batch.motif.hindu-mahabharata-dutt-gutenberg-l7240-l7368
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-mahabharata-dutt-gutenberg-l7240-l7368
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
passage_locator:
label: CONCLUSION / TRANSLATOR'S EPILOGUE / ROMESH DUTT. / GLOSSARY OF SANSCRIT
WORDS; lines 7240-7368
start: '7240'
end: '7368'
translation: Maha-bharata
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: GLOSSARY OF SANSCRIT WORDS
summary: The passage gives Romesh Dutt's dated closing signature, a glossary of
Sanskrit words used in the translation, and a brief publisher's epilogue describing
Dutt's literary standing and current work in London.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage begins with Romesh Dutt's name, University College, London, and
the date 13th August 1898.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: A glossary section defines Sanskrit words related to religious rites, sacred
ablution, preceptors, offerings, celestial beings, and the horse sacrifice.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The glossary defines several social or religious roles, including a brahmacharin,
guru, muni, rishi, and dharma-raja.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- id: obs:4
text: The glossary identifies several classes of supernatural or celestial beings,
including gods, titans, celestial nymphs, celestial saints, aerial singers, holy
celestial beings, and celestial birds.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: obs:5
text: The glossary identifies hostile or liminal beings including asuras, pishachas,
rakshasas, and nagas as snake-world dwellers.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: obs:6
text: The glossary includes objects used in ritual, status, music, or warfare, such
as clarified butter, conch-shell, lyre, bows, gold pieces, and an elephant seat.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: obs:7
text: The glossary defines sacred practice terms including initiation into a sacred
rite, sacrificial offerings, hymns recited or chanted at sacrifice, penance and
fast, and holy rites at river crossings.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: The epilogue says the edition includes Dutt's version of India's great epic
and praises his standing in modern Indian literature.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Romesh Dutt
description: Named signer of the conclusion and described in the epilogue as translator,
writer, lecturer in Indian History at University College, and a prominent figure
in modern Indian literature.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:8
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Deva
description: Defined as gods.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Asura
description: Defined as titans and enemies of gods.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Apsaras and Deva-kanya
description: Apsaras are defined as celestial nymphs; Deva-kanya is defined as celestial
maid.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Rishi, Muni, and Deva-rishi
description: Rishi is defined as a saint or holy man retired from the world; Muni
as saint or anchorite; Deva-rishi as celestial saint.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Gandharva
description: Defined as a class of aerial beings and celestial singers.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Naga
description: Defined as a dweller of the snake-world and also as a tribe in Eastern
India.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Rakshasa and Pishacha
description: Rakshasa is defined as monster or goblin; Pishacha is defined as ghost
or goblin.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Siddha and Suparna
description: Siddha is defined as holy celestial beings; Suparna as celestial bird.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
roles:
- id: role:1
label: translator and literary figure
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The epilogue identifies Dutt's translation, writings, and lecturing position.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:2
label: celestial or divine being
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:6
- fig:9
basis: The glossary uses terms such as gods, celestial nymphs, celestial maid, aerial
beings, celestial singers, holy celestial beings, and celestial bird.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:3
label: hostile, monstrous, or ghostly being
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:8
basis: Asuras are called enemies of gods; rakshasas and pishachas are defined as
monsters, ghosts, or goblins.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:4
label: saint, anchorite, or holy teacher
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The glossary defines muni, rishi, deva-rishi, guru, and acharya in relation
to sainthood, holiness, anchoretic practice, or preceptorship.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: snake-world dweller
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The glossary defines Naga as a dweller of the snake-world.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: serpent or snake-world
literal_form: Naga, defined as dweller of the snake-world.
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:2
label: sacred tree
literal_form: Devadaru is glossed as the heavenly tree or Indian pine; other entries
name Indian trees.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: sym:3
label: water rite
literal_form: Sacred ablution and holy rites at the crossing of rivers.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
- id: sym:4
label: sounding conch-shell
literal_form: Sankha, sounding conch-shell.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:5
label: sacrificial offering substances and rites
literal_form: Ajya, ida, homa, yajna, dakshina, pitri-medha, and other terms of
offering or sacrifice.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Glossary of Sanskrit ritual and mythic terms
summary: The passage presents a lexical catalogue defining Sanskrit terms for rites,
offerings, social and sacred roles, supernatural beings, objects, plants, heaven,
scripture, and cosmic time.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: scene:2
label: Translator's epilogue
summary: The epilogue explains the inclusion of Dutt's version of the epic and summarizes
praise for his literary and scholarly work.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: sacrifice and sacred offering vocabulary
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
- sacred_exchange
basis: The glossary repeatedly defines sacrifice, sacrificial rites, sacrificial
offerings, gifts made at sacrifices, hymns used at sacrifice, and offerings to
departed ancestors.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a glossary rather than a narrative episode; it supplies motif
vocabulary but does not enact a sacrificial scene.
- id: motif:2
label: initiation and ascetic discipline
taxonomy_refs:
- initiation
basis: The passage defines diksha as initiation into a sacred rite and also defines
ascetic or disciplinary terms such as brahmacharin, samadhi, and triratra.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The terms are listed lexically and not tied to a specific initiatory narrative
in this passage.
- id: motif:3
label: celestial and monstrous beings taxonomy
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The glossary names divine, celestial, aerial, ghostly, monstrous, and snake-world
beings, including deva, apsaras, gandharva, siddha, asura, rakshasa, pishacha,
and naga.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage defines categories of beings but does not describe their actions
in a mythic plot.
- id: motif:4
label: heaven, ancestors, and soul vocabulary
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The glossary defines pitri-medha as sacrifice and offering due to departed
ancestors, purusha as the soul, and swarga as heaven.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: low
cautions: The passage contains no afterlife journey, judgment, or narrative movement;
it only defines related terms.
- id: motif:5
label: royal and imperial legitimacy through sacrifice
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
- sacrifice
basis: The glossary defines dharma-raja as monarch by reason of piety and virtue,
rajasuya as imperial sacrifice, and aswamedha as sacrifice of the horse.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:6
confidence: low
cautions: The glossary does not narrate a king performing these rites; the association
is lexical and should be reviewed.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 7240-7243
quote_or_summary: Romesh Dutt signs from University College, London, dated 13th
August 1898.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; brief summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 7244-7256
quote_or_summary: The glossary begins and defines terms including abhishava, abhisheka,
acharya, ajya, apsaras, arghya, asura, and aswamedha.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; brief summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 7258-7275
quote_or_summary: The glossary defines brahmacharin, asram, deva, devadaru, deva-kanya,
deva-rishi, dharma-raja, diksha, and related entries.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; brief summary used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 7277-7291
quote_or_summary: The glossary defines gandharva as aerial beings and celestial
singers, names sacrificial materials and hymns, and lists several trees, birds,
and imaginary beings.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; brief summary used.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 7293-7303
quote_or_summary: The glossary defines muni, naga, pishacha, pitri-medha, purusha,
and other terms including departed-ancestor offerings and the soul.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; brief summary used.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 7305-7323
quote_or_summary: The glossary defines rajasuya, rakshasa, rishi, samadhi, sankha,
savitri, siddha, suparna, swarga, swasti, and swayamvara.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; brief summary used.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 7325-7334
quote_or_summary: The glossary defines tirtha as holy rites at river crossings,
triratra as a three-night penance and fast, veda, yajna, a dharma-victory aphorism,
and yuga.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; brief summary used.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 7336-7368
quote_or_summary: The epilogue says the Temple Classics includes Dutt's version
of India's great epic, cites praise from R. W. Frazer, and notes Dutt's London
residence and lecturing position.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/mahabharata-dutt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; brief summary used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The passage is primarily glossary and epilogue, so lexical extraction is
strong while motif identification is limited to vocabulary-level evidence. No
comparison claims were made.
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 narrative myth episode is present in this passage; symbols and motifs are therefore lexical rather than scene-based.
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