batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l17376-l17479
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l17376-l17479
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto XXXII. The Gift Of The Treasures. / Canto XXXVII. The Coats Of Bark.
/ Canto XLVI. The Halt. / Canto XLIX. The Crossing Of The Rivers.; lines 17376-17479
start: '17376'
end: '17479'
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: At the river, Rama thanks Guha and prepares the gear for boarding. Armed
with weapons, Rama, Lakshman, and Sita move toward the river. Sumantra asks what
he should do next; Rama tells him to return to Ayodhya, care for the king, and
leave the forest journey to Rama, Sita, and Lakshman on foot. Sumantra laments
Rama’s exile and Kaikeyi’s will. Rama praises Sumantra’s loyalty and sends messages
to his father, the queens, Kausalya, and Bharat, asking that Bharat be brought
and placed on the throne and that he obey their father and honor the queens.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Rama thanks King Guha for his care and asks that the gear be placed on board.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The bow-armed chiefs are described as wearing mail and binding sword and quiver
at the waist before going with Sita to the river side.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Sumantra approaches with raised palms and reverence, asking Rama what remains
for him to do.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Rama touches Sumantra with his right hand and tells him to return to Ayodhya
and attend the king.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Rama states that the party will leave the steeds and car and seek the distant
wood on foot.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: Sumantra grieves at parting and says Rama, his brother, and his wife will
lead a forest life.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: Sumantra says Rama will gain greater glory roaming under forest boughs with
his brother and spouse than if three worlds acknowledged his reign.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: Rama praises Sumantra’s loyalty to Ikshvaku’s line and says the first concern
is that his father should not weep for him.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: Rama instructs Sumantra to obey whatever the king decrees to please Kaikeyi
and to prevent sorrow from troubling the king.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:10
text: Rama sends a message that he, Sita, and Lakshman do not sorrow over their
changed lot and that the fourteen years will pass quickly.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:11
text: Rama asks that his father bring Bharat quickly and place him on the royal
throne made his by decree.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:12
text: Rama instructs Bharat to treat the queens with proper observance and obey
the father who chooses him for the throne.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Rama
description: The speaker called lord of glory, hero, Raghu’s son, and Ikshvaku’s
son; he directs the departure, dismisses Sumantra, and sends messages to the royal
household.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: King Guha
description: A king whom Rama thanks for gracious care before the gear is placed
on board.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Sita
description: Rama’s wife and the Maithil dame; she goes with Rama and Lakshman toward
the river and is included in Rama’s message of endurance during exile.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Lakshman
description: Rama’s brother; he accompanies Rama and Sita in the forest journey
and is included in Rama’s message to the king.
role_refs:
- role:5
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Sumantra
description: The charioteer who reverently asks Rama what to do, laments Rama’s
departure, and receives instructions to return and deliver messages.
role_refs:
- role:7
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Rama’s father, the king
description: The aged king whom Rama wants spared from grief and whose decrees are
to be obeyed.
role_refs:
- role:9
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Kaikeyi
description: A queen whose will Sumantra calls imperious and wicked, and whose heart
Rama says the king seeks to please.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Kausalya
description: Rama’s mother, to be greeted with reverence to her sacred feet.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Bharat
description: The person Rama says should be brought and placed on the royal throne,
and whom Rama instructs to honor the queens and obey his father’s will.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: The queens
description: The royal women who are to receive Rama’s message and whom Bharat is
instructed to treat with observance.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
roles:
- id: role:1
label: departing forest exile
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Rama says he will leave steeds and car and go on foot into the wood for a
forest life.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:2
label: royal son and messenger-sender
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Rama sends filial and royal messages to his father, mother, queens, and Bharat.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:3
label: obedient upholder of decree
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Rama instructs that the king’s order be obeyed and accepts Bharat’s installation
on the throne.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:4
label: river-side host
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Rama thanks Guha for gracious care as the gear is put on board at the river.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:5
label: forest companion
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:4
basis: Sita and Lakshman accompany Rama toward the river and are named in the forest-exile
message.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: role:6
label: brother companion
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Sumantra describes Rama roaming with his dear brother and spouse.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:7
label: charioteer
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The passage identifies Sumantra as the charioteer who has guided Rama thus
far.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:8
label: returning messenger
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Rama tells Sumantra to return to Ayodhya, attend the king, and repeat Rama’s
words.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:9
label: aged grieving king
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Rama describes the king as old, weak with sorrow, and in need of care.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:10
label: royal authority whose decree is obeyed
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Rama says the king’s decree and order must be obeyed and that the throne
has been made Bharat’s by decree.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:11
label: queen associated with the king’s decree
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The passage links Kaikeyi to a will Sumantra resents and to the king’s desire
to please her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:12
label: royal mother or queen to be honored
assigned_to:
- fig:8
- fig:10
basis: Rama sends greetings to Kausalya and messages to the queens, and tells Bharat
to honor them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:13
label: designated throne successor
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Rama asks that Bharat be brought and set on the royal throne, and instructs
him regarding royal duty.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: river as departure setting
literal_form: the broad river’s shelving side
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: boat or boarding gear
literal_form: gear placed on board
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: weapons carried into exile
literal_form: bows, mail, sword, and quiver
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:4
label: abandoned chariot and horses
literal_form: steeds and car left behind
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:5
label: forest path
literal_form: the wood that stretches far; forest boughs
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: sym:6
label: royal throne
literal_form: the royal throne made Bharat’s by the king’s decree
associated_figures:
- fig:6
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Preparation at the river
summary: Rama thanks Guha, asks that the gear be placed on board, and the armed
party with Sita goes down to the river side.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Dismissal of Sumantra
summary: Sumantra asks what he should do; Rama touches him, orders him back to Ayodhya,
and says the exiles will leave the chariot and go on foot into the wood.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Sumantra’s lament
summary: Sumantra grieves at parting, praises Rama’s deed, describes the forest
life of Rama, his brother, and his wife, and condemns Kaikeyi’s will.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Rama’s instruction to care for the king
summary: Rama praises Sumantra’s loyalty, emphasizes that his father should not
be allowed to grieve, and instructs Sumantra to obey the king’s orders and protect
him from sorrow.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Messages to the royal household
summary: Rama sends reassurance that he, Sita, and Lakshman do not sorrow, says
the fourteen years will pass, greets his mother and the queens, requests Bharat’s
enthronement, and instructs Bharat to honor the queens and obey his father.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: departure from royal life into forest exile
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: Rama dismisses the charioteer, leaves the steeds and car, and goes on foot
toward the wood with Sita and Lakshman.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The passage shows the departure stage but does not include the full cause
or later journey beyond the given excerpt.
- id: motif:2
label: obedient renunciation in favor of royal decree
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: Rama instructs that the king’s decree be obeyed, asks that Bharat be placed
on the throne made his by decree, and tells Bharat to obey their father’s will.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage presents royal succession and obedience, but it does not narrate
the original granting of the throne within this excerpt.
- id: motif:3
label: brother and spouse accompanying the exile
taxonomy_refs:
- sibling_pair
basis: Sumantra describes Rama roaming the forest with his dear brother and spouse,
and Rama’s message names Lakshman and Sita as sharing the altered lot.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage includes a sibling bond, but the traveling group is not only
a sibling pair because Sita is also central.
- id: motif:4
label: threshold crossing at water before forest journey
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: The party moves down to the broad river side, prepares gear to be placed
on board, and then proceeds toward forest exile.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The excerpt prepares for a crossing but does not explicitly narrate the
completed river crossing.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 17376-17384
quote_or_summary: Rama thanks King Guha for care, asks that the gear be placed on
board, and the armed chiefs with Sita go down to the broad river’s side.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary based on supplied passage.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 17385-17396
quote_or_summary: Sumantra reverently asks what remains for him to do; Rama touches
him, tells him to return to Ayodhya and attend the king, and says they will leave
steeds and car and go on foot into the wood.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary based on supplied passage.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 17397-17417
quote_or_summary: Sumantra grieves and says Rama’s deed is unmatched; he describes
Rama with his brother and wife leading forest life and laments serving Kaikeyi’s
will.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary based on supplied passage.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 17418-17443
quote_or_summary: Rama praises Sumantra’s loyalty, says his first concern is that
his father not weep, and instructs Sumantra to obey the king’s decrees and guard
him from sorrow.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary based on supplied passage.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 17444-17461
quote_or_summary: Rama tells Sumantra to reassure his father and mother that Rama,
Sita, and Lakshman do not sorrow and that the fourteen years will pass quickly.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary based on supplied passage.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 17462-17479
quote_or_summary: Rama sends blessings to the queens, especially Kausalya, asks
that Bharat be brought and placed on the throne, and tells Bharat to honor the
queens and obey his father’s will.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary based on supplied passage.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The main actions and speakers are clear in the supplied English passage.
Motif labels are limited to the provided taxonomy and are treated cautiously.
No comparison claims were added because the passage itself does not explicitly
compare traditions or motif families.
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 supplied passage and metadata; taxonomy references are limited to the available lists.
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