batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l16417-l16587
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l16417-l16587
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 16417-16587
start: '16417'
end: '16587'
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: Sumitrá consoles Kauśalyá by praising Ráma’s virtue, Lakshmaṇ’s loyalty,
Sítá’s devotion, Ráma’s martial protection, and the certainty of his return and
consecration as king. The people of Ayodhyá follow Ráma’s chariot into exile.
Ráma asks them to transfer their love and obedience to Bharat and to comfort the
king. Elderly Brahmans appeal to the horses to turn the chariot back toward Ayodhyá.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Sumitrá tells Kauśalyá that Ráma left royal rule and went to the woods for
his father’s sake, so that the father’s promise would not be broken.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Sumitrá says Lakshmaṇ will follow the same course with Ráma.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Sumitrá says Sítá knows the hardships awaiting her in the forest but will
not part from Ráma because of love.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Sumitrá says natural forces such as sun, breeze, and moonbeams will be gentle
toward Ráma in the forest.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Sumitrá recalls that a Brahman gave Ráma heavenly weapons and that Ráma slew
Suváhu.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Sumitrá predicts that Ráma will return from the woods, receive king-making
drops from Brahmans, and be seen by Kauśalyá as king.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: The people follow Ráma’s chariot after he leaves Ayodhyá for banishment.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: Ráma asks the people to give Bharat the love and reverence formerly shown
to him and to obey Bharat as lord and guide.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: Ráma asks the people to please the king so that the king will feel no pain
while Ráma remains in the wood.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:10
text: Elderly twice-born men call upon the horses drawing Ráma’s chariot to turn
back toward the royal residence.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Kauśalyá
description: Queen and mother addressed by Sumitrá; she grieves for her son and
is consoled.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Sumitrá
description: Queen who answers Kauśalyá in righteous and consoling words.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:11
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Ráma
description: Exiled prince who leaves royal sway for the woods to uphold his father’s
promise; later asks the people to obey Bharat.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Lakshmaṇ
description: Ráma’s brother, described as blameless and armed with bow, spear, shaft,
and sword, who goes with Ráma as guard.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:12
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Sítá
description: Ráma’s beloved wife, tenderly raised, who knows the forest hardships
but will not part from him.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Brahman giver of arms
description: A Brahman who gave heavenly arms to Ráma.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Suváhu
description: Enemy slain by Ráma, whose life-blood dyed the plain.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: People of Ayodhyá
description: People who love Ráma, follow his chariot, weep, and are urged by Ráma
to honor Bharat.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Bharat
description: Kaikeyí’s son, praised by Ráma as virtuous and fit to rule the people
in his absence.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: The king
description: Ráma’s father, whose promise Ráma upholds and whose comfort Ráma asks
the people to preserve.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:9
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Twice-born elders
description: Elderly Brahmans with hoary heads who appeal aloud to the horses to
return with Ráma.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Horses drawing Ráma’s chariot
description: Steeds addressed by the elders as swift hearers and urged to return
to Ayodhyá.
role_refs:
- role:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
roles:
- id: role:1
label: grieving mother queen
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Kauśalyá is addressed as queen, laments, and is promised that she will see
her son return and bow at her feet.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- id: role:2
label: consoling queen
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Sumitrá answers Kauśalyá with righteous words and hopeful arguments.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:11
- id: role:3
label: exiled dutiful prince
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Ráma leaves royal sway for the woods to uphold his father’s promise and duty.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:4
label: future returning king
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Sumitrá predicts Ráma’s return and consecration with king-making drops.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: leader transferring civic loyalty
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Ráma asks the people to love, revere, and obey Bharat in his absence.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:6
label: loyal armed brother-companion
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Lakshmaṇ is said to accompany Ráma and go before his steps as guard with
weapons.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:12
- id: role:7
label: devoted wife-companion
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Sítá knows the forest hardships yet will not part from Ráma because of love.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:8
label: giver of heavenly weapons
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The Brahman gave heavenly arms to Ráma.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:9
label: slain foe
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Suváhu is named as slain by Ráma.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:10
label: devoted subjects
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The people follow Ráma’s chariot, weep, and are asked to obey Bharat.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: role:11
label: substitute ruler in exile period
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Ráma identifies Bharat as virtuous and instructs the people to obey him as
lord and guide.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:12
label: father king whose promise is upheld
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Ráma goes to the woods so his father’s promise may not be broken and asks
the people to spare the king pain.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:9
- id: role:13
label: elder ritual community voices
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: The twice-born elders speak aloud and appeal for Ráma’s return.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: role:14
label: addressed chariot animals
assigned_to:
- fig:12
basis: The horses are directly addressed and asked to turn back with Ráma.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: woods of banishment
literal_form: woods / wild woods / forest glades
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: sym:2
label: heavenly arms
literal_form: heavenly weapons given to Ráma by a Brahman
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:3
label: king-making drops
literal_form: drops shed by Brahmans on the prince’s head
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:4
label: chariot track of exile
literal_form: Ráma’s chariot and its track followed by the people
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:8
- fig:12
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:10
- id: sym:5
label: hermit’s mantle
literal_form: hermit’s mantle worn in exile
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: sym:6
label: soft celestial and natural protection
literal_form: sun, breeze, and moonbeams made gentle for Ráma
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Sumitrá consoles Kauśalyá
summary: Sumitrá counsels Kauśalyá not to grieve, explaining Ráma’s exile as filial
duty and praising Lakshmaṇ’s and Sítá’s companionship.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:11
- id: scene:2
label: Protection and return are foretold
summary: Sumitrá says Ráma will be protected by nature and his weapons, will fear
no harm, and will return to receive royal consecration.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:3
label: The people follow the chariot
summary: The people of Ayodhyá continue to follow Ráma’s chariot after he departs
for banishment, despite his intention to continue the journey.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:4
label: Ráma commends Bharat to the people
summary: Ráma asks the people to give Bharat their love and reverence, obey him,
and comfort the king during Ráma’s stay in the wood.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: scene:5
label: Elders appeal to the horses
summary: Elderly twice-born men address the horses drawing Ráma’s chariot and urge
them to turn back to the royal residence.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:11
- fig:12
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: dutiful departure into exile
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: Ráma leaves royal rule and proceeds to the woods to uphold his father’s promise
despite public grief.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The passage emphasizes moral duty and banishment; broader exile context
is not extracted beyond the supplied lines.
- id: motif:2
label: loyal companion pair in exile
taxonomy_refs:
- sibling_pair
basis: Lakshmaṇ, Ráma’s brother, is described as following the same course and going
armed before Ráma as guard.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:12
confidence: medium
cautions: The available taxonomy term is approximate; the passage presents an elder-younger
brother companionship rather than twins.
- id: motif:3
label: devoted beloved accompanies hardship
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_beloved
basis: Sítá knows the hardships of the forest but refuses to part from Ráma because
of love.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage itself uses devotional and marital language but does not explicitly
frame the relationship as divine in this excerpt.
- id: motif:4
label: foretold return and restoration to kingship
taxonomy_refs:
- return
- royal_legitimacy
basis: Sumitrá predicts Ráma’s return from the woods and consecration with king-making
drops, after which Kauśalyá will see him made king.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives the prediction, not the fulfillment.
- id: motif:5
label: legitimate rule transferred during hero’s absence
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: Ráma instructs the people to give Bharat their reverence and obedience as
lord and guide while Ráma remains away.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: This is a political and ethical instruction within the passage; the later
reception of Bharat’s rule is not included here.
- id: motif:6
label: ritual consecration by sacred drops
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
- royal_legitimacy
basis: Brahmans are said to shed king-making drops on Ráma’s head when he returns.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage states a consecration image but does not detail the ritual
substance or full rite.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 16417-16587, Sumitrá’s speech to Kauśalyá
quote_or_summary: Sumitrá says Ráma left royal sway and went to the woods for his
father’s sake, so that the father’s promise would not be broken.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 16417-16587, Sumitrá’s speech to Kauśalyá
quote_or_summary: Lakshmaṇ is said to hold the same high course with Ráma.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 16417-16587, Sumitrá’s speech to Kauśalyá
quote_or_summary: Sítá knows the forest hardships awaiting her but will not part
from Ráma because of love.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 16417-16587, Sumitrá’s speech to Kauśalyá
quote_or_summary: Sumitrá says the sun, breeze, and moonbeams will treat Ráma gently
and soothe him in the forest.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 16417-16587, Sumitrá’s speech to Kauśalyá
quote_or_summary: Sumitrá refers to heavenly arms given to Ráma by a Brahman and
to Ráma’s slaying of Suváhu.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 16417-16587, Sumitrá’s speech to Kauśalyá
quote_or_summary: Sumitrá predicts Ráma’s return, his bowing at Kauśalyá’s feet,
and his royal consecration with king-making drops.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 16417-16587, Canto XLV, The Tamasá
quote_or_summary: The people of Ayodhyá follow Ráma’s chariot after he leaves home
for banishment, weeping and unwilling to turn back.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 16417-16587, Canto XLV, The Tamasá
quote_or_summary: Ráma asks the people to give Bharat their love and reverence,
praising him as virtuous and fit to guide them.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 16417-16587, Canto XLV, The Tamasá
quote_or_summary: Ráma asks the people to keep pleasing the king so the king’s heart
will feel no pain while Ráma remains in the wood.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 16417-16587, Canto XLV, The Tamasá
quote_or_summary: Elderly twice-born men call to the horses drawing Ráma’s car,
asking them to return to the royal residence with their master.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: lines 16417-16587, transition after Sumitrá’s speech
quote_or_summary: Sumitrá ceases after soothing Kauśalyá with hopeful arguments,
and Kauśalyá’s grief begins to lessen.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: lines 16417-16587, Sumitrá’s speech to Kauśalyá
quote_or_summary: Lakshmaṇ is described as going before Ráma’s steps as guard with
bow, spear, shaft, and sword.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:13
type: summary
locator: lines 16417-16587, Sumitrá’s speech to Kauśalyá
quote_or_summary: Ráma is described in a hermit’s mantle, with Sítá compared to
Lakshmí accompanying him in that guise.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Extraction is based only on the supplied passage. Motif assignments use the
provided taxonomy where it closely or approximately fits the literal passage.
No external comparison claims are 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: |-
All evidence is summarized from a public-domain English translation. No taxonomy symbol refs were assigned because the available symbol list does not directly cover the main objects and images in this passage.
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