batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l21908-l21927
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l21908-l21927
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto LXXX. The Way Prepared. / Canto LXXXI. The Assembly. / Canto LXXXII.
The Departure. / Canto LXXXIII. The Journey Begun.; lines 21908-21927
start: '21908'
end: '21927'
translation: The Ramayan of Valmiki
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: "“No mansions can our country boast, / And unexpected comes thy host:”"
summary: Bharat accepts Sumantra’s advice and commands that the aged king be brought
before him. King Guha approaches with his kinsmen, bows to Bharat, and offers
lodging and available forest provisions to Bharat’s unexpected host, asking that
they rest for the night and continue their journey the next day.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Bharat hears Sumantra’s counsel and agrees to it.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Bharat commands that the aged king be brought before him.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: King Guha is accompanied by kinsmen and rejoices at being summoned.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: King Guha approaches Bharat, bows his head, and speaks to him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Guha says his country lacks mansions and that Bharat’s host has arrived unexpectedly.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Guha offers Bharat all that he has, including lodging.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: The Nishadas have brought fruit and roots gathered by hand.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: Guha mentions woodland fare and stores of fresh and dried meat.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: Guha asks that Bharat’s host rest for the night and depart the next day.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Bharat
description: A prince who agrees to Sumantra’s advice and commands that the aged
king be brought before him.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Sumantra
description: The speaker whose counsel Bharat hears and accepts.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: King Guha
description: A king who comes with kinsmen, bows to Bharat, and offers lodging and
provisions.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Guha’s kinsmen
description: Kinsmen near King Guha when he rejoices at the summons.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Nishadas
description: People who have brought fruit and roots gathered by hand.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Bharat’s host
description: A traveling host whose arrival is unexpected and whom Guha invites
to rest overnight.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: prince issuing command
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Bharat is called a prince and commands that the aged king be brought before
him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: counsel-giver
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Bharat hears and accepts Sumantra’s rede.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: aged king
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Bharat asks for the aged king to be brought, and King Guha appears in response
to the summons.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: host offering hospitality
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Guha offers lodging, provisions, and rest for Bharat’s host.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:5
label: providers of gathered food
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The Nishadas have brought fruit and roots their hands have sought.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:6
label: unexpected traveling guests
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Guha calls the host unexpected and asks that it rest for the night before
going on.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: hospitality provisions
literal_form: fruit, roots, woodland fare, fresh meat, and dried meat
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:2
label: temporary lodging
literal_form: lodging offered for the night
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Bharat accepts counsel and summons the king
summary: After hearing Sumantra’s advice, Bharat agrees and orders that the aged
king be brought before him.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Guha offers forest hospitality
summary: King Guha approaches Bharat with humility and offers his available lodging
and forest provisions to the unexpected host, asking them to rest overnight before
departing.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: hospitality to a traveling royal party
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Guha receives Bharat’s unexpected host with humility and offers lodging,
fruit, roots, woodland fare, and meat for their rest.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage presents practical hospitality; it does not frame the act
as ritual or supernatural.
- id: motif:2
label: pause before departure
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: Guha asks that the host rest for the night and continue on the next day.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The broader journey context is implied by the request to go tomorrow,
but the passage itself only covers the overnight pause and proposed departure.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 21908-21912
quote_or_summary: 'Bharat hears Sumantra’s rede, agrees, and commands: “Go quickly
forth ... and bring / Before my face the aged king.”'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; short excerpt used for evidence.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 21913-21916
quote_or_summary: King Guha, with his kinsmen near, rejoices at the summons, draws
nearer, bows his head, and addresses Bharat.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 21917-21920
quote_or_summary: 'Guha says his country has no mansions, the host is unexpected,
and adds: “what we have I give thee all: / Rest in the lodging of thy thrall.”'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; short excerpt used for evidence.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 21921-21924
quote_or_summary: Guha says the Nishadas have brought fruit and roots, with woodland
fare and stores of fresh and dried meat.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 21925-21927
quote_or_summary: Guha asks that Bharat’s host stay and rest for the night, then
go on the next day cheered by what they can offer.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized evidence.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The passage clearly identifies hospitality actions, figures, and provisions.
Motif classification is limited because the excerpt contains no explicit comparative
framing.
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: |-
Only the supplied passage and metadata were used. No comparison claims were added because the passage itself does not support a specific cross-textual comparison.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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