batch.motif.hindu-mahabharata-dutt-gutenberg-l1793-l1934
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-mahabharata-dutt-gutenberg-l1793-l1934
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
passage_locator:
label: BOOK III / RAJASUYA / BOOK IV / DYUTA; lines 1793-1934
start: '1793'
end: '1934'
translation: Maha-bharata
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: Draupadi denounces the silence of the Kuru elders and warriors after her
humiliation. Karna argues that Yudhishthir has lost her in the dice game and speaks
scornfully of the Pandavas. Bhima, enraged but restrained by Yudhishthir's prior
pledge, vows to break Duryodhan's knee after Duryodhan attempts a further insult.
Ominous cries are heard near the sacrificial fire, and Dhrita-rashtra, frightened
by the portent, rebukes Duryodhan, asks Draupadi's pardon, and offers her a boon.
Draupadi asks that Yudhishthir be freed from bondage so that her son will not
be the son of a slave.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Draupadi asks why no chieftain, hand, or voice rises to defend a virtuous
wife and outraged queen.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Draupadi says Kuru glory, Bharat's name, and Kshatra prowess are lost while
warriors silently watch the scene.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Draupadi speaks sternly with anger and tears, and her glances stir Pandu's
sons toward vengeance.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Bhishma, Drona, and Vidura show anger or distress, and Duhsasan's action is
cursed after Draupadi's complaint.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Karna tells Draupadi that Yudhishthir sold his birthright and her at the dice
game, and that she should serve the Kuru princes.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Bhima is enraged by Karna's words but says wrath is vain for one who is sold
and bound as a slave.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Duryodhan asks Yudhishthir to say whether he has lost his empire, his brothers,
and Draupadi; Yudhishthir remains silent.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: Duryodhan looks lustfully at Draupadi and seeks to place her on his knee as
a slave.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: Bhima vows that he will break the offending knee in battle, or else never
reach the ancestral heavenly mansions.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: In the sacred chamber, priests in white attire feed the sacrificial fire with
libations while Brahmans chant mantras over homa rites.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:11
text: A jackal's wailing and a raven's ominous cry are heard in the sacred chamber.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:12
text: Vidura and Gandhari recognize the omen; Bhishma, Drona, and Kripa utter the
holy word svasti.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:13
text: Dhrita-rashtra trembles, rebukes Duryodhan for insulting Drupad's daughter,
and says destruction clouds their path.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:14
text: Dhrita-rashtra asks Draupadi to pardon the insult and name a wish; Draupadi
asks that Yudhishthir be freed from bondage.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Draupadi
description: A virtuous wife, outraged queen, Panchala's bride, Drupad's daughter,
and Yudhishthir's wife who speaks after being insulted.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Pandu's sons / Pandavas
description: The sons of Pandu, including Yudhishthir and Bhima, who have lost empire,
wealth, freedom, and Draupadi in the game.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Bhishma
description: An elder in the Kuru hall who darkly frowns, later wipes his eye, and
utters svasti at the omen.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Drona
description: A preceptor or elder who bites his tongue in wrath and later utters
svasti at the omen.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Vidura
description: A wise councillor who marks Draupadi's insults with anger and recognizes
the omen.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Duhsasan
description: The person whose action against Draupadi is cursed after her complaint.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Karna
description: A warrior and Arjun's foe who speaks scornfully against the humbled
sons of Pandu and tells Draupadi she has been lost by Yudhishthir.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Bhima
description: One of Pandu's sons who becomes fiercely enraged and vows to break
Duryodhan's knee in battle.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Yudhishthir
description: The elder king who is said to have staked his freedom and Draupadi,
and who remains silent when asked whether Draupadi is a slave.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:9
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Duryodhan
description: The Kuru prince who laughs in triumph, asks whether Draupadi is a slave,
seeks to dishonor her, and is rebuked by Dhrita-rashtra.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Priests and Brahmans
description: Priests in white attire and Brahmans who feed the sacrificial fire
with libations and chant mantras over homa rites.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Gandhari
description: The queen who recognizes the omen and speaks her fears to Dhrita-rashtra.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Dhrita-rashtra
description: The sightless monarch who fears the omen, rebukes Duryodhan, asks Draupadi's
pardon, and offers her a boon.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Kripa
description: A preceptor who utters svasti after the omen is heard.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:15
name_or_label: Ancestors of Bhima
description: Ancestors in heavenly mansions invoked in Bhima's vow.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
roles:
- id: role:1
label: wronged queen and wife
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Draupadi is called a virtuous wife and outraged queen and is the recipient
of insults in the hall.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: enslaved or dispossessed royal kin
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:9
basis: The Pandavas are described as having lost empire, wealth, freedom, and Draupadi;
Yudhishthir is said to have staked freedom and queen.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: distressed elder or councillor
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
basis: Bhishma, Drona, and Vidura react with anger or grief to Draupadi's treatment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: perpetrator of insult
assigned_to:
- fig:6
- fig:10
basis: Duhsasan's action is cursed, and Duryodhan seeks to dishonor Draupadi and
is rebuked for insulting her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: role:5
label: verbal antagonist
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Karna speaks scornfully and tells Draupadi to serve the Kuru princes after
Yudhishthir's loss.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: avenger under restraint
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Bhima is enraged but restrained by his elder's pledge, then vows revenge
against Duryodhan's knee.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:7
label: omen recognizer or ritual responder
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:12
- fig:14
basis: Vidura and Gandhari know the omen; Bhishma, Drona, and Kripa utter svasti.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:8
label: boon petitioner and boon giver
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:13
basis: Dhrita-rashtra offers Draupadi a wish, and Draupadi asks for Yudhishthir's
freedom.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:9
label: ritual officiants
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: Priests and Brahmans conduct fire libations and mantra chanting in the sacred
chamber.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: sacrificial fire
literal_form: Fire fed with libations during homa rites in the sacred chamber.
associated_figures:
- fig:11
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:2
label: jackal wailing and raven cry
literal_form: Animal cries heard in the sacred chamber and described as ominous.
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:12
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:14
- fig:13
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: sym:3
label: offending knee
literal_form: Duryodhan's knee, by which he seeks to dishonor Draupadi and which
Bhima vows to break.
associated_figures:
- fig:8
- fig:10
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:4
label: ancestral heavenly mansions
literal_form: The high heavenly dwelling of Bhima's fathers, invoked as the stake
of his vow.
associated_figures:
- fig:8
- fig:15
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:5
label: boon or wish
literal_form: The wish offered by Dhrita-rashtra to Draupadi after the omen and
rebuke.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:13
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Draupadi denounces the silent hall
summary: Draupadi asks why no warrior or councillor defends her and declares that
Kuru and Kshatra honor are lost.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Karna's scorn and Bhima's restrained anger
summary: Karna says Draupadi has been lost by Yudhishthir and should serve the Kurus;
Bhima becomes enraged but acknowledges that a bound slave cannot act freely.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: Duryodhan's insult and Bhima's vow
summary: Duryodhan asks Yudhishthir to confirm Draupadi's enslavement, attempts
to dishonor Draupadi with his knee, and Bhima vows to break that knee in battle.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:15
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:4
label: Omen in the sacred chamber
summary: During fire offerings and mantra chanting, a jackal and raven cry; Vidura
and Gandhari recognize the omen, and several elders utter svasti.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:11
- fig:12
- fig:14
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:5
label: Dhrita-rashtra offers Draupadi a boon
summary: Dhrita-rashtra fears the portent, rebukes Duryodhan, asks Draupadi to pardon
the insult, and offers a wish; Draupadi asks that Yudhishthir be freed from bondage.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:13
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: public humiliation of a royal woman leading to vengeance vow
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Draupadi is insulted in the assembly, and Bhima vows violent revenge against
Duryodhan's knee.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy family directly names this specific humiliation-and-vow
pattern.
- id: motif:2
label: ominous animal cries interrupting ritual fire rite
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Jackal and raven cries are heard in the sacred chamber during homa rites
and are treated as a portent causing fear and rebuke.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage presents the omen as a sign of wrath and danger, but does
not explicitly name a deity delivering judgment.
- id: motif:3
label: boon granted to avert wrath after wrongdoing
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: Dhrita-rashtra asks Draupadi to forgive the wrong and name a wish after the
omen; she requests Yudhishthir's freedom.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: The exchange is royal and reparative; its sacred dimension is inferred
from the omen and reference to Heaven's wrath, not fully elaborated.
- id: motif:4
label: restoration of royal status through release from bondage
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: Draupadi asks that Yudhishthir be freed so that her son may be of royal station
and not the son of a slave.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: The passage records the request but not the subsequent fulfillment within
the supplied excerpt.
- id: motif:5
label: ritual fire as sacred setting for portent
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
basis: The omen is heard where priests feed the sacrificial fire with libations
and Brahmans chant mantras over homa rites.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage describes ritual practice as a setting; it does not center
on a sacrificial narrative action beyond the ongoing rite.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 1793-1807
quote_or_summary: Draupadi asks why no chieftain, hand, or voice protects a virtuous
wife and says Kuru honor and Kshatra prowess are lost in the shameful scene.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 1808-1817
quote_or_summary: Draupadi speaks with anger and tears; her glances stir the sons
of Pandu; Bhishma, Drona, and Vidura show anger or distress, and Duhsasan's action
is cursed.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 1818-1833
quote_or_summary: Karna says Yudhishthir sold his birthright and Draupadi in the
game, tells her to serve the Kuru princes, and declares that the Pandavas have
lost her, their empire, and their pride.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 1834-1843
quote_or_summary: Bhima is fiercely angered by Karna's insult but is bound by the
elder's promise and says righteous passion is vain in a sold and bound slave.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 1844-1853
quote_or_summary: Duryodhan laughs and asks Yudhishthir to state whether he has
lost empire, brothers, and Draupadi; Yudhishthir remains silent, Karna laughs,
and Bhishma weeps.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 1854-1869
quote_or_summary: Duryodhan looks lustfully at Draupadi and seeks to hold her on
his knee; Bhima vows to break that knee in battle or never reach his ancestors'
heavenly mansions.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 1874-1883
quote_or_summary: In the sacred chamber, priests feed the sacrificial fire and Brahmans
chant mantras; a jackal's wailing and raven's ominous cry are heard, and elders
respond to the portent.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 1884-1893
quote_or_summary: Dhrita-rashtra trembles in fear, rebukes Duryodhan for insulting
Drupad's daughter, and says death, danger, and destruction threaten their path.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 1894-1934
quote_or_summary: Dhrita-rashtra asks Draupadi to pardon the insult and name a wish;
Draupadi asks that Yudhishthir be freed from bondage so that her son be of royal
station, not the son of a slave.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal narrative elements are clear in the supplied passage. Motif assignments
use only the supplied taxonomy where supported; several labels are descriptive
rather than formal taxonomy matches. No comparison claims were made because the
passage itself does not support an explicit cross-text or cross-tradition 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'
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