batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l18972-l19059
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l18972-l19059
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto XXXVII. The Coats Of Bark. / Canto XLVI. The Halt. / Canto XLIX. The
Crossing Of The Rivers. / Canto LXII. Dasaratha Consoled.; lines 18972-19059
start: '18972'
end: '19059'
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: Dasaratha, overcome by grief after hearing Kauśalyá’s stern words, remembers
a past deed in which he sent an arrow at a sound without wrongful intent. Mourning
both that act and his son’s absence, he supplicates Kauśalyá and asks her not
to speak bitterly to him. Kauśalyá clasps his joined hands, asks forgiveness,
explains that sorrow caused her rash speech, laments that her son has spent five
nights in the wild woods, and speaks of grief in water imagery. Her gentle words
partly console Dasaratha; as night falls, he sleeps.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The monarch hears the queen’s stern speech and is overwhelmed by rage, grief,
anguish, faintness, and confused thought.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: 'When consciousness returns, the monarch remembers a past deed: he sent an
arrow at a sound, without intending wrong.'
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: 'The king is described as suffering from two griefs: memory of the past deed
and mourning for his son.'
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: The king joins his hands as a suppliant and addresses Kauśalyá, asking for
her grace and asking that she not speak bitterly to him in his distress.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Kauśalyá’s eyes fill with tears; she clasps the king’s supplicant hands in
hers and places them on her head.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Kauśalyá asks forgiveness and says her wild words came from anguish and sorrow.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: Kauśalyá says the fifth night has begun since the wild woods lodged her son,
and that each day seems like a dreary year to her.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: Kauśalyá compares her swelling grief to the ocean raging more fiercely when
floods increase its waves.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:9
text: The sun sets, darkness comes over the landscape, Kauśalyá’s soothing words
partly relieve the king’s heart, and he sleeps.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Dasaratha / the monarch
description: The king addressed by Kauśalyá; he is overcome by grief, remembers
a past arrow-shot, supplicates her, and later sleeps after partial consolation.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Kauśalyá / the queen
description: The queen whose stern speech wounds the king; she later weeps, clasps
his hands, asks forgiveness, reflects on sorrow, and laments her son in the woods.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: the absent son in the wild woods
description: The son mourned by the king and Kauśalyá; Kauśalyá says he has been
lodged in the wild woods for five nights.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
roles:
- id: role:1
label: grieving monarch
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage repeatedly describes the monarch as faint, sad, anguished, and
mourning for his son.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: remorseful agent of a past deed
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He remembers that his own hand sent an arrow at a sound, a deed described
as direful though without wrongful intent.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: suppliant husband
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He joins his hands and asks Kauśalyá for grace, speaking as a supplicant.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: grieving queen
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Her stern speech arises from grief, and she later weeps and speaks of sorrow’s
force.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: repentant wife
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: She asks forgiveness, lies at his feet in speech, and says a wife should
not maintain strife with her husband.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: mourning mother
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: She laments that her son has spent five nights in the wild woods and that
each day feels like a year.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:7
label: absent son in wilderness
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: He is not present in the scene but is the object of the parents’ grief and
is said to be lodged in the wild woods.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: joined hands of supplication
literal_form: gesture of joined hands
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: tears and new-fallen water
literal_form: tears compared to pouring water
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: ocean, floods, and waves of grief
literal_form: ocean with rushing floods increasing waves
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: wild woods
literal_form: forest or woods lodging the absent son
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:5
label: sunset and darkness
literal_form: the sun goes down and darkness covers the landscape
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: The king’s grief and remembered deed
summary: After hearing Kauśalyá’s stern speech, Dasaratha is overwhelmed and recalls
a past act in which he sent an arrow at a sound; he suffers both from that memory
and from mourning his son.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Supplication and apology
summary: Dasaratha joins his hands and asks Kauśalyá for grace. Kauśalyá weeps,
clasps his hands, places them on her head, asks forgiveness, and says sorrow made
her speak rashly.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Lament for the son in the woods
summary: Kauśalyá says the fifth night has begun since her son entered the wild
woods, and she describes her grief as increasing like an ocean swollen by floods.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Nightfall and partial consolation
summary: As the sun sets and darkness falls, Kauśalyá’s gentle words partly relieve
Dasaratha’s heart, and he sleeps.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: grief over an absent son in the wilderness
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: The passage centers on the parents’ sorrow for a son who has been lodged
in the wild woods for five nights.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The departure itself is not narrated in this passage; it is only recalled
through parental grief.
- id: motif:2
label: supplication and reconciliation after harsh speech
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The king supplicates Kauśalyá after her stern words, and she responds by
clasping his hands, asking forgiveness, and speaking gently.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: This is a passage-level interpersonal pattern rather than a supplied taxonomy
motif family.
- id: motif:3
label: sorrow overpowering duty and wisdom
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Kauśalyá states that sorrow can bend the stoutest soul and cancel scripture’s
control, while her later words are described as reasoning well and soothing the
king.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The link to the broad wisdom motif is interpretive and should be reviewed.
- id: motif:4
label: past guilt returning during present grief
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Dasaratha’s present mourning brings back the memory of a dire deed involving
an arrow sent at a sound, creating a double sorrow.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage summarizes the remembered deed but does not narrate it fully.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 18972-19000
quote_or_summary: The monarch hears the queen’s stern speech, is overcome by anguish,
recovers consciousness, remembers the dire deed of sending an arrow at a sound
without wrongful intent, and suffers both from that memory and grief for his son.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized rather than quoted at length.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 19001-19016
quote_or_summary: Dasaratha joins his hands as a supplicant and asks Kauśalyá for
grace, praising her gentleness and asking that she not direct bitter words at
him while he is distressed.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized rather than quoted at length.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 19017-19051
quote_or_summary: Kauśalyá weeps, clasps his hands, places them on her head, asks
forgiveness, explains that anguish caused her rash words, reflects on sorrow’s
power, laments the fifth night since her son entered the wild woods, and compares
her grief to an ocean swollen by floods.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized rather than quoted at length.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 19052-19059
quote_or_summary: Kauśalyá’s wise and gentle words are followed by sunset and darkness;
her speech partly relieves the king’s aching heart, and he yields to sleep.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized rather than quoted at length.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The passage clearly supports the figures, actions, symbols, and scenes. Motif
labels are passage-level candidates and some taxonomy links are broad. No comparison
claims were added because the passage itself does not make a comparison.
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: |-
The supplied locator label names multiple cantos, but the provided passage text is Canto LXII, 'Dasaratha Consoled,' followed only by the heading for Canto LXIII.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg__l18972-l19059
passage_sha256=9a6cf2165bb6ed3b6fa05ec2dfa86a2d1a9102a868ca370b0fd7d833278ed5b8