batch.motif.hindu-mahabharata-dutt-gutenberg-l69-l118
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-mahabharata-dutt-gutenberg-l69-l118
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
passage_locator:
label: Maha-bharata / MAHA-BHARATA / THE EPIC OF ANCIENT INDIA / CONDENSED INTO
ENGLISH VERSE; lines 69-118
start: '69'
end: '118'
translation: Maha-bharata
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: Front matter for Romesh C. Dutt's English verse condensation of the Maha-bharata
gives the title, publication information, dedication to the Marquis of Ripon,
and a table of contents listing twelve books, a conclusion, and a translator's
epilogue.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage identifies the work as the Maha-bharata, described as the epic
of ancient India and condensed into English verse.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Romesh C. Dutt is named in connection with the English verse condensation.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The translation is dedicated to the Marquis of Ripon.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The dedication says the Marquis of Ripon is remembered by the translator's
countrymen for just and benevolent administration and measures introducing self-government
in India.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The contents list twelve books, followed by a conclusion and translator's
epilogue.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: 'The contents include book titles referring to sacrifice: Rajasuya, translated
as The Imperial Sacrifice, and Aswa-Medha, translated as Sacrifice of the Horse.'
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The passage includes a frontispiece label, The Banishment.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Romesh C. Dutt C.I.E.
description: Named as the person by whom the Maha-bharata is condensed into English
verse.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: The Marquis of Ripon
description: Named as the dedicatee of the translation and praised in the dedication.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
roles:
- id: role:1
label: translator or condenser
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The title page states the work is condensed into English verse by Romesh
C. Dutt.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: dedicatee
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The dedication addresses the translation to the Marquis of Ripon.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: dice
literal_form: dice
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: horse
literal_form: horse
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
scenes: []
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: sacrifice named in book titles
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
basis: 'The table of contents explicitly names two books involving sacrifice: The
Imperial Sacrifice and Sacrifice of the Horse.'
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: This is front matter and a table of contents, not a narrative passage
describing a sacrificial act.
- id: motif:2
label: banishment as departure
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: The frontispiece is labeled The Banishment, indicating a departure or expulsion
theme in the surrounding work.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: low
cautions: The passage provides only an illustration label and no narrative details
about who is banished or why.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 69-118
quote_or_summary: '"MAHA-BHARATA / THE EPIC OF ANCIENT INDIA / CONDENSED INTO ENGLISH
VERSE / By Romesh C. Dutt C.I.E."'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; quotation permitted.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 69-118
quote_or_summary: The translation is dedicated to the Marquis of Ripon, remembered
for just and benevolent administration and measures introducing self-government
in India.
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 69-118
quote_or_summary: The contents list twelve books, including The Tournament, The
Bride's Choice, The Imperial Sacrifice, The Fatal Dice, Woman's Love, Cattle-Lifting,
The Preparation, three books on the falls of major warriors, Funeral Rites, and
Sacrifice of the Horse, followed by Conclusion and Translator's Epilogue.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: lines 69-118
quote_or_summary: '"III. Rajasuya (The Imperial Sacrifice)" and "XII. Aswa-Medha
(Sacrifice of the Horse)"'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; quotation permitted.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: lines 69-118
quote_or_summary: '"[Frontespiece: The Banishment]"'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; quotation permitted.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Extraction concerns front matter rather than a narrative episode. Motif candidates
are based only on explicit titles and labels in the passage.
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 made because the passage itself does not provide comparative evidence beyond explicit book-title themes.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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