batch.motif.hindu-mahabharata-dutt-gutenberg-l3377-l3529
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-mahabharata-dutt-gutenberg-l3377-l3529
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
passage_locator:
label: BOOK VI / GO-HARANA / BOOK VII / UDYOGA; lines 3377-3529
start: '3377'
end: '3529'
translation: Maha-bharata
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: 'After Yudhishthir’s exile has ended, the passage presents the opening
of the Udyoga book: political preparations, a council at Virata’s court, Krishna’s
counsel for a peaceful embassy seeking restoration of Indra-prastha, Valadeva’s
more conciliatory advice, and Satyaki’s angry rejection of Valadeva’s position.'
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Yudhishthir’s term of banishment has expired, and he demands restoration of
the kingdom of Indra-prastha.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Dhrita-rashtra, his queen, and aged virtuous councillors advise restoration,
but Duryodhan refuses consent.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Failed negotiations lead both sides to prepare for a large and disastrous
battle.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: After a night of mirth, music, and wedding celebration, chieftains assemble
in Virata’s council chamber at dawn.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Krishna addresses the assembled monarchs and states that Yudhishthir has fulfilled
his exile and year of service.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Krishna says Yudhishthir seeks guidance and is moved by peace rather than
anger.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: Krishna describes Duryodhan as harboring anger and hate and as having used
fire, poison, deceit, and dice against Yudhishthir from childhood.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: Krishna asks whether Yudhishthir should seek his right by war or instead send
a virtuous envoy to Duryodhan.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: Krishna asks that the envoy request restoration of the kingdom on the Jumna’s
shore so that each king may rule as before.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: The narrator characterizes Krishna’s words as wise and oriented toward peace
rather than bloodshed.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:11
text: Valadeva, described as Krishna’s elder and as bearing the plough, rises and
speaks.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:12
text: Valadeva advises sending an envoy to Hastina with greetings and instructions
to plead Yudhishthir’s cause before the Kuru leaders and people.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:13
text: Valadeva discourages anger and open war, saying Duryodhan holds power and
Yudhishthir lost his empire through play.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:14
text: Satyaki rises angrily and rebukes Valadeva as timid and as pleading Duryodhan’s
part.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:15
text: Satyaki compares a weak chief from warlike stock to a withered fruitless sapling
from a fruitful tree.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:16
text: Satyaki says Yudhishthir was challenged by a wily foe and dark misfortune,
trusted their faith, played a righteous game, and lost.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Yudhishthir
description: Son of Pandu whose exile has ended and who seeks restoration of Indra-prastha.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Duryodhan
description: Cousin and opponent of Yudhishthir who refuses restoration and is described
as hateful, unbending, and in possession of power.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:9
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Krishna
description: Chief present at Virata’s council who surveys the situation and gives
counsel favoring peace and an envoy.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Valadeva
description: Krishna’s elder, a Vrishni chief who bears the plough and counsels
humble diplomacy rather than war.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Satyaki
description: Bold warrior from the western shore who angrily replies to Valadeva
and defends Yudhishthir.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Draupadi
description: Companion of Yudhishthir during twelve years of wandering in the jungle.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Dhrita-rashtra, his queen, and aged councillors
description: Elders who advise restoration of Indra-prastha to Yudhishthir.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Virata
description: Ruler whose council chamber hosts the gathering of chieftains and princes.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Assembled monarchs and chieftains
description: Kings, princes, and warriors gathered in Virata’s royal hall to hear
counsel about Yudhishthir’s cause.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Bhishma, Drona, Kripa, Karna, and Kuru leaders
description: Kuru elders and chiefs whom Valadeva says an envoy should address at
Hastina.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
roles:
- id: role:1
label: Exiled claimant
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Yudhishthir has completed banishment and seeks restoration of Indra-prastha.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: role:2
label: Peace-seeking rightful petitioner
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Krishna presents Yudhishthir as duty-bound and moved by peace rather than
anger.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: Refusing rival holder of power
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Duryodhan refuses consent to restore the kingdom and is said to hold power.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:9
- id: role:4
label: Wise peace counsellor
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Krishna proposes an envoy and the narrator calls his speech wise and peaceful.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: Conciliatory counsellor
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Valadeva advises greetings, humble pleading, and avoidance of war.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:6
label: Angry defender of Yudhishthir
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Satyaki angrily rebukes Valadeva and rejects blame placed on Yudhishthir.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: role:7
label: Elder advocates of restoration
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The elders advise that Indra-prastha be restored.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:8
label: Council participants
assigned_to:
- fig:8
- fig:9
basis: Virata’s hall is the gathering place for monarchs, chiefs, princes, and warriors.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:9
label: Intended audience of embassy
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Valadeva names Kuru elders and chiefs before whom the envoy should plead
Yudhishthir’s cause.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Indra-prastha
literal_form: Kingdom or realm claimed by Yudhishthir and held by Duryodhan.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:9
- id: sym:2
label: Jumna and Ganga rivers
literal_form: River shores marking the realms associated with Yudhishthir and Duryodhan.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: sym:3
label: Plough of Valadeva
literal_form: Plough borne by Valadeva.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:4
label: Dice game
literal_form: Game or trick of dice through which Yudhishthir lost his empire.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:9
- ev:11
- id: sym:5
label: Withered sapling and fruitful tree
literal_form: Tree image used by Satyaki in a rebuke of Valadeva.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:6
label: Fire
literal_form: Fire named by Krishna among the means of attempted destruction used
against Yudhishthir.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Political crisis after exile
summary: Yudhishthir’s banishment ends, he demands restoration of Indra-prastha,
elders support restoration, Duryodhan refuses, and both sides prepare for war.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Council at Virata’s hall
summary: At dawn after festivities, kings, chiefs, princes, Krishna, Valadeva, Satyaki,
and the Pandavas gather in Virata’s decorated council chamber.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Krishna’s peace counsel
summary: Krishna reviews Yudhishthir’s fulfilled exile and Duryodhan’s hostility,
then proposes deciding between war and a peaceful embassy seeking restoration.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:4
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:4
label: Valadeva’s counsel for humble embassy
summary: Valadeva recommends sending an envoy to Hastina, making respectful appeals
to Kuru leaders, and avoiding war because Duryodhan holds power.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: scene:5
label: Satyaki’s rebuke
summary: Satyaki rises in anger, accuses Valadeva of timid counsel, uses a tree
comparison, and defends Yudhishthir’s conduct in the dice game.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Return from exile with claim to restoration
taxonomy_refs:
- return
basis: The passage begins after Yudhishthir’s banishment has expired and centers
on his demand that Indra-prastha be restored.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The passage treats political return and restoration rather than a completed
physical homecoming scene.
- id: motif:2
label: Disputed royal legitimacy
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: Yudhishthir is presented as having fulfilled his vow and seeking his former
realm, while Duryodhan refuses and holds power.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not itself resolve the legitimacy dispute; it presents
competing counsel about how to pursue the claim.
- id: motif:3
label: Wise counsel toward peaceful settlement
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Krishna’s speech is explicitly described as words of wisdom seeking Yudhishthir’s
right through peace rather than bloodshed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: Wisdom is attached specifically to counsel and policy, not to esoteric
teaching.
- id: motif:4
label: Deceitful dispossession through gaming
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Duryodhan is associated with deceit and a trick of dice, and Yudhishthir’s
loss of empire through play is repeatedly discussed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:9
- ev:11
confidence: medium
cautions: The dice event is recalled rather than narrated in detail in this passage.
- id: motif:5
label: Embassy before war
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Krishna and Valadeva both frame the sending of an envoy as an alternative
or preliminary to open war.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: No actual embassy journey occurs within the selected passage.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: 'The passage has the same functional pattern as a return motif: completion
of exile authorizes a demand for restored place and status.'
claim_level: same_function
target: return
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The passage focuses on political negotiation after exile rather than
the full narrative of return.
- id: claim:2
claim: The passage fits a royal-legitimacy pattern in which lawful claim, prior
possession, and rival control are debated before an assembly.
claim_level: same_function
target: royal_legitimacy
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:9
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The passage gives arguments and counsel but not a final adjudication
of kingship.
- id: claim:3
claim: Krishna’s counsel aligns with a wisdom motif insofar as the narrator marks
his advice as wise and peace-oriented.
claim_level: same_motif
target: wisdom
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: This is a localized instance of prudent political counsel, not a broad
wisdom-teaching episode.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 3377-3529; UDYOGA introduction
quote_or_summary: Yudhishthir’s banishment has ended; he demands restoration of
Indra-prastha; elders advise restoration; Duryodhan refuses; both sides prepare
for battle.
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 3377-3529; Section I, council opening
quote_or_summary: After night festivities, chieftains come at dawn to Virata’s decorated
council chamber, where kings, Krishna, Valadeva, Satyaki, the sons of Pandu, princes,
and warriors assemble.
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 3377-3529; Section I, Krishna’s speech opening
quote_or_summary: Krishna says Yudhishthir has kept his word through twelve years
in the jungle with Draupadi and a year of service in Virata’s palace, and seeks
guidance while remaining devoted to duty and peace.
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 3377-3529; Section I, Krishna on Duryodhan
quote_or_summary: Krishna attributes sleepless anger and unrelenting hate to Duryodhan
and recalls attempts at destruction through fire, poison, guile, and dice.
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 3377-3529; Section I, Krishna on war or envoy
quote_or_summary: Krishna asks whether Yudhishthir should seek his right by war
or send a virtuous envoy to Duryodhan to request restoration of the kingdom on
the Jumna’s shore.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: quote
locator: lines 3377-3529; Section I, narrator after Krishna’s speech
quote_or_summary: "“Krishna uttered words of wisdom” and sought Yudhishthir’s right
“in peace and not by bloodshed.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 3377-3529; Section II, Valadeva’s speech opening
quote_or_summary: Valadeva, Krishna’s elder and a Vrishni chief who bore the plough,
rises to speak; he refers to Yudhishthir’s former realm by the Jumna and Duryodhan’s
kingdom by the Ganga.
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 3377-3529; Section II, Valadeva on embassy
quote_or_summary: Valadeva advises speeding an envoy to Hastina to speak Yudhishthir’s
wishes and make respectful address to Bhishma, Drona, Kripa, Karna, the sons of
Dhrita-rashtra, princes, and burghers.
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 3377-3529; Section II, Valadeva against war
quote_or_summary: Valadeva says the envoy should avoid futile anger because Duryodhan
holds power; he says Yudhishthir played and lost his empire, and advises humble
entreaty rather than open war.
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 3377-3529; Section III, Satyaki’s rebuke opening
quote_or_summary: Satyaki rises wrathfully, accuses Valadeva of timid counsel and
pleading Duryodhan’s part, and compares a weak chief from warlike stock to a withered
fruitless sapling from a fruitful tree.
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 3377-3529; Section III, Satyaki on dice loss
quote_or_summary: Satyaki rejects blame against Yudhishthir, saying he was challenged
by a wily foe and misfortune, trusted their faith, played a righteous game, and
lost.
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: medium
notes: The political sequence, speakers, and recalled dice-loss are explicit in
the passage. Motif mapping is cautious because the selected passage mostly presents
counsel and retrospective references rather than completed mythic episodes.
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: |-
Only supplied passage text and metadata were used; comparison claims are limited to available motif-family labels supported by the passage.
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