batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l14047-l14217
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l14047-l14217
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto IX. The Plot. / Canto XV. The Preparations. / Canto XVIII. The Sentence.
/ Canto XXII. Lakshman Calmed.; lines 14047-14217
start: '14047'
end: '14217'
translation: The Ramayan of Valmiki
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: Rama tells Sita that his father’s earlier boons to Kaikeyi require Rama
to spend fourteen years in Dandak forest and Bharat to receive the throne. He
instructs Sita to remain in Ayodhya, honor the king, queens, Bharat, and Shatrughna,
and keep her vows. Sita rejects separation, argues that a wife shares her husband’s
fate, asks to go before Rama through the forest, describes the woodland life she
will accept with him, and swears to die if deprived of him. Rama still tries to
dissuade her by describing the hardships of forest life.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Rama says his father’s decree commands him to flee to the woods.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Rama says his father formerly gave two boons to Queen Kaikeyi, and these now
prevent the preparations made for Rama.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Rama says he must spend fourteen years in the wild and vast Dandak forest.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: Rama says his father’s will makes Bharat heir to the kingdom and throne.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:5
text: Rama tells Sita to remain in Ayodhya, obey Bharat’s rule, honor his father
and mothers, and continue vows and worship.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: Sita says a wife must share her husband’s fate and that the king’s command
sending Rama to the wild also extends to her.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: Sita says she will go before Rama through tangled thorn and matted grass if
he goes to Dandak’s pathless wilds.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: Sita describes forest life with Rama, including roots, woodland fruits, rocky
hills, lakes, fountains, rills, lily-covered pools, swans, mallards, and water-springs.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: Sita swears she will die if bereft of Rama.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: Rama does not yet consent to take Sita into banishment and attempts to change
her mind by speaking of the woes of forest life.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Rama
description: Raghu’s illustrious son; ordered by his father’s decree to go to the
woods for fourteen years, while Bharat receives the throne.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:7
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Sita
description: Rama’s honored spouse, Janak’s daughter and Videhan bride, who argues
that she must share Rama’s forest exile.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Rama’s father
description: Rama’s sire whose decree and earlier promise to Kaikeyi determine Rama’s
exile and Bharat’s accession.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Queen Kaikeyi
description: Queen to whom Rama’s father formerly gave two boons that now halt Rama’s
royal preparations.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Bharat
description: Named by Rama as heir to the kingdom and throne and as king of Ayodhya
whom Sita should obey.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Kausalya
description: Rama’s mother, described as aged and sorrowful, whom Sita is told to
revere.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Shatrughna
description: Named with Bharat as one whom Sita should love specially, like a brother
and son.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Other queens
description: Other queens whom Sita is instructed not to refuse observance and to
treat as Rama’s mothers.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
roles:
- id: role:1
label: banished prince
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Rama is commanded to go to the woods and spend fourteen years in Dandak forest.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: dutiful son honoring a vow
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Rama says he goes so his father may not break the words of promise he spoke.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: husband attempting to leave spouse in safety
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Rama instructs Sita to remain in Ayodhya and later tries to dissuade her
from joining the banishment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
- id: role:4
label: devoted wife seeking to share exile
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Sita argues that a wife shares her husband’s fate and asks to accompany Rama
to the wild.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:5
label: speaker of marital fidelity vow
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Sita says her will is resigned to Rama’s and swears to die if bereft of him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:6
label: king bound by promise
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Rama says his father is bound by earlier boons and must not break his promise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:7
label: holder of boons
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Rama says his father once gave Queen Kaikeyi two boons.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:8
label: appointed heir and ruler
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Rama says Bharat is made heir and is Ayodhya’s king and lord of the line.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:9
label: royal mother to be honored
assigned_to:
- fig:6
- fig:8
basis: Rama tells Sita to revere Kausalya and to render observance to the other
queens as his mothers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:10
label: kinsman to receive affection
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Rama tells Sita to let Bharat and Shatrughna have a special share in her
love.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Dandak forest exile-place
literal_form: wild and vast Dandak forest; pathless wilds and tangled thorn
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: sym:2
label: kingdom and throne
literal_form: kingdom and throne assigned to Bharat
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: water in forest landscape
literal_form: lake, fountain, rill, lily-covered pool, water-springs
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:4
label: rocky hill
literal_form: rocky hill in Sita’s imagined forest wandering
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: roots and woodland fruits
literal_form: roots and woodland fruits that Sita says the earth will yield her
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Rama explains the decree and succession
summary: Rama tells Sita that his father’s boons to Kaikeyi require Rama’s fourteen-year
forest exile and Bharat’s accession to the throne.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Rama instructs Sita to remain in Ayodhya
summary: Rama commands Sita to stay, keep religious observances, honor his father
and mothers, and obey Bharat’s rule.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Sita claims the wife’s share in exile
summary: Sita rejects Rama’s proposal that she remain behind and says the command
sending him to the wild applies to her because a wife shares her husband’s fate.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Sita imagines forest life with Rama
summary: Sita says she will eat roots and fruits, wander without fear with Rama,
and delight in hills, waters, birds, and forest pools.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Rama’s continued refusal
summary: After Sita swears she will die if separated from him, Rama still does not
consent and tries to teach her the woes of those who roam in the wilds.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: exile departure into the forest
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: Rama is required to leave Ayodhya and spend fourteen years in Dandak forest
before seeking the wild.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives the departure order and preparations, not the actual
physical departure.
- id: motif:2
label: royal succession altered by binding promise
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: Rama’s father is bound by earlier boons to Kaikeyi, leading to Bharat’s appointment
as heir and king instead of Rama.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage reports the arrangement through Rama’s speech and does not
narrate the original granting of the boons in detail.
- id: motif:3
label: spouse insists on sharing the hero’s exile
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Sita says a wife must share her husband’s fate, asks to accompany Rama to
the wild, and swears to die if separated from him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: No available taxonomy reference directly names this marital-exile motif.
- id: motif:4
label: vow-preserving self-denial
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
basis: Rama accepts forest banishment so that his father will not break a prior
promise, relinquishing the immediate throne.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage emphasizes duty and promise-keeping; the taxonomy label 'sacrifice'
is broader than the literal event.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The episode fits a departure-pattern in which a royal hero leaves the court
for a dangerous wild place under a binding command.
claim_level: same_motif
target: departure motif family
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: This is a motif-family classification, not evidence for historical
contact or dependence.
- id: claim:2
claim: The succession crisis fits a royal-legitimacy pattern in which a ruler’s
binding promise redirects inheritance from the expected heir to another prince.
claim_level: same_motif
target: royal_legitimacy motif family
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The passage presents Rama’s account of the decision and does not include
the full courtly or legal context.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 14047-14078
quote_or_summary: Rama tells Sita that his father’s decree sends him to the woods;
his father’s two boons to Kaikeyi stop Rama’s preparations, require fourteen years
in Dandak forest, and make Bharat heir to the kingdom and throne.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 14079-14127
quote_or_summary: Rama tells Sita to stay in Ayodhya, honor vows and worship, revere
his father, Kausalya, and the other queens, show love to Bharat and Shatrughna,
and obey Bharat as king.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 14138-14154
quote_or_summary: Sita rejects Rama’s speech and argues that wife alone must share
her husband’s fate; therefore the command sending Rama to the wild extends to
her.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 14155-14168
quote_or_summary: Sita says that if Rama goes to Dandak’s pathless wilds, her foot
will go before his through tangled thorn and matted grass, and she asks him to
lead her with confidence.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary used.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 14169-14205
quote_or_summary: Sita says she will live happily with Rama in the forest, eat roots
and woodland fruits, and delight in hills, lakes, fountains, rills, lily-covered
pools, swans, mallards, and water-springs.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary used.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 14206-14213
quote_or_summary: Sita asks Rama not to forbid her, says his feet will guide her
steps, and swears to die if bereft of him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary used.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 14214-14217
quote_or_summary: Rama still does not consent to take Sita to share his banishment;
he soothes her and tries to change her will by describing the woes of those who
roam in the wilds.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: The passage clearly supports the main figures, actions, and royal-exile motifs.
Broader motif-family labels are interpretive and should be reviewed.
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 the supplied passage and metadata were used; no external comparisons or taxonomy IDs beyond those supplied were added.
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