brother, ordered to bring Draupadi, who seizes
and drags her by the hair.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Dhrita-rashtra
description: Old king who releases Yudhishthir and his family from actual slavery.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Pandu's sons / five brothers
description: Collective royal brothers who are staked, lost, made bondsmen, and
later retire to the forests as homeless exiles.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Bhima
description: Named by Duryodhan as a feared wrathful figure whose anger makes the
menial afraid.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: jealous plotter and claimant
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He is jealous after the Imperial Sacrifice, devises Yudhishthir's fall, claims
Draupadi, and orders her brought as slave.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: role:2
label: false-dice challenger
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: He is described as expert at false dice and as challenging Yudhishthir.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: righteous king and losing gambler
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: He is called pious and righteous, has a weakness for gambling, and loses
possessions, kin, himself, and Draupadi.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: staked queen and legal challenger
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: She is claimed as staked and won, then argues that a bondsman cannot wager
wife or children.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:5
label: messenger of enslavement claim
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: He conveys Duryodhan's claim that Draupadi has been won and must serve as
slave.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: coercive enforcer
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: He is ordered to bring Draupadi and drags her by the hair to the council
hall.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:7
label: releaser from slavery
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: He releases Yudhishthir and his family from actual slavery.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:8
label: wagered brothers, bondsmen, and exiles
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The brothers are staked and lost, become bondsmen, and retire to the forest
as homeless exiles.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:9
label: feared wrathful avenger
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Duryodhan says the menial fears wrathful Bhima.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: false dice
literal_form: Dice used by Sakuni, described as false dice in the gambling challenge.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: stakes of possessions and persons
literal_form: Wealth, empire, brothers, self, and Draupadi wagered and lost in sequence.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: consecrated hair
literal_form: Draupadi's flowing hair, dewed with holy water and consecrated by
mantra at the rajasuya rite, by which she is seized.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: sym:4
label: Ganga waters and Hastina walls
literal_form: Ganga's limpid waters reflecting the walls of Hastina at the opening
of the episode.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:5
label: council chamber
literal_form: The public assembly space into which Draupadi is summoned and dragged.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: sym:6
label: forest exile
literal_form: Forests to which the five brothers retire as homeless exiles after
dispossession.
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Jealousy after the Imperial Sacrifice
summary: Duryodhan returns from Yudhishthir's imperial sacrifice filled with jealousy
and works with Sakuni to bring down the sons of Pandu through dice.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Fatal dice losses
summary: Yudhishthir continues gambling after repeated losses and loses his wealth,
kingdom, brothers, himself, and Draupadi.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Claim and refusal in the palace
summary: A menial tells Draupadi she has been won as Duryodhan's slave; Draupadi
denies the validity of the wager because Yudhishthir had already lost himself.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Duhsasan seizes Draupadi
summary: Duryodhan orders Duhsasan to fetch Draupadi; Duhsasan demands she come
as a slave, and when she flees, he seizes her by her consecrated hair and drags
her away.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:6
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: scene:5
label: Draupadi's plaint in the council hall
summary: Draupadi appears loose-attired and tearful in the council chamber, asks
elders and nobles for protection, and protests the violation of her sacred hair
and modesty.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: scene:6
label: Release and forest exile
summary: After the family is made bond-slave, Dhrita-rashtra releases them from
actual slavery, and the five brothers retire to the forests as homeless exiles.
figure_refs:
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: jealous rival plots after royal consecration
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: Duryodhan's jealousy arises after Yudhishthir's Imperial Sacrifice and leads
him to plan the emperor's fall.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage only briefly references the sacrifice and does not elaborate
its full royal-legitimating function.
- id: motif:2
label: rigged dice game causes total dispossession
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Sakuni is expert at false dice; Yudhishthir accepts the challenge and loses
wealth, kingdom, kin, self, and Draupadi.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: No provided taxonomy family directly names gambling or dice.
- id: motif:3
label: wagering of kin and self
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: After losing material possessions, Yudhishthir stakes his brothers, himself,
and Draupadi.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The extraction treats this as a passage motif without assigning a broader
taxonomy reference.
- id: motif:4
label: enslaved queen contests the legality of her wagering
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Draupadi argues that a man who has already become a bondsman cannot wager
his wife or children.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The wisdom taxonomy reference is based on legal reasoning in the passage
and should be reviewed.
- id: motif:5
label: public humiliation of a royal woman in assembly
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Duhsasan seizes Draupadi by her consecrated hair, drags her in loose garments,
and brings her into the council chamber where she pleads for protection.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: No listed taxonomy family directly names this humiliation pattern.
- id: motif:6
label: dispossessed royal brothers depart into forest exile
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: After loss and release from slavery, the five brothers retire to the forests
as homeless exiles.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives the departure briefly and does not detail the subsequent
exile journey.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 1648-1661
quote_or_summary: Duryodhan returns from the Imperial Sacrifice jealous of Yudhishthir;
Sakuni shares his hatred, is expert at false dice, and challenges Yudhishthir,
who will not decline.
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 1662-1677
quote_or_summary: Yudhishthir comes to Hastina-pura, loses possessions and empire,
then stakes and loses his brothers, himself, and Draupadi; the family becomes
Duryodhan's bond-slaves, is released by Dhrita-rashtra, and the five brothers
retire to the forests.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 1687-1698
quote_or_summary: A menial tells Draupadi that Yudhishthir lost the game and that
she was staked, won, and claimed by Duryodhan as a palace slave.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 1699-1714
quote_or_summary: Draupadi asks whether a crowned husband could stake his wife,
then answers that a bondsman owns neither wealth nor another life and that she
is unwon.
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 1715-1724
quote_or_summary: Duryodhan angrily orders Duhsasan to command Draupadi to appear
as their slave, saying the menial fears wrathful Bhima.
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 1725-1744
quote_or_summary: Duhsasan enters the inner chambers, tells Draupadi she has been
won at the game and must come to the council chamber as a slave; she trembles
and tries to flee toward the women's rooms.
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 1745-1756
quote_or_summary: Duhsasan holds Draupadi by her streaming hair, described as consecrated
with holy water and mantra at the rajasuya rite, and drags her in slipping garments.
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 1757-1791
quote_or_summary: Draupadi pleads with Duhsasan and the elders, asking protection,
protesting that a modest married woman should not appear so, and saying that a
woman's hair is sacred.
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 1683-1686
quote_or_summary: The episode opens with Hastina's walls reflected in Ganga's clear
waters and Draupadi honored in the palace halls.
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 episode structure and actors are explicit. Taxonomy links are cautious
because the available taxonomy does not include direct labels for dice gambling,
legal wager dispute, or assembly humiliation.
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: |-
Used only the provided passage and metadata. Comparison claims left empty because the passage itself does not make an explicit cross-textual comparison.
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