batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l15788-l15957
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l15788-l15957
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto XXVIII. The Dangers Of The Wood. / Canto XXX. The Triumph Of Love.
/ Canto XXXII. The Gift Of The Treasures. / Canto XXXVII. The Coats Of Bark.;
lines 15788-15957
start: '15788'
end: '15957'
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: 'The passage recounts preparations for Rāma’s exile: a state chariot is
readied, Daśaratha orders treasures given to Sītā, Kauśalyā counsels Sītā on a
wife’s duty, Sītā affirms her devotion to her husband, Rāma takes leave of his
mother and the palace women, and Lakshmaṇ receives Sumitrā’s blessing to serve
Rāma in the forest before Sumantra invites Rāma to ascend the chariot.'
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A servant brings horses and a gold-adorned state car to the palace gate.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: King Daśaratha orders the treasurer to provide Sītā with robes and valuable
gems sufficient for her years in the forest.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Sītā receives robes and ornaments and adorns herself with gems and gold in
the royal hall.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Kauśalyā embraces Sītā, kisses her head, and instructs her not to despise
Rāma during his exile.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Sītā joins her palms reverently and answers that she will observe the duties
taught to her regarding her husband.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Sītā states that a husband is a woman’s god.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: Kauśalyā sheds tears described as arising from both joy and sorrow after hearing
Sītā’s reply.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: Rāma asks his mother to stop weeping and says the fourteen years of exile
will seem to her like a dream.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:9
text: Rāma bids farewell to the wives of his father and asks forgiveness for any
heedless words spoken while he lived there.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:10
text: The royal women cry and lament throughout the hall where music had formerly
been heard.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:11
text: Rāma, Sītā, and Lakshmaṇ bow at the king’s feet and go around him reverently
before leaving.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:12
text: Sumitrā instructs Lakshmaṇ to care faithfully for Rāma, to regard Rāma as
Daśaratha, Sītā as herself, and the forest hut as Ayodhyā.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:13
text: Sumantra invites Rāma to ascend the chariot and says the fourteen years in
the wild begin that day.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Rāma
description: Daśaratha’s son, the prince preparing to depart for fourteen years
of exile in the wilds.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:10
- ev:12
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Sītā
description: The Maithil lady of high descent, wife of Rāma, who receives treasures
and affirms duty to her husband.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: King Daśaratha
description: The monarch and Rāma’s father, who orders gifts for Sītā and grants
consent for Rāma to depart.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:10
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Kauśalyā
description: An honoured queen and Rāma’s mother, who embraces and instructs Sītā
and weeps at the departure.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Lakshmaṇ
description: Rāma’s younger brother, who bows to his mother Sumitrā and is instructed
to serve Rāma in exile.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Sumitrā
description: Lakshmaṇ’s mother, who blesses him and instructs him how to regard
Rāma, Sītā, and the forest dwelling.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Sumantra
description: The charioteer who addresses Rāma with joined palms and invites him
to ascend the car.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Treasurer
description: The official placed over Daśaratha’s treasures who brings rich stores
for Sītā.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Royal women
description: The wives of Daśaratha who receive Rāma’s farewell and lament aloud
in the hall.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Kaikeyī
description: The queen whose command to send Rāma away is reported by Sumantra.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
roles:
- id: role:1
label: exiled prince
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Rāma is departing for fourteen years in the wilds.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:12
- id: role:2
label: devoted wife
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Sītā states that she will follow duty to her husband and calls the husband
a woman’s god.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: father-king authorizing departure and gifts
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Daśaratha orders treasures for Sītā and gives Rāma consent to depart.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:10
- id: role:4
label: maternal counselor and blesser
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:6
basis: Kauśalyā counsels Sītā, while Sumitrā instructs and blesses Lakshmaṇ.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:11
- id: role:5
label: loyal younger brother
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Lakshmaṇ is told that younger sons serve the eldest and that he should care
for Rāma.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: role:6
label: dutiful son
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Rāma bows to his father, reverences his mother, and bids farewell to his
father’s wives.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:10
- id: role:7
label: recipient of royal provisions
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Sītā receives robes, ornaments, gems, and gold before the departure.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:8
label: charioteer-messenger
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Sumantra stands with joined palms, invites Rāma to mount the car, and offers
to drive him where he commands.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: role:9
label: keeper of treasures
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The king calls the lord over his treasures and orders him to provide Sītā
with valuable goods.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:10
label: lamenting royal household
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: The royal women weep and lament as Rāma says farewell.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: state chariot
literal_form: gold-adorned car of state with horses
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:12
- id: sym:2
label: robes and gems
literal_form: robes, ornaments, gems, and gold given to Sītā
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: joined palms
literal_form: hands joined in reverence
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:12
- id: sym:4
label: tears of joy and sorrow
literal_form: Kauśalyā’s tears after Sītā’s speech
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:5
label: forest hut as Ayodhyā
literal_form: the cot or hut in the forest named as Ayodhyā by Sumitrā’s instruction
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Royal preparations for exile
summary: The state car is readied, and Daśaratha orders the treasurer to give Sītā
clothing and jewels for the forest years.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:2
label: Kauśalyā counsels Sītā
summary: Kauśalyā warns Sītā about the duties of a wife in misfortune, and Sītā
replies that she will uphold her duty to Rāma.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:3
label: Rāma’s farewell to the royal women
summary: Rāma comforts his mother, asks forgiveness of the royal women, and the
palace hall fills with lamentation.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:9
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: scene:4
label: Final reverence and Lakshmaṇ’s charge
summary: Rāma, Sītā, and Lakshmaṇ bow before the king; Sumitrā instructs Lakshmaṇ
to serve Rāma and blesses him.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: scene:5
label: Chariot summons
summary: Sumantra addresses Rāma with reverence, invites him to ascend the chariot,
and announces the beginning of the fourteen-year exile.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:7
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: heroic departure into exile
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: Rāma prepares to leave the palace for fourteen years in the wilds, takes
leave of family, and is summoned to the chariot.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:10
- ev:12
confidence: high
cautions: The passage emphasizes departure and farewell; later exile events are
outside this excerpt.
- id: motif:2
label: devoted spouse follows duty during exile
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Kauśalyā instructs Sītā not to neglect her exiled husband, and Sītā affirms
unwavering adherence to wifely duty.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage presents the norm through speeches; it does not narrate later
tests of that devotion.
- id: motif:3
label: younger brother serves elder brother
taxonomy_refs:
- sibling_pair
basis: Sumitrā instructs Lakshmaṇ that younger sons serve the eldest and tells him
to care faithfully for Rāma.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
confidence: medium
cautions: The available taxonomy term is broad; the passage specifically concerns
fraternal service rather than twinship or equal paired action.
- id: motif:4
label: farewell lament of the royal household
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Rāma bids farewell to his father’s wives, and the hall resounds with weeping
and lamentation.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: This is a scene pattern within the departure episode rather than a separately
named taxonomy motif.
- id: motif:5
label: provisioning the departing heroine with treasures
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Daśaratha commands that robes and gems sufficient for Sītā’s forest exile
be given to her, and she receives and wears them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage frames the goods as royal provisions; no explicit ritual exchange
is stated.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 15788-15796
quote_or_summary: A servant obeys the monarch and brings horses and the gold-adorned
car of state before the palace gate.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 15797-15808
quote_or_summary: Daśaratha calls the keeper of treasures and commands that robes
and gems be given to Sītā for the years she will live in the forest.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 15809-15818
quote_or_summary: The treasurer brings rich stores; Sītā receives robes and ornaments
and adorns herself with gems and gold in the hall.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 15819-15850
quote_or_summary: Kauśalyā embraces and kisses Sītā, then speaks about wifely conduct
and tells her not to contemn Rāma because he is exiled.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 15851-15878
quote_or_summary: Sītā joins her palms and replies that she will remember Kauśalyā’s
teaching, uphold duty to her husband, and regards a husband as a woman’s god.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 15879-15882
quote_or_summary: Kauśalyā hears Sītā’s words and sheds tears of both joy and sorrow.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 15883-15896
quote_or_summary: Rāma addresses his mother, asks her to refrain from tears, and
says the fourteen years will pass like a dream until she sees him return.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 15897-15910
quote_or_summary: Rāma speaks to the wives of his father, pays them reverence, asks
forgiveness for any careless taunt, and bids them farewell.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 15911-15925
quote_or_summary: The royal women cry like curlews and the hall, formerly filled
with music, resounds with wailing, sobs, and lamentation.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 15926-15935
quote_or_summary: Rāma, Sītā, and Lakshmaṇ bow at the king’s feet and circle him
reverently; Rāma gains his father’s consent and reverences the queen.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: lines 15936-15951
quote_or_summary: Sumitrā tells Lakshmaṇ to tend Rāma faithfully, to view Rāma as
Daśaratha, Sītā as herself, and the forest cot as Ayodhyā, then blesses his going
and return.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: lines 15952-15957
quote_or_summary: Sumantra, with joined palms, invites Rāma to ascend the car and
says the fourteen years in the wild begin that day because Kaikeyī demands his
departure.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The main narrative actions, speeches, and roles are explicit in the passage.
Motif labeling beyond the clear departure pattern is more interpretive and should
be checked by a human reviewer. No comparison claims were made because the passage
itself does not compare these events to an external tradition or motif family
beyond the supplied taxonomy labels.
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: |-
Used only the supplied passage and metadata. Public-domain text was summarized rather than extensively quoted.
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