batch.motif.hindu-mahabharata-dutt-gutenberg-l6719-l6801
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-mahabharata-dutt-gutenberg-l6719-l6801
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
passage_locator:
label: SRADDHA / BOOK XII / ASWA-MEDHA / CONCLUSION; lines 6719-6801
start: '6719'
end: '6801'
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 summarizes concluding narratives after the war: Dhrita-rashtra,
Gandhari, and Pritha retire to the forest, where Dhrita-rashtra sees the spirits
of slain warriors raised by Vyasa before the elders die in a forest fire. Krishna
and the Yadavas meet destruction, and Dwarka is swallowed by the ocean. The Pandav
brothers install Prakshit as king and depart for the Himalayas; all but Yudhishthir
die on the way. Yudhishthir reaches heaven, is tried, bathes in the celestial
Ganges, receives a celestial body, meets Krishna and his kin in heavenly forms,
and is shown many former warriors by Indra.'
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Dhrita-rashtra retires to a forest with Gandhari, and Pritha accompanies them.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: In the forest, Dhrita-rashtra sees the spirits of slain warriors, including
sons, grandsons, and kinsmen, armed and clad as in battle.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Vyasa had called up the spirits, and they disappear in the morning at his
bidding.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: Dhrita-rashtra, Gandhari, and Pritha die in a forest conflagration, and the
passage notes that death by fire is considered holy.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The Vrishnis and Andhakas become irreligious, addicted to drinking, and divided
by internal dissensions.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Valadeva and Krishna die shortly after the disorders among the Vrishnis and
Andhakas.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: The city of the Yadavas is swallowed by the ocean.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: After hearing of Krishna's death, the Pandav brothers place Prakshit on the
throne and retire to the Himalayas.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: Draupadi, Sahadeva, Nakula, Arjun, and Bhima die on the way; Yudhishthir alone
continues to heaven in a celestial car.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:10
text: Yudhishthir undergoes a trial, bathes in the celestial Ganges, and rises with
a celestial body.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:11
text: Yudhishthir meets Krishna in heavenly form, blazing with splendour and glory.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:12
text: Yudhishthir meets his brothers in heaven, where they are immortal and clothed
in heavenly forms.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:13
text: Indra appears before Yudhishthir and identifies people dear to him on earth
and in heaven.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:14
text: Indra describes Draupadi as not born from a human mother, sprung from an altar,
and made Yudhishthir's wife.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:15
text: Indra describes Karna as immortal, formerly slain by Arjun, and linked to
the Sun's inspiration of his birth.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:16
text: Indra states that warriors slain in earthly battle have cast off mortal bodies
and crossed the radiant gate of heaven.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Dhrita-rashtra
description: Retired king who sees the spirits of slain kin in the forest, dies
in a forest conflagration, and is later identified by Indra as ruling over gandharvas.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:8
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Gandhari
description: Queen who retires to the forest with Dhrita-rashtra and dies in the
forest conflagration.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Pritha
description: Mother of the Pandav brothers who accompanies Dhrita-rashtra and Gandhari
to the forest and dies in the conflagration.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Spirits of slain warriors
description: Spirits of sons, grandsons, kinsmen, and warriors, seen clad and armed
as in battle.
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- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Vyasa
description: Figure who had called up the spirits and at whose bidding they disappear
in the morning.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Krishna
description: Friend of the Pandavs whose death prompts their retirement; later met
by Yudhishthir in heavenly form, blazing in splendour and glory.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Valadeva
description: Dies shortly after the disorders among the Vrishnis and Andhakas.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Vrishnis and Andhakas
description: Groups who become irreligious, addicted to drinking, and internally
divided; some are later named among those to be sought in heaven.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:8
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Yadavas
description: People whose city is swallowed by the ocean.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Pandav brothers
description: Brothers who install Prakshit on the throne and retire to the Himalayas
after Krishna's death.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Prakshit
description: Grandson of Arjun placed on the throne by the Pandav brothers.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Yudhishthir
description: The only one of the departing Pandavs to proceed to heaven in person;
undergoes a trial, bathes in the celestial Ganges, gains a celestial body, and
is addressed by Indra.
role_refs:
- role:5
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Draupadi
description: Dies on the journey; Indra later identifies her as an immortal who
took human shape, sprung from an altar and born in Drupad's mansion to be Yudhishthir's
wife.
role_refs:
- role:5
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:7
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Sahadeva
description: One of those who drops dead on the way during the Pandavs' retirement
journey.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:15
name_or_label: Nakula
description: One of those who drops dead on the way during the Pandavs' retirement
journey.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:16
name_or_label: Arjun
description: One of those who drops dead on the way; grandfather of Prakshit; named
in relation to Karna and Abhimanyu.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:8
- id: fig:17
name_or_label: Bhima
description: One of those who drops dead on the way during the Pandavs' retirement
journey.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:18
name_or_label: Indra
description: Appears before Yudhishthir in heaven and introduces him to figures
dear to him.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:19
name_or_label: Karna
description: Called brave and immortal by Indra; formerly slain by Arjun; associated
with birth inspired by the Sun.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:20
name_or_label: Abhimanyu
description: Son of Arjun and Subhadra, described as slain by fraud and ranging
with the Lord of Night.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:21
name_or_label: Bhishma
description: Stainless warrior whose place is by the Vasus.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:22
name_or_label: Drona
description: Teacher said to sit in grace by the god of heavenly wisdom.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
roles:
- id: role:1
label: forest retiree
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
basis: These figures retire to or accompany others into the forest and die there.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: battle-slain spirit
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The passage describes spirits of slain warriors appearing armed and clothed
as in battle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: summoner of spirits
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Vyasa is said to have called up the spirits and to dismiss them in the morning.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:4
label: participants in final destruction at Dwarka
assigned_to:
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
basis: The passage links Krishna, Valadeva, Vrishnis, Andhakas, and the Yadava city
to tragic events ending in death and inundation.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: renouncer on the final journey
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- fig:10
- fig:12
- fig:13
- fig:14
- fig:15
- fig:16
- fig:17
basis: The Pandavs retire to the Himalayas; all named travelers except Yudhishthir
die en route, while he proceeds to heaven.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:6
label: heavenly or immortal former warrior
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:8
- fig:19
- fig:20
- fig:21
- fig:22
basis: Indra identifies former earthly warriors and kin in heavenly or immortal
states.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:7
label: heavenly-form deity or friend
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Yudhishthir meets Krishna in heavenly form, blazing with splendour and glory.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:8
label: installed successor king
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: The Pandav brothers place Prakshit on the throne before retiring.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:9
label: living entrant to heaven
assigned_to:
- fig:12
basis: Yudhishthir alone proceeds to heaven in person in a celestial car and later
receives a celestial body.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:10
label: altar-born immortal wife
assigned_to:
- fig:13
basis: Indra says Draupadi had no human mother, sprang from an altar, wore human
shape, and became Yudhishthir's wife.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:11
label: heavenly introducer
assigned_to:
- fig:18
basis: Indra appears and introduces Yudhishthir to figures dear to him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
symbols:
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label: forest
literal_form: forest solitude and forest conflagration
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- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: fire
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- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
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- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: ocean
literal_form: ocean swallowing the city of the Yadavas
associated_figures:
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: Himalayas
literal_form: mountain destination of the retiring Pandav brothers
associated_figures:
- fig:10
- fig:12
- fig:13
- fig:14
- fig:15
- fig:16
- fig:17
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: celestial car
literal_form: vehicle in which Yudhishthir proceeds to heaven
associated_figures:
- fig:12
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:6
label: celestial Ganges
literal_form: heavenly river in which Yudhishthir bathes
associated_figures:
- fig:12
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:7
label: celestial body
literal_form: body Yudhishthir receives after trial and bathing
associated_figures:
- fig:12
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:8
label: altar birth
literal_form: Draupadi springing from an altar without a human mother
associated_figures:
- fig:13
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:9
label: radiant gate of heaven
literal_form: gate crossed by those who cast off mortal bodies
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:10
label: Sun-inspired birth
literal_form: Karna's birth inspired by the Sun
associated_figures:
- fig:19
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Forest vision of the slain
summary: Dhrita-rashtra, in forest solitude with Gandhari and Pritha, sees the spirits
of slain warriors, which Vyasa had called up and dismisses in the morning.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Holy death in forest fire
summary: Dhrita-rashtra, Gandhari, and Pritha are burned to death in a forest conflagration,
described as a holy form of death.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Destruction of Krishna's people and city
summary: The Vrishnis and Andhakas become irreligious and divided, Valadeva and
Krishna die, and the Yadava city is swallowed by the ocean.
figure_refs:
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Pandav succession and departure
summary: After Krishna's death, the Pandavs install Prakshit as king and retire
toward the Himalayas; Draupadi, Sahadeva, Nakula, Arjun, and Bhima die on the
way, while Yudhishthir proceeds to heaven in a celestial car.
figure_refs:
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:12
- fig:13
- fig:14
- fig:15
- fig:16
- fig:17
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Yudhishthir's heavenly transformation and reunion
summary: Yudhishthir undergoes trial, bathes in the celestial Ganges, receives a
celestial body, meets Krishna and his brothers in heavenly forms, and is introduced
by Indra to other figures in heaven.
figure_refs:
- fig:6
- fig:12
- fig:18
- fig:19
- fig:20
- fig:21
- fig:22
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
- sym:7
- sym:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: scene:6
label: Indra's identification of Draupadi
summary: Indra identifies Draupadi as an immortal, altar-born figure who wore human
shape and became Yudhishthir's wife.
figure_refs:
- fig:12
- fig:13
- fig:18
symbol_refs:
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Visionary encounter with the battle-dead
taxonomy_refs:
- afterlife_journey_map
basis: A living elder sees the armed spirits of slain warriors in a forest vision,
and the spirits are summoned and dismissed by Vyasa.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage summarizes the event rather than narrating the full ritual
or visionary mechanism.
- id: motif:2
label: Holy death by fire
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The elders die in a forest conflagration, and the passage explicitly says
death by fire is considered holy.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: No available taxonomy ref directly names this motif; the fire symbol is
present.
- id: motif:3
label: City swallowed by the ocean
taxonomy_refs:
- chaos
basis: After the downfall of Krishna's people, the city of the Yadavas is swallowed
by the ocean.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage gives inundation without an explicit renewal component, so
flood-and-renewal is not assigned.
- id: motif:4
label: Final renunciatory journey to the mountains
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
- mystical_quest
basis: The Pandavs relinquish rule by installing Prakshit and retire to the Himalayas,
where the companions die one by one.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage is a summary of the Great Journey rather than a detailed episode.
- id: motif:5
label: Ascent to heaven in bodily form
taxonomy_refs:
- ascent
- afterlife_journey_map
basis: Yudhishthir alone proceeds to heaven in person in a celestial car, then undergoes
trial, bathes in the celestial Ganges, and gains a celestial body.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The trial is mentioned only briefly.
- id: motif:6
label: Heavenly reunion with transformed kin
taxonomy_refs:
- afterlife_journey_map
basis: Yudhishthir meets Krishna, his brothers, and former warriors in heavenly
or immortal forms after they have cast off mortal bodies.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not describe all reunions in equal detail.
- id: motif:7
label: Altar-born woman in human form
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_birth
basis: Indra says Draupadi was not borne by a human mother, sprang from an altar,
and wore human shape as Yudhishthir's wife.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The passage states the birth claim but does not narrate the full birth
episode.
- id: motif:8
label: Solar-associated heroic birth
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_birth
basis: Indra describes Karna as fire-like in splendour and says the Sun inspired
his birth.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage only alludes to Karna's birth rather than narrating it.
- id: motif:9
label: Royal succession before sacred departure
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
- departure
basis: The Pandav brothers place Prakshit on the throne before retiring to the Himalayas.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not elaborate succession rites.
- id: motif:10
label: Mortal bodies cast off for celestial mansions
taxonomy_refs:
- death_rebirth
- afterlife_journey_map
basis: Indra states that slain warriors cast off mortal bodies, crossed heaven's
radiant gate, and attained celestial mansions through valor and virtue.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: This is a doctrinal statement within Indra's speech rather than a full
narrative episode.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 6726-6732
quote_or_summary: Dhrita-rashtra retires to the forest with Gandhari and Pritha;
in solitude he sees the spirits of slain warriors, which Vyasa had called up and
dismisses in the morning.
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 6732-6734
quote_or_summary: Dhrita-rashtra, Gandhari, and Pritha are burned to death in a
forest conflagration; the passage notes that death by fire is considered holy.
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 6735-6739
quote_or_summary: 'At Dwarka, Krishna meets tragic events: the Vrishnis and Andhakas
become irreligious, drunk, and internally divided; Valadeva and Krishna die; the
Yadava city is swallowed by the ocean.'
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 6740-6748
quote_or_summary: The concluding books are named the Great Journey and the Ascent
to Heaven; after Krishna's death, the Pandavs place Prakshit on the throne, retire
to the Himalayas, and die one by one except Yudhishthir, who proceeds to heaven
in a celestial car.
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 6749-6755
quote_or_summary: Yudhishthir undergoes trial, bathes in the celestial Ganges, rises
with a celestial body, meets Krishna in heavenly splendour, and meets his brothers
as immortals in heavenly forms.
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 6755-6759
quote_or_summary: Indra appears before Yudhishthir and introduces him to others
dear to him on earth and in heaven.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: quote
locator: lines 6760-6767
quote_or_summary: Indra says Draupadi was not borne by a human mother, was sprung
from an altar, wore human shape for Yudhishthir, and was born in Drupad's mansion
to be his wife.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; brief summarized quote content.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 6768-6792
quote_or_summary: Indra identifies Dhrita-rashtra, Karna, the Vrishnis, Satyaki,
Bhojas, Andhakas, Abhimanyu, Yudhishthir's father, Bhishma, and Drona in heavenly
settings; Karna is linked with the Sun's inspiration of his birth, and Abhimanyu
is described as slain by fraud.
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 6793-6801
quote_or_summary: Indra states that mighty warriors slain in earthly battle now
walk the bright ethereal plain, have cast off mortal bodies, crossed heaven's
radiant gate, and won celestial mansions; he exhorts mortals toward kindly action,
gentle speech, and endurance.
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 passage is a translator's concluding summary with embedded verse from
Indra's speech, so narrative details are compressed. Motif candidates are limited
to patterns directly present in the supplied text.
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: |-
No comparison claims were added because the supplied passage does not itself make an explicit comparative claim beyond naming the concluding books Great Journey and Ascent to Heaven.
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