batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l21019-l21132
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l21019-l21132
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto LXVII. The Praise Of Kings. / Canto LXVIII. The Envoys. / Canto LXXV.
The Abjuration. / Canto LXXVI. The Funeral.; lines 21019-21132
start: '21019'
end: '21132'
translation: The Ramayan of Valmiki
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: "“The time is come: arise, and lay / Upon the pyre the monarch’s clay.”"
summary: 'Bharat is overcome with grief. Vaśishṭha urges him to perform the final
duties for the dead king. Bharat orders the funeral rites: the body is removed
from oil, placed on a jeweled bed and bier, carried in procession, perfumed, set
on the pyre, and burned with sacred fires, texts, and song. Royal women and priests
mourn; the mourners go to the Sarjú river, purify their lips with water, return
to the city, and lie on the earth for ten days in grief.'
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A woman draws a grieving youth to her breast and holds him while tears flow.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Bharat is described as sick, faint, distraught, and lamenting through the
night.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Vaśishṭha tells Bharat that the time has come to lay the monarch's body on
the pyre.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The king's body is raised from oil, placed on the soil, and then laid on a
bed decorated with gold and jewels.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Bharat laments beside his dead father and asks who will guard Ayodhyá when
the king has gone and Ráma has been forced to flee.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: Bharat summons chaplains, priests, and holy guides, and orders sacred fires
to be brought from the king's chapel.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: The body is carried from the palace on a bier in a funeral procession with
mourners casting rich garments, gold, and silver along the way.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: The corpse is sprinkled with fragrant substances including sandal, cedar,
aloe, pine, and other perfumes.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: Priests place the dead king on the pyre, tend sacred fires, recite funeral
texts, and singers chant holy verse.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: Priests walk in inverse order around the burning pyre with Queen Kauśalyá
and other women present in grief.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:11
text: Women lament loudly, and the mourners go down to the bank of the Sarjú river.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:12
text: At the riverside the women purify their lips with fresh clear water, then
return to the city and lie on the earth for ten days mourning.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Bharat
description: Kaikeyí's son; grieving prince who laments his father and orders the
funeral rites.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Vaśishṭha
description: Saint and holy sage whose words counsel Bharat to perform the funeral
rites.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: The dead monarch
description: Bharat's father and king, whose body is prepared and placed on the
funeral pyre.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Ráma
description: Absent figure described by Bharat as righteous, forced to flee, and
mourned by the people as their lion chief.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Lakshmaṇ
description: Absent figure named by Bharat as mighty-armed and associated with Ráma's
departure.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Priests, chaplains, and holy guides
description: Ritual specialists summoned to bring sacred fires, prepare the rites,
place the body on the pyre, recite texts, and sing holy verse.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Queen Kauśalyá and royal women
description: Queen Kauśalyá and other royal women who attend the funeral ground,
mourn, and purify their lips at the river.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Mourners and servants
description: Groups who carry the monarch, cast wealth and garments in the road,
and accompany the procession.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: grieving son
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Bharat laments beside the dead king and calls him his sire.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:2
label: funeral duty performer
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Bharat agrees to Vaśishṭha's counsel and summons ritual personnel to perform
the rites.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: sage counselor
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Vaśishṭha instructs Bharat to end his grief and solemnize the funeral rites.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: role:4
label: dead king
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The monarch's body is prepared, borne in procession, and placed on the pyre.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: role:5
label: departed father
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Bharat addresses the dead monarch as his father who has left his son and
people behind.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:6
label: absent righteous heir or protector
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Bharat describes Ráma as loving right and as the people's lion chief, but
forced to fly.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:7
label: absent companion of Ráma
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Bharat names Lakshmaṇ with Ráma in the lament over exile.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:8
label: ritual specialists
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: They bring sacred fires, tend the pyre, recite funeral texts, and chant holy
verse.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:9
label: female mourners
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Royal women attend the funeral ground, cry out in grief, and purify themselves
with river water.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:10
label: funeral attendants
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Servants and mourners carry the body and lead the procession, casting garments
and wealth.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: funeral pyre
literal_form: pyre on which the monarch's body is placed and burned
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: sym:2
label: sacred fires
literal_form: fires brought from the king's chapel and tended during the rites
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:3
label: Sarjú river water
literal_form: fresh clear water used by the women to purify their lips at the riverside
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:4
label: bier and jeweled bed
literal_form: bier and bed decorated with gold and precious jewels for the dead
monarch
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: fragrant funeral substances
literal_form: sandal, cedar, aloe, pine, and other perfumes sprinkled on the corpse
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:6
label: ten days on the earth
literal_form: ten-day period in which mourners lie on the earth and weep
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Bharat's grief before the funeral
summary: Bharat is embraced and then lies in grief, lamenting until his strength
and reason fail through the night.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Vaśishṭha commands the funeral duty
summary: Vaśishṭha urges Bharat to stop grieving, arise, and place the dead monarch
on the pyre.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Preparation of the king's body
summary: The king's body is removed from oil, placed on the soil, and laid on a
gold-and-jewel bed, where Bharat laments beside it.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Procession and cremation rites
summary: Bharat summons ritual specialists. The body is carried from the palace
in procession, perfumed, placed on the pyre, and burned with sacred fires, funeral
texts, and holy verse.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:6
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Royal women's mourning and riverside purification
summary: Royal women and priests move around the burning pyre; women cry out in
grief, go to the Sarjú bank, purify their lips with water, return to the city,
and mourn on the earth for ten days.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: royal funeral with cremation and ritual specialists
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
basis: 'The passage centers on formal rites for the dead king: sacred fires, pyre,
funeral texts, priestly chanting, offerings context, and procession.'
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage describes funeral rites rather than an explicit sacrificial
offering; the taxonomy link to sacrifice is functional and should be reviewed.
- id: motif:2
label: death of king and crisis of protection
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: Bharat's lament asks who will guard Ayodhyá after the king has sought the
sky and Ráma has been forced to flee, linking royal death, exile, and public welfare.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage frames a succession and protection problem but does not resolve
legitimacy within this excerpt.
- id: motif:3
label: mourning purification at river
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: After the cremation lament, the mourners descend to the Sarjú river, purify
their lips with fresh water, return, and observe ten days of mourning on the earth.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: No available taxonomy motif directly names mourning purification; retained
as a passage-level candidate.
- id: motif:4
label: departed ruler sought the sky
taxonomy_refs:
- afterlife_journey_map
basis: Bharat speaks of the king as having sought the sky, in the context of death
and funeral rites.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: low
cautions: The line is brief and metaphorical in translation; the passage does not
provide a detailed afterlife itinerary.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 21019-21032
quote_or_summary: A woman embraces the grieving youth; Bharat becomes sick, faint,
and distraught with grief and laments through the night.
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 21035-21044
quote_or_summary: 'Vaśishṭha addresses Bharat: “Enough of grief: be comforted. /
The time is come: arise, and lay / Upon the pyre the monarch’s clay.”'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt from supplied passage.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 21045-21055
quote_or_summary: Bharat orders the rites; the king's body is lifted from oil, set
on the soil, and laid on a bed adorned with gold and precious jewels.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 21056-21082
quote_or_summary: Bharat laments beside the dead king, asking why he leaves his
son and people, and who will guard Ayodhyá when the king has sought the sky and
Ráma has been forced to fly.
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 21083-21108
quote_or_summary: Vaśishṭha urges final duties; Bharat summons priests and chaplains,
orders sacred fires, and the body is borne in procession, accompanied by garments,
gold, silver, perfumes, pyre placement, funeral texts, and sacred song.
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: summary
locator: lines 21109-21124
quote_or_summary: Royal women arrive at the funeral ground; priests walk in inverse
order around the burning pyre with Queen Kauśalyá and others, while women's laments
rise loudly.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 21125-21132
quote_or_summary: The mourners descend to the Sarjú bank; the women purify their
lips with fresh clear water, return to the town, lie on the earth for ten days,
and weep until grief is stilled.
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: uncertain
notes: The passage gives detailed ritual sequence and named figures, supporting
high-confidence extraction. Taxonomy mapping is more cautious because available
motif families do not include a direct 'funeral rites' category.
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: |-
No comparison claims were added because the supplied passage itself does not make or clearly support a comparison beyond its local epic context.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg__l21019-l21132
passage_sha256=17837f5734c8c0d0b5d86ff93546d3c02ee8242783c6ebe2d9ab4ad952750de2