batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l14418-l14504
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l14418-l14504
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto XVIII. The Sentence. / Canto XXII. Lakshman Calmed. / Canto XXVIII.
The Dangers Of The Wood. / Canto XXX. The Triumph Of Love.; lines 14418-14504
start: '14418'
end: '14504'
translation: The Ramayan of Valmiki
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: "“With thee is heaven, where’er the spot; / Each place is hell where thou
art not.”"
summary: Sita, daughter of Videha’s king, addresses Rama with anger, fear, love,
and pride, insisting that he must not leave her behind when he goes to the wood.
She says hardship in the wilderness will become pleasant if she is with him, compares
her devotion to Savitri’s devotion to Satyavan, and declares death preferable
to separation from Rama.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The daughter of Videha’s king speaks while Rama is trying to soothe her anguish.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: She addresses Rama with taunting words shaped by fear, anger, love, and pride.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: She asks why her father hailed Rama as a son and calls Rama “a woman in a
man’s disguise.”
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: She says she is resigned to Rama’s will in heart, body, soul, and mind.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: She compares her devotion to Savitri’s devotion to Satyavan, son of Dyumatsena.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: She says she cannot accept any protector except Rama and objects to being
committed to others.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: She tells Rama not to forsake his wife while making his journey to the wood.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: She says the wilderness paths will seem like a luxurious bed if she walks
near Rama.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: She describes reeds, bushes, thorny trees, tangled grass, wind, and dust as
becoming gentle or precious because Rama is near.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:10
text: She imagines lying in a green glade on sacred grass and eating roots, leaves,
fruits, and flowers given by Rama.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: obs:11
text: She says she will not grieve for her parents, home, or what she leaves behind
while living with Rama on forest food.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:12
text: She says she will not be a burden or cause Rama grief or care.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:13
text: She declares that wherever Rama is will be heaven to her and wherever he is
absent will be hell.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:14
text: She threatens to die by poison that very day if Rama leaves her behind.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:15
text: She says death is preferable to the long grief of separation from Rama for
fourteen years.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Daughter of Videha’s king / Sita
description: The speaking wife who urges Rama to take her with him to the wood.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Rama
description: The addressed husband who is preparing for a journey to the wood and
is said to be losing royal sway.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Videha’s king
description: The speaker’s father, who had hailed Rama as a son.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Savitri
description: A woman invoked as an example who gave all to Satyavan.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Satyavan
description: Dyumatsena’s son, named as the one to whom Savitri gave all.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Dyumatsena
description: Named as Satyavan’s father.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
roles:
- id: role:1
label: insistent wife seeking to accompany her husband
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: She says Rama must not forsake his wife and make the journey to the wood
without her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:2
label: speaker who prefers death to separation
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: She threatens poison and says death is better than life without Rama’s face.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- ev:13
- id: role:3
label: addressed husband
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The speaker repeatedly addresses Rama as her lord and husband.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: exile or traveler to the wood
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The speech refers to Rama losing royal sway and making a journey to the wood.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:5
label: father of the speaker
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The speaker calls the king of Videha her sire.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:6
label: exemplary devoted wife in comparison
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The speaker compares her own total devotion to Savitri giving all to Satyavan.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:7
label: beloved husband in comparison
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Satyavan is named as the recipient of Savitri’s devotion.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:8
label: father of Satyavan
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The passage identifies Satyavan as Dyumatsena’s son.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: wood or wilderness
literal_form: the wood and wilderness where Rama is going
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: sym:2
label: thorny forest growth
literal_form: reeds, bushes, thorny trees, tangled grass
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:3
label: dust as sandal
literal_form: dust thrown by the wind, described as precious sandal to the speaker
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:4
label: sacred grass bed
literal_form: sacred grass spread beneath them in a green glade
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:5
label: forest food
literal_form: root, leaf, fruit, flowers, and seasonal fruits
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: sym:6
label: Amrit sweetness
literal_form: forest food said to taste as sweet as Amrit
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:7
label: heaven and hell as presence or absence of beloved
literal_form: heaven wherever Rama is; hell wherever Rama is not
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: sym:8
label: poison
literal_form: poison as the means by which the speaker says her life will close
if abandoned
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Sita rebukes Rama
summary: Sita speaks to Rama with taunts and reproaches, questioning his fear and
objecting to being left under another’s guard.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: scene:2
label: Appeal to marital devotion
summary: Sita declares total devotion to Rama and invokes Savitri’s devotion to
Satyavan as a parallel.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Forest hardship transformed by companionship
summary: Sita imagines the wood, thorns, dust, sacred grass, and forest foods becoming
pleasant because Rama is with her.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: scene:4
label: Ultimatum against abandonment
summary: Sita says Rama’s presence is heaven and absence hell, then threatens death
by poison if he leaves her behind.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:12
- ev:13
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: spouse insists on accompanying exile into the wilderness
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: The speaker tells Rama not to forsake his wife when he makes his journey
to the wood and describes how she will endure the wilderness with him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: The passage presents the departure through dialogue and anticipation rather
than narrating the actual journey.
- id: motif:2
label: beloved’s presence transforms hardship into bliss
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Forest paths, thorns, dust, grass, and scant food are described as luxurious,
soft, precious, or sweet because Rama is near.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:11
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy reference precisely names this motif.
- id: motif:3
label: devoted wife prefers death to separation
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_marriage
basis: Sita says she cannot live without Rama, threatens poison if abandoned, and
says death is better than prolonged separation.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:12
- ev:13
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy reference is approximate; the passage emphasizes marital
devotion and separation more than a ritual marriage theme.
- id: motif:4
label: exemplary wife invoked as model of devotion
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Sita explicitly compares her surrender to Rama with Savitri giving all to
Satyavan.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The passage names the comparison but does not recount the Savitri narrative.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage explicitly aligns Sita’s devotion to Rama with Savitri’s devotion
to Satyavan as an example of total wifely commitment.
claim_level: same_function
target: Savitri and Satyavan devotion pattern
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: Only the comparison stated in the passage is supported; no broader
historical or textual relationship is established here.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 14418-14427
quote_or_summary: The daughter of Videha’s king speaks while Rama tries to soothe
her anguish; she is described as moved by fear, anger, love, and pride and addresses
him tauntingly.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: lines 14428-14435
quote_or_summary: "“Why did the king my sire... Hail Ráma son... / A woman in a
man’s disguise?”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation from supplied passage.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 14444-14447
quote_or_summary: "“To thy dear will am I resigned / In heart and body, soul and
mind, / As Sávitrí gave all to one, / Satyaván, Dyumatsena’s son.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; quotation from supplied passage.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 14448-14455
quote_or_summary: She says she cannot look to any guard but Rama and reproaches
the idea of committing his wife to others.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 14456-14467
quote_or_summary: She says Rama is losing royal sway, tells him not to forsake his
wife, and insists on joining his journey to the wood whether penance, grief, rule,
or heaven awaits there.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:6
type: quote
locator: lines 14468-14471
quote_or_summary: "“Each path which near to thee I tread / Shall seem a soft luxurious
bed.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation from supplied passage.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 14472-14479
quote_or_summary: She says reeds, bushes, thorny trees, tangled grass, and dust
blown by the wind will feel soft or precious if Rama is near.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 14480-14487
quote_or_summary: She imagines lying in a green glade on sacred grass and eating
roots, leaves, and fruit given by Rama.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 14484-14495
quote_or_summary: She says forest food will taste like Amrit, and that while living
on flowers, roots, and seasonal fruits she will not grieve for parents, home,
or what she leaves.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 14496-14499
quote_or_summary: She says her presence will not add pain, cause grief or care,
or become a burden to Rama.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:11
type: quote
locator: lines 14500-14503
quote_or_summary: "“With thee is heaven, where’er the spot; / Each place is hell
where thou art not.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation from supplied passage.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: lines 14504-14507
quote_or_summary: She says that if Rama leaves his pleading wife, poison will close
her life that day.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:13
type: summary
locator: lines 14508-14515
quote_or_summary: She says she cannot sustain life without Rama’s face and that
death is better than the grief of fourteen years of separation.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Extraction is based only on the supplied passage. Motif taxonomy assignments
are cautious because the available taxonomy has no exact label for several passage-specific
patterns.
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: |-
Line locators in evidence follow the supplied range context, though the excerpt itself extends beyond the stated end line in its final sentences; review against canonical markdown is recommended.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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passage_sha256=af5eaa592b722d6a21677d943d6c8527579f3525b3778ae3a47928b29229b76e