batch.motif.hindu-mahabharata-dutt-gutenberg-l1936-l2080
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-mahabharata-dutt-gutenberg-l1936-l2080
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
passage_locator:
label: BOOK III / RAJASUYA / BOOK IV / DYUTA; lines 1936-2080
start: '1936'
end: '2080'
translation: Maha-bharata
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: Draupadi asks Dhrita-rashtra for boons that free Yudhishthir and the other
Pandava brothers from slavery, then refuses to ask for more. The Pandavas prepare
for exile after losing their kingdom. Yudhishthir gives respectful farewells,
Vidura blesses the brothers and frames their exile as a purifying trial that will
lead to future restoration, and the exiles leave the royal hall for the jungle.
Draupadi then bids farewell to Pritha, who blesses her for the forest journey.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Draupadi asks Dhrita-rashtra that Yudhishthir not be called a slave or slave-born.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Dhrita-rashtra grants Draupadi a boon and invites her to ask for another.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Draupadi asks that Bhima, Arjun, and the youngest twin-born brothers not be
slaves and be allowed to leave with arms and chariots.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Draupadi refuses a further boon, saying she has asked twice and that a Kshatra
asks no more.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Yudhishthir is described as deprived of empire and required to roam as a houseless
exile with his wife and brothers.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: Yudhishthir speaks farewell blessings to Bhishma, Drona, Kripa, Dhrita-rashtra,
Vidura, and the sons of Dhrita-rashtra.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: Vidura asks that the aged Pritha remain in his house rather than wander in
the wilderness.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: Vidura blesses the sons of Pandu and praises their virtues, skills, and future
destiny.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:9
text: Vidura says the exile is ordained for Yudhishthir's good and is a trial and
samadhi that chastens in order to heal.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:10
text: Vidura invokes Indra, Yama, Kuvera, and King Varnua to aid Yudhishthir in
battle, duty, kindness, and self-restraint.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:11
text: The brothers bow to Vidura, Bhishma, Drona, chiefs, and elders, then leave
the ancestral hall for the pathless jungle.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:12
text: Pritha blesses Draupadi before the forest journey and tells her to care for
her lord and his brothers.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Draupadi
description: Princess and wife of the Pandavas who obtains the freeing of her husbands,
refuses a third boon, and departs toward exile after receiving Pritha's blessing.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:11
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Dhrita-rashtra
description: Ancient monarch who grants Draupadi's requested boons and is later
addressed in Yudhishthir's farewell.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Yudhishthir
description: Pandava deprived of empire, freed from slavery through Draupadi's request,
speaker of farewell blessings, and recipient of Vidura's instruction.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Bhima
description: Pandava brother freed from slavery by Draupadi's second boon and praised
by Vidura as favored in battle.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Arjun
description: Pandava brother freed from slavery by Draupadi's second boon and praised
by Vidura as unmatched in war.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: The youngest twin-born brothers / the Twins
description: Pandava brothers freed from slavery by Draupadi's second boon; Vidura
says the Twins excel in wisdom.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Vidura
description: Pious counselor who offers to shelter Pritha, blesses the Pandavas,
interprets exile as a healing trial, and foresees their return.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:10
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Pritha
description: Aged mother whom Vidura offers to shelter; she laments parting from
Draupadi and blesses her forest journey.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:11
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Bhishma
description: Kuru grandsire addressed respectfully by Yudhishthir and saluted by
the departing exiles.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:10
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Drona
description: Priest and preceptor addressed by Yudhishthir and saluted by the departing
exiles.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:10
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Kripa
description: Saintly and brave figure included in Yudhishthir's farewell.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Indra, Yama, Kuvera, and King Varnua
description: Divine figures invoked by Vidura to aid Yudhishthir in battle, inner
duty, generosity, and control of passions.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
roles:
- id: role:1
label: boon-seeker and liberator
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Draupadi asks that Yudhishthir and the other Pandava brothers be freed from
slavery.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: boon-granting monarch
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Dhrita-rashtra grants Draupadi's wishes and offers additional boons.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: freed princes and exiles
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
basis: The brothers are released from bondage and then must wander as houseless
exiles.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: role:4
label: dispossessed righteous ruler
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Yudhishthir is deprived of empire yet offers blessings and is instructed
in duty during exile.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: role:5
label: counselor, guardian, and blesser
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Vidura offers shelter to Pritha and blesses and instructs the Pandavas before
departure.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: role:6
label: mother left behind
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Pritha is described as aged and unfit for wilderness travel, remains under
Vidura's care, and laments the parting.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:11
- id: role:7
label: faithful wife entering exile
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Pritha blesses Draupadi as she prepares to tread the jungle path and care
for her lord and his brothers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: role:8
label: elder recipient of farewell
assigned_to:
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
basis: Yudhishthir addresses elders and teachers in his parting words; some are
later saluted by the exiles.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:10
- id: role:9
label: invoked divine helper
assigned_to:
- fig:12
basis: Vidura names these deities in blessings for Yudhishthir's battle, duty, kindness,
and restraint.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: boon
literal_form: Granted wishes requested by Draupadi from Dhrita-rashtra
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: pathless wilderness / trackless jungle path
literal_form: The wilderness and jungle path into which the exiles depart
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: sym:3
label: ancestral hall
literal_form: The father's ancient hall left by the exiles
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:4
label: trial and samadhi
literal_form: Vidura's phrase for the exile as a chastening and healing ordeal
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:5
label: sacred mountains and teaching places
literal_form: Meru, Himalay, Varnavata's forest, Bhrigu's hill, Drisad-vati's rill,
and Kalmashi's wave named as places of instruction
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: sym:6
label: heavenly crown of virtue
literal_form: Vidura's image of Yudhishthir as crowned with virtue's heavenly crown
after earthly trials
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Draupadi's boons
summary: Draupadi secures the freedom of Yudhishthir, Bhima, Arjun, and the twin-born
brothers from slavery and declines to ask for a third boon.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:2
label: Farewell before exile
summary: Yudhishthir, deprived of empire, gives blessings and farewells to Kuru
elders and kinsmen before departure.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:3
label: Vidura's guardianship and instruction
summary: Vidura offers to shelter Pritha, blesses the Pandavas, praises their strengths,
and interprets exile as a purifying trial that will lead to future greatness and
return.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:12
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:12
- id: scene:4
label: Departure to the jungle
summary: The brothers bow to Vidura, Bhishma, Drona, chiefs, and elders, then leave
their father's ancient hall for the pathless jungle.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:9
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: scene:5
label: Pritha and Draupadi's farewell
summary: Pritha laments the parting, blesses Draupadi for the jungle path, and Draupadi
answers that they will tread the forest paths safely in truth and virtue.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: liberation through requested boons
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: Draupadi uses granted boons to release Yudhishthir and the other Pandava
brothers from slavery, then refuses further gifts.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The exchange is royal rather than explicitly divine; the taxonomy reference
is approximate.
- id: motif:2
label: departure into exile after loss of kingdom
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: Yudhishthir is described as deprived of empire and the brothers leave the
ancestral hall for the pathless jungle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives the departure and initial exile, not the full exile
narrative.
- id: motif:3
label: exile as purifying trial and instruction
taxonomy_refs:
- initiation
- wisdom
basis: Vidura explicitly calls the exile a trial and samadhi that chastens to heal,
and connects Yudhishthir with teachings from sages, sacred places, and divine
exemplars.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:12
confidence: high
cautions: The initiation pattern is articulated as moral and spiritual instruction
rather than as a formal ritual initiation.
- id: motif:4
label: future return and restoration after fall
taxonomy_refs:
- return
- royal_legitimacy
basis: Vidura predicts that the Pandavas will win a greater empire after their fall
and hopes to see Yudhishthir return to Hastina crowned with virtue.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The restoration is prophetic blessing within the passage; its fulfillment
is outside this excerpt.
- id: motif:5
label: faithful wife accompanying exile
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: Draupadi is described as faithful and is blessed by Pritha to tread the trackless
jungle path and care for her lord and his brothers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:11
confidence: medium
cautions: The motif is subordinate to the broader exile departure and is presented
through farewell blessing.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 1936-1944
quote_or_summary: Draupadi asks that Yudhishthir not be scorned as a slave or slave-born;
Dhrita-rashtra grants her wish and invites a second boon.
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 1945-1954
quote_or_summary: Draupadi asks that Bhima, Arjun, and the youngest twin-born brothers
not be slaves and be allowed to depart as freemen with arms and chariots; Dhrita-rashtra
grants it.
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 1955-1966
quote_or_summary: Draupadi refuses to seek another boon, saying she has asked twice
and that a Kshatra asks no more; she says the freed brothers should seek fortune
by prowess and virtue.
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 1967-1972
quote_or_summary: Under the heading 'The Banishment,' Yudhishthir is described as
reft of empire and compelled to roam as a houseless exile with his wife and faithful
brothers.
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 1973-1984
quote_or_summary: Yudhishthir speaks parting blessings to Bhishma, Drona, Kripa,
Dhrita-rashtra, Vidura, and the sons of Dhrita-rashtra; the kinsmen listen in
silent shame.
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 1985-1998
quote_or_summary: Vidura asks that the aged Pritha, unused to hardship, remain in
his house until the exile ends; the sons of Pandu agree and ask his blessing.
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 1999-2012
quote_or_summary: Vidura blesses the Pandavas, contrasts wicked gain with sinless
sorrow, praises Yudhishthir's duty, Arjun's war skill, Bhima's battle fortune,
the Twins' wisdom, and Draupadi's faithfulness, and foretells a greater empire
after their fall.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: quote
locator: lines 2013-2036
quote_or_summary: Vidura says the exile is 'a trial and samadhi' and later prays
to see Yudhishthir in Hastina as a conqueror of earthly trials, crowned with virtue.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation used.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 2025-2032
quote_or_summary: Vidura invokes Indra for battle, Yama for conquest of the mind,
Kuvera for feeding the hungry and poor, and King Varnua for quelling passions
and freeing the heart from sin and greed.
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 2037-2042
quote_or_summary: After Vidura speaks, the brothers feel their might increase, bow
to him and to elders including Bhishma and Drona, and leave their father's ancient
hall for the pathless jungle.
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 2043-2080
quote_or_summary: Draupadi comes to Pritha in the inner palace to say farewell;
Pritha laments, blesses her for the trackless jungle path, urges her to care for
her lord and his brothers, and Draupadi replies that they will tread forest paths
safely in truth and virtue.
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 2015-2024
quote_or_summary: Vidura recalls teachings associated with Meru, Himalay, Varnavata's
forest, Bhrigu's hill, Drisad-vati's rill, Asita, Bhrigu, Kalmashi's wave, and
heavenly Narad.
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: The main actions, figures, and motif candidates are directly supported by
the supplied passage. Some motif taxonomy assignments, especially sacred_exchange
and royal_legitimacy, are interpretive and should be reviewed.
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. No external Mahabharata context or comparison claims were added.
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