batch.motif.hindu-mahabharata-dutt-gutenberg-l2149-l2281
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-mahabharata-dutt-gutenberg-l2149-l2281
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
passage_locator:
label: BOOK IV / DYUTA / BOOK V / PATIVRATA-MAHATMYA; lines 2149-2281
start: '2149'
end: '2281'
translation: Maha-bharata
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: 'The passage introduces the forest exile of the Pandavas with Draupadi,
recounts several incidents from that exile, and frames the tale of Savitri as
an example of a faithful woman whose love contests Death or Fate. It then begins
the framed tale: Markandeya tells Yudhishthir about King Aswapati, a childless
and righteous ruler who performs vows, penance, fasting, hymns, and offerings
until the goddess Savitri appears from the altar fire in maiden form.'
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The sons of Pandu keep their word, go into exile with Draupadi, and pass twelve
years in the wilderness.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Krishna visits Yudhishthir in adversity, consoles Draupadi, and gives advice
to the brothers.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Draupadi and Bhima urge Yudhishthir to abandon the exile conditions and recover
the kingdom, but Yudhishthir remains bound to his pledged word.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Vyasa advises Arjun to acquire celestial arms through penance and worship.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Arjun meets Siva disguised as a hunter, pleases him in combat, receives blessing
and the pasupata weapon, and later obtains other celestial arms in Indra's heaven.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Duryodhan is captured by gandharvas and released by the Pandav brothers, after
which his hatred deepens.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Jayadratha carries off Draupadi in the brothers' absence; the Pandavs pursue
him, punish him, and rescue Draupadi.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: Saints visit Yudhishthir in exile and narrate ancient legends and stories
of former kings.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: The passage lists several embedded legends, including Nala and Damayanti,
Agastya draining the ocean, Bhagiratha bringing down the Ganges, Manu and the
universal deluge, Vishnu and other gods, and Rama's deeds.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:10
text: The narrator characterizes the selected legend as teaching that a true woman's
love is not conquered by Death and says Hindu women celebrate a rite in honor
of that woman.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:11
text: In forest life, Draupadi fetches water, cooks daily food, sweeps the cottage,
lights a fire at evening, and grieves at night.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:12
text: Draupadi's hair remains unbound as part of a vow until vengeance is taken
against her insulters.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:13
text: Yudhishthir asks Markandeya whether he knows of a wife or woman who has endured
comparable sorrow and shown strong faithful affection.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:14
text: Markandeya answers by introducing an ancient tale of Savitri, who loved, suffered,
strove, and conquered Fate.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:15
text: King Aswapati of the Madras is described as righteous, devoted to Brahma,
a sacrificer to the gods, and helpful to men, but without son or daughter.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: obs:16
text: Aswapati performs vows, penance, ritual observances, fasting, hymns, and oblations
for years.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: obs:17
text: The goddess Savitri appears from the fire on the altar in the form of a beautiful
maiden.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Sons of Pandu / Pandav brothers
description: The exiled brothers who live in the wilderness with Draupadi and later
rescue Duryodhan and Draupadi in separate incidents.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Draupadi
description: The wife accompanying the Pandavs in exile; she suffers insult and
distress, performs domestic tasks in the forest, vows vengeance, and is later
carried off and rescued.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Krishna
description: A visitor to Yudhishthir in adversity who consoles Draupadi and advises
the brothers.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Yudhishthir
description: An exiled Pandav ruler who refuses to abandon his pledged word and
later questions Markandeya about faithful women enduring sorrow.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:11
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Bhima
description: A Pandav who shares Draupadi's desire to recover the kingdom despite
the exile conditions.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Vyasa
description: A great rishi who visits Yudhishthir and advises Arjun to gain celestial
arms by penance and worship.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Arjun
description: A great archer who seeks celestial weapons through penance and worship,
combats Siva in disguise, and obtains divine arms.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Siva
description: A god who appears to Arjun in the guise of a hunter and grants blessing
and the pasupata weapon after combat.
role_refs:
- role:12
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Indra
description: A god whose heaven Arjun visits to obtain other celestial arms.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Duryodhan
description: The Pandavs' hostile cousin who seeks to humiliate them, is captured
by gandharvas, is released by the Pandavs, and becomes more hateful.
role_refs:
- role:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Gandharvas
description: Aerial beings who quarrel with and capture Duryodhan.
role_refs:
- role:15
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Jayadratha
description: King of the Sindhu or Indus country and ally of Duryodhan who carries
off Draupadi and is chastised by the Pandavs.
role_refs:
- role:16
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Rishis / saints
description: Holy visitors who come to Yudhishthir during exile and recite ancient
tales beside the evening fires.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Markandeya
description: A holy rishi who visits sorrowing Yudhishthir and begins the tale of
Savitri.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:12
- id: fig:15
name_or_label: Savitri
description: Introduced by Markandeya as a woman who loved and suffered and conquered
Fate.
role_refs:
- role:17
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: fig:16
name_or_label: Aswapati
description: A righteous, childless king of the Madras who performs prolonged vows,
penance, hymns, fasting, and offerings.
role_refs:
- role:18
- role:19
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- ev:14
- id: fig:17
name_or_label: Goddess Savitri
description: A goddess who smiles upon Aswapati's rite and appears from the altar
fire as a beautiful maiden.
role_refs:
- role:20
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
roles:
- id: role:1
label: exiled kin group
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: They go into exile and pass twelve years in the wilderness.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: wronged wife in exile
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: She is distressed by insults and exile and grieves in the forest.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: role:3
label: consoling adviser
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: He consoles Draupadi and gives advice to the brothers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: keeper of pledged word
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: He refuses to disregard the exile conditions despite pressure.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:5
label: advocate of immediate recovery of kingdom
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: He is of the same mind as Draupadi in urging recovery of the kingdom.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:6
label: ascetic adviser
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: He advises Arjun to gain celestial arms by penance and worship.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:7
label: divine-weapon seeker
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: He seeks and obtains celestial arms after penance, worship, combat, and a
heavenly visit.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:8
label: rescuers
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: They release Duryodhan from captivity and rescue Draupadi from Jayadratha.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:9
label: abducted woman
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Jayadratha carries her off before the Pandavs rescue her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:10
label: legend narrator
assigned_to:
- fig:13
- fig:14
basis: Saints and Markandeya narrate old legends to Yudhishthir.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:11
- ev:12
- id: role:11
label: questioner seeking precedent
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: He asks whether any faithful wife has suffered comparable sorrow.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: role:12
label: disguised god
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Siva appears in the guise of a hunter.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:13
label: divine giver of weapons
assigned_to:
- fig:8
- fig:9
basis: Siva grants the pasupata weapon, and Indra's heaven yields other celestial
arms.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:14
label: hostile royal kinsman
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: He seeks to humiliate the exiled Pandavs and his hatred deepens after they
rescue him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:15
label: aerial captors
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: They are aerial beings who capture Duryodhan after a quarrel.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:16
label: abductor king
assigned_to:
- fig:12
basis: He carries off Draupadi in the absence of the Pandav brothers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:17
label: faithful woman who conquers Fate
assigned_to:
- fig:15
basis: Markandeya introduces her as one who loved, suffered, strove, and conquered
Fate.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: role:18
label: childless king
assigned_to:
- fig:16
basis: Aswapati is said to have no son or daughter.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: role:19
label: penitent sacrificer
assigned_to:
- fig:16
basis: He performs vows, penance, sacred rites, fasting, hymns, and oblations.
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: role:20
label: manifesting goddess
assigned_to:
- fig:17
basis: The goddess appears from the altar fire in maiden form.
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: forest exile setting
literal_form: dark and pathless forest, wilderness, jungle, cottage
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:9
- id: sym:2
label: fire
literal_form: evening fires; cottage fire; altar fire
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:13
- fig:16
- fig:17
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:15
- id: sym:3
label: water
literal_form: stream water fetched by Draupadi; listed legends of ocean, Ganges,
and deluge
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: sym:4
label: unbound hair vow
literal_form: Draupadi's unbound tresses until vengeance is achieved
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:5
label: tree by the cottage
literal_form: tree beneath which Draupadi cooks food by the cottage
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:6
label: celestial weapons
literal_form: pasupata weapon and other celestial arms
associated_figures:
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:7
label: altar manifestation
literal_form: goddess emerging from the fire upon the altar
associated_figures:
- fig:16
- fig:17
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Pandavs and Draupadi enter forest exile
summary: The Pandav brothers keep the exile agreement and live for twelve years
in the wilderness with Draupadi.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Counsel during adversity
summary: Krishna visits, consoles Draupadi, and advises the brothers; Draupadi and
Bhima urge recovery of the kingdom, while Yudhishthir refuses to break his word.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Arjun obtains celestial arms
summary: Vyasa instructs Arjun to seek celestial arms; Arjun pleases Siva in combat
and receives the pasupata weapon, then obtains other weapons in Indra's heaven.
figure_refs:
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Duryodhan captured and released
summary: Duryodhan tries to humiliate the exiled Pandavs, quarrels with gandharvas,
is captured, and is released by the Pandav brothers.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:10
- fig:11
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Draupadi carried off and rescued
summary: Jayadratha abducts Draupadi while the brothers are absent; the Pandavs
pursue him, chastise him, and recover her.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:12
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:6
label: Rishis tell legends in the forest
summary: Saints visit Yudhishthir during exile and recite old legends beside the
evening fires.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:13
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: scene:7
label: Yudhishthir asks for a parallel to Draupadi's sorrow
summary: Yudhishthir asks Markandeya whether any faithful wife has known such sorrow;
Markandeya introduces the tale of Savitri.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:14
- fig:15
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:12
- id: scene:8
label: Aswapati's rite and the goddess's appearance
summary: The childless king Aswapati performs prolonged vows, penance, hymns, fasting,
and oblations until the goddess Savitri manifests from the altar fire.
figure_refs:
- fig:16
- fig:17
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- ev:14
- ev:15
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: exile in the wilderness after pledged conditions
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: The Pandavs keep their word and spend twelve years in forest exile with Draupadi.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: high
cautions: The passage summarizes the exile rather than narrating its cause in detail.
- id: motif:2
label: divine weapons gained through penance, combat, and heaven-journey
taxonomy_refs:
- mystical_quest
- initiation
- sacred_exchange
basis: Arjun is instructed to perform penance and worship, meets Siva in disguise,
wins blessing and the pasupata weapon, and obtains further celestial arms in Indra's
heaven.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage gives the episode only in compressed summary.
- id: motif:3
label: enemy rescued by those he hates
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Duryodhan tries to humiliate the Pandavs, is captured by gandharvas, and
is released by the Pandav brothers; his hatred deepens afterward.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: No available taxonomy reference directly matches this pattern.
- id: motif:4
label: abducted wife rescued by her husbands
taxonomy_refs:
- stolen_beloved
basis: Jayadratha carries off Draupadi; the Pandavs pursue, punish him, and rescue
her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage narrates the abduction and rescue briefly.
- id: motif:5
label: framed wisdom tale in exile
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Rishis visit Yudhishthir in exile and narrate ancient legends; Markandeya's
tale is introduced in response to Yudhishthir's question.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:11
- ev:12
confidence: high
cautions: This is a narrative-frame motif rather than a single symbolic episode.
- id: motif:6
label: faithful woman's love overcoming Death or Fate
taxonomy_refs:
- death_rebirth
basis: The narrator states that the selected story teaches that a true woman's love
is not conquered by Death, and Markandeya introduces Savitri as one who conquered
Fate.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:12
confidence: medium
cautions: Within this passage, the full confrontation with Death is announced rather
than narrated.
- id: motif:7
label: childless king obtains divine response through austerity and sacrifice
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
- sacrifice
basis: Aswapati has no child, performs vows, penance, fasting, hymns, and oblations
for years, and the goddess Savitri appears from the altar fire.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- ev:14
- ev:15
confidence: high
cautions: The passage ends at the goddess's appearance and does not yet narrate
the grant of a child.
- id: motif:8
label: divine manifestation from sacrificial fire
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
basis: The goddess Savitri springs from the fire upon the altar in maiden form after
Aswapati's rites.
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
confidence: high
cautions: The literal event is a theophany; any broader ritual interpretation requires
review.
- id: motif:9
label: universal deluge legend referenced
taxonomy_refs:
- flood_and_renewal
basis: The passage lists 'Manu and the universal deluge' among legends interwoven
in the forest-life account.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The deluge is only mentioned in a catalog of legends, not narrated in
this passage.
- id: motif:10
label: descent of sacred river from heaven to earth referenced
taxonomy_refs:
- ascent
basis: The passage lists Bhagiratha bringing down the Ganges from the skies to the
earth among the legends included in the book.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: low
cautions: The available taxonomy has no exact 'sacred river descent' category; 'ascent'
is only loosely related and needs review.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage itself places Rama's deeds within the same storehouse of ancient
Hindu traditions and identifies those deeds as the subject of the Ramayana.
claim_level: same_function
target: Rama traditions / Ramayana within the broader Hindu epic corpus
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: This is an internal literary linkage stated by the narrator, not evidence
of historical relationship beyond the passage.
- id: claim:2
claim: The passage frames Savitri's story as both an epic exemplum and the object
of a yearly rite celebrated by Hindu women.
claim_level: same_function
target: ritual commemoration of Savitri among Hindu women
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The passage states the ritual connection generally but does not describe
the rite's details.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 2149-2281, opening prose
quote_or_summary: The sons of Pandu go with Draupadi into exile and pass twelve
years in the wilderness.
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 2149-2281, opening prose
quote_or_summary: Krishna visits Yudhishthir in adversity, consoles Draupadi, and
advises the brothers; Draupadi and Bhima urge recovery of the kingdom, while Yudhishthir
refuses to abandon his pledged word.
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 2149-2281, opening prose
quote_or_summary: Vyasa advises Arjun to seek celestial arms through penance and
worship; Arjun meets Siva disguised as a hunter, receives the pasupata weapon,
and later obtains other celestial arms in Indra's heaven.
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 2149-2281, opening prose
quote_or_summary: Duryodhan seeks to humiliate the Pandavs, quarrels with gandharvas,
is taken captive, and is released by the Pandav brothers; the generosity deepens
his hatred.
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 2149-2281, opening prose
quote_or_summary: Jayadratha, king of Sindhu and ally of Duryodhan, carries off
Draupadi; the Pandavs pursue, chastise him, and rescue her.
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 2149-2281, prose on embedded legends
quote_or_summary: Saints visit Yudhishthir in exile and narrate legends of ancient
times and former kings.
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 2149-2281, prose catalog of legends
quote_or_summary: The passage lists legends of Nala and Damayanti, Agastya draining
the ocean, Parasu-Rama killing Kshatriyas, Bhagiratha bringing the Ganges from
the skies, Manu and the universal deluge, Vishnu and other gods, and Rama's deeds
known from the Ramayana.
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 2149-2281, prose introducing Savitri selection
quote_or_summary: '"a True Woman''s Love is not conquered by Death"; the narrator
also says Hindu women celebrate a yearly rite in honor of the woman.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quote used.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 2149-2281, section I, Forest Life
quote_or_summary: In the forest, Draupadi fetches water from the stream, cooks food,
sweeps the cottage, lights the evening fire, and rishis recite tales beside evening
fires.
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 2149-2281, section I, Forest Life
quote_or_summary: Draupadi's insults remain in her mind, and her tresses are unbound
by vow until vengeance is taken against her insulters.
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 2149-2281, section I, dialogue with Markandeya
quote_or_summary: Yudhishthir asks Markandeya whether he knows of a wife or woman
born who endured such sorrow and showed such faithful affection.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:12
type: quote
locator: lines 2149-2281, section I, Markandeya's reply
quote_or_summary: '"How Savitri loved and suffered, how she strove and conquered
Fate!"'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quote used.
- id: ev:13
type: summary
locator: lines 2149-2281, section II, The Tale of Savitri
quote_or_summary: Aswapati, king of the Madras, is devoted to Brahma, righteous
and generous, but has neither son nor daughter.
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 2149-2281, section II, The Tale of Savitri
quote_or_summary: Aswapati performs vows, penance, pious rules, sacred rites, fasting,
the Savitri hymn, and oblations year by year.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:15
type: quote
locator: lines 2149-2281, section II, The Tale of Savitri
quote_or_summary: '"From the fire upon the altar... In the form of beauteous maiden,
goddess of savitri sprung!"'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quote used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: The passage is partly a prose synopsis and partly verse narrative. Motifs
based on fully described actions are higher confidence; motifs based on cataloged
legends or announced later action require review.
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 supplied passage and metadata. Taxonomy references are limited to the provided motif families and symbols.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:hindu-mahabharata-dutt-gutenberg__l2149-l2281
passage_sha256=dbf375faec6b95ba28e0d0b6977ef82fb6486218fa173985a070ceda4b1ecf71