batch.motif.hindu-mahabharata-dutt-gutenberg-l5941-l5960
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-mahabharata-dutt-gutenberg-l5941-l5960
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
passage_locator:
label: BOOK IX / DRONA-BADHA / BOOK X / KARNA-BADHA; lines 5941-5960
start: '5941'
end: '5960'
translation: Maha-bharata
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: After Drona and Drupad are dead, Aswa-thaman, son of Drona, is stirred
by vengeance. Under midnight shadows and dark omens, he enters the enemy tents,
kills Dhrista-dyumna and Sikhandin, and smothers Draupadi's sleeping children
before dawn. He then goes to the dying Duryodhan beside clear waters; Duryodhan
blesses him and dies cheered by vengeance.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Drona and Drupad are described as sleeping because their earthly task was
done.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The son of Drona is described as fired by vengeance against the son of Drupad.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The action occurs at midnight on a silent battlefield with dying and slain
warriors present.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The son of Drona, moved by dark omens, enters the enemy tents softly and noiselessly.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Dhrista-dyumna and Sikhandin fall beneath Aswa-thaman's hand.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Drupad's sleeping grandsons, identified as Draupadi's children, are smothered
before dawn.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: After the slaughter, Aswa-thaman goes to the place where Duryodhan lies dying
beside limpid waters.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: Duryodhan blesses Aswa-thaman and dies with joy of vengeance in his heart.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Drona
description: A dead or sleeping warrior whose earthly task is said to be done; father
of the avenging son.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Drupad
description: A dead or sleeping warrior whose earthly task is said to be done; father
or ancestor of those targeted by vengeance.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Aswa-thaman / son of Drona
description: The vengeful son of Drona who enters the enemy tents, kills Panchala
princes, smothers Draupadi's children, and visits Duryodhan.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Dhrista-dyumna
description: A prince of Panchala and son of Drupad who falls beneath Aswa-thaman's
hand.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Sikhandin
description: A prince of Panchala who falls beneath Aswa-thaman's hand.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Draupadi's children / Drupad's sleeping grandsons
description: Sleeping children smothered by the cruel arm of vengeance before dawn.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Duryodhan
description: A dying figure lying beside limpid waters who blesses Aswa-thaman and
dies cheered by vengeance.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: dead elder warrior
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:2
basis: Both Drona and Drupad are said to sleep because their earthly task was done.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: vengeful nocturnal avenger
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The son of Drona is repeatedly described as vengeful, entering the enemy
tents at midnight and carrying out slaughter.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: sleeping or surprised victims
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
basis: Dhrista-dyumna, Sikhandin, and Draupadi's children are killed in the enemy
tents during the night raid.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: dying recipient of vengeance news
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Duryodhan lies dying, blesses Aswa-thaman, and dies happy because vengeance
has been achieved.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: midnight shadows
literal_form: Sable shadows of midnight over the silent battlefield
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: dark omens
literal_form: Omens dark and dread that fire the son of Drona
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: limpid waters
literal_form: Clear waters beside which Duryodhan lies dying
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Dead elders and rising vengeance
summary: Drona and Drupad are said to have completed their earthly task, while Drona's
son is stirred to vengeance against Drupad's line.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Nocturnal entry into enemy tents
summary: At midnight, amid shadows, faint planets, slain warriors, and ominous signs,
Aswa-thaman enters the enemy tents silently.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Slaughter in the tents
summary: Aswa-thaman kills Dhrista-dyumna and Sikhandin and smothers Draupadi's
sleeping children before dawn.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Duryodhan's death beside the waters
summary: After the slaughter, Aswa-thaman visits dying Duryodhan beside limpid waters;
Duryodhan blesses him and dies pleased by vengeance.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Night raid of vengeance
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage centers on Aswa-thaman entering enemy tents at midnight and killing
opponents and sleeping children in revenge for Drona.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: This is a descriptive motif label, not linked to a supplied taxonomy family.
- id: motif:2
label: Dying warrior consoled by vengeance
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Duryodhan, while dying, blesses Aswa-thaman and dies happy because vengeance
has been fulfilled.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives an emotional resolution but does not frame it as afterlife,
judgment, or rebirth.
- id: motif:3
label: Ominous midnight battlefield
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage emphasizes midnight shadows, faint planets, a silent plain, the
dying and slain, and dark omens before the raid.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The imagery supports an atmosphere pattern, but the passage does not explicitly
assign symbolic meaning beyond dread.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 5941-5942
quote_or_summary: Drona and Drupad are said to sleep with their earthly task done;
vengeance fires Drona's son against Drupad's son.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 5943-5946
quote_or_summary: At midnight, shadows and faint planets lie over the silent battlefield;
the vengeful son of Drona, moved by dark omens, silently enters the enemy tents.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 5947-5950
quote_or_summary: Dhrista-dyumna and Sikhandin, Panchala princes, are killed by
Aswa-thaman; Drupad's sleeping grandsons, Draupadi's children, are smothered before
dawn.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 5951-5960
quote_or_summary: After the slaughter, Aswa-thaman goes to dying Duryodhan beside
limpid waters; Duryodhan blesses him and dies happy, cheered by vengeance.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Figures and events are explicit in the passage. Motif labels are descriptive
and require human review for taxonomy alignment. No comparison claims were added
because the passage itself does not support a specific cross-text 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'
notes: |-
Used only supplied passage and metadata; no external identifications added.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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