batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l2232-l2371
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l2232-l2371
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto VI. The King. / Canto VII. The Ministers. / Canto IX. Rishyasring.
/ Canto X. Rishyasring Invited.; lines 2232-2371
start: '2232'
end: '2371'
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: Sumantra reports an old prophecy about Daśaratha, Lomapād, Śántá, and Rishyaśring.
Daśaratha consults Vaśishṭha, travels to Lomapād, requests that Śántá and Rishyaśring
come to aid his sacrifice for sons, and returns with them to a ceremonially prepared
Ayodhyā.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: An old Brahmanic prophecy says that a pious king named Daśaratha will arise
in Ikshvāku’s line and live in accord with Lomapād, lord of the Angas.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The prophecy says Lomapād, grieving from childlessness, will ask Daśaratha
for his daughter Śántá, and Daśaratha will give her to him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The prophecy says Śántá will be married to Rishyaśring, who will be invited
by Daśaratha to celebrate a sacrifice to obtain sons and Paradise.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The prophecy says Daśaratha will gain the sought boon and see four strong
sons maintain his royal line.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Sumantra advises Daśaratha to consult his holy guide and bring Rishyaśring
to his side; Vaśishṭha consents to the plan.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Daśaratha travels with lords and servants, passes forests and rivers, and
reaches Lomapād’s distant town.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: In Lomapād’s house Daśaratha sees Rishyaśring, described as glorious; Lomapād
honors Daśaratha as a royal guest and friend.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: After several days, Daśaratha asks Lomapād to send Śántá and her husband to
aid his sacrifice.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: Lomapād tells Rishyaśring that Daśaratha gave him Śántá to save him from childless
grief and asks Rishyaśring to ordain the rite for Daśaratha’s sons.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: Rishyaśring obeys Lomapād and travels with Śántá to Daśaratha’s city.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:11
text: Daśaratha orders Ayodhyā to be made festive with incense, banners, water laid
on dusty streets, and sound of shell and drum.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:12
text: The citizens gaze on Daśaratha and the bright youth Rishyaśring, and lords
honor the beautiful Śántá.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Daśaratha
description: A pious and fortunate king of Ikshvāku’s line; father of Śántá; seeks
sons through a sacrifice aided by Rishyaśring.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Lomapād
description: Mighty lord of the Angas; childless friend of Daśaratha who receives
Śántá and later consents to send Śántá and Rishyaśring to Daśaratha.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Śántá
description: Daughter of Daśaratha, given to Lomapād and married to Rishyaśring;
travels with Rishyaśring to Daśaratha’s city.
role_refs:
- role:6
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Rishyaśring
description: Hermit’s son and Brahman, husband of Śántá, invited to ordain or celebrate
Daśaratha’s sacrifice for sons.
role_refs:
- role:8
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Sumantra
description: Counsellor who relays the old tale and advises Daśaratha to consult
his holy guide and obtain Rishyaśring’s help.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Vaśishṭha
description: Daśaratha’s priestly guide who consents to Sumantra’s plan.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Illustrious Brahman or godlike saint of old
description: An unnamed ancient holy figure whose speech declares what fate will
bring about concerning Daśaratha, Lomapād, Śántá, and Rishyaśring.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Citizens and lords of Ayodhyā
description: People who prepare the city, greet the returning king, gaze on Rishyaśring,
and honor Śántá.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
roles:
- id: role:1
label: king seeking heirs
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Daśaratha is described as childless in the immediate request for Rishyaśring’s
aid and seeks sons through a rite.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- id: role:2
label: father who gives daughter to friend
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Daśaratha gives Śántá to Lomapād in response to his friend’s grief.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- id: role:3
label: host and supplicant patron of sacrifice
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He asks that Śántá and Rishyaśring be sent to aid his sacrifice and later
hosts them in Ayodhyā.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:9
- id: role:4
label: childless allied king
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Lomapād is described as childless and grieving, yet allied in friendship
with Daśaratha.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: mediator who sends ritual helper
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: He consents to Daśaratha’s request and directs Rishyaśring to go perform
the rite.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:6
label: daughter given in kinship alliance
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Śántá is Daśaratha’s daughter and is given to Lomapād, who frames Daśaratha
as also her father.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- id: role:7
label: wife accompanying ritual specialist
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Śántá is married to Rishyaśring and goes with him to Daśaratha’s city.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
- id: role:8
label: Brahman ritual specialist
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Rishyaśring is called the best of Brahmans or hermit’s son and is asked to
celebrate or ordain the sacrifice.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- id: role:9
label: invited aid for royal fertility rite
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Daśaratha seeks his assistance to obtain sons, and he obeys the request to
go.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
- id: role:10
label: counsellor
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Sumantra gives counsel to Daśaratha about securing Rishyaśring’s aid.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:11
label: priestly guide approving plan
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Vaśishṭha is called Daśaratha’s priestly guide and gives glad consent.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:12
label: prophetic holy speaker
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The old saint or Brahman is said to have declared the will of fate and unfolded
future events.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:13
label: welcoming community
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The citizens prepare Ayodhyā and honor the returning royal party.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: sacrifice for sons
literal_form: A royal sacrifice to obtain sons and Paradise, to be celebrated or
ordained by Rishyaśring.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: sym:2
label: kindled flame image
literal_form: Daśaratha is described as radiant as a kindled flame when he enters
Lomapād’s house.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: water laid in streets
literal_form: Water is ordered to be laid on every street to settle dust during
the welcome preparations.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:4
label: festive civic signs
literal_form: Burning incense, waving banners, and shell and drum sounds mark Daśaratha’s
return with Rishyaśring.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: sym:5
label: close embrace of allied kings
literal_form: The two kings meet with supplicant hands raised and embrace through
mutual love.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Prophecy of alliance, marriage, and heirs
summary: An ancient holy speaker’s prophecy states that Daśaratha and Lomapād will
be allied, Śántá will be given and married to Rishyaśring, and Rishyaśring’s sacrifice
will bring Daśaratha four sons.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:2
label: Counsel and journey to Anga
summary: Sumantra advises Daśaratha to seek Rishyaśring; Vaśishṭha approves, and
Daśaratha travels through forests and rivers to Lomapād’s town.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: Request for Śántá and Rishyaśring
summary: Daśaratha asks Lomapād to send Śántá and her husband for the sacrifice;
Lomapād explains the kinship bond and asks Rishyaśring to perform the rite for
Daśaratha’s desired sons.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:4
label: Departure and embrace of allied kings
summary: Rishyaśring agrees and goes with Śántá to Daśaratha’s city; the kings exchange
signs of affection and embrace.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:5
label: Festive arrival in Ayodhyā
summary: Daśaratha orders civic celebration; Ayodhyā is prepared with incense, banners,
water, shell and drum, and the people honor Rishyaśring and Śántá.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Royal line secured through ritual aid
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
- sacrifice
basis: The passage repeatedly connects Daśaratha’s desire for sons, Rishyaśring’s
ritual role, and the maintenance of the royal line by four future sons.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The actual birth of the sons occurs outside this passage; here it is prophecy
and preparation.
- id: motif:2
label: Kinship gift creating alliance and ritual access
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: Daśaratha gives Śántá to his childless friend Lomapād; later this kinship
bond is invoked to secure Rishyaśring’s aid for Daśaratha’s sacrifice.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage presents the transfer as compassionate kinship rather than
a direct bargain.
- id: motif:3
label: Marriage linked to fertility rite
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_marriage
- sacrifice
basis: Śántá is married to Rishyaśring, and Daśaratha requests that Śántá with her
husband come to aid the sacrifice for sons.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not state that the marriage itself ritually causes fertility;
it links the married pair to the invited sacrifice.
- id: motif:4
label: Prophecy of future royal heirs
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_birth
- royal_legitimacy
basis: An old holy speaker declares that Daśaratha will obtain a boon and see four
sons of great strength maintain his royal line.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The sons’ births are foretold but not narrated in the passage.
- id: motif:5
label: Ritual specialist invited from afar
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
- sacrifice
basis: Daśaratha journeys to Lomapād’s distant town to bring Rishyaśring, and Rishyaśring
departs with Śántá for Ayodhyā to aid the rite.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage emphasizes travel and invitation but not a full quest structure.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 2232-2255
quote_or_summary: An old Brahmanic prophecy describes Daśaratha of Ikshvāku’s line,
his friendship with Lomapād, Lomapād’s childless grief, and Daśaratha giving his
daughter Śántá to him.
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 2256-2275
quote_or_summary: The prophecy says Śántá will be married to Rishyaśring, who will
be invited by Daśaratha to perform the sacrifice for sons and Paradise; Daśaratha
will gain the boon and have four sons who maintain his line.
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 2276-2293
quote_or_summary: The old saint’s declaration of fate is recalled; Sumantra tells
Daśaratha to consult his holy guide and win Rishyaśring’s aid, and Vaśishṭha consents.
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 2294-2310
quote_or_summary: Daśaratha travels with retinue through forests and rivers to Lomapād’s
town, enters the crowded streets, and sees the glorious hermit’s son in the king’s
house; Lomapād honors him.
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 2311-2322
quote_or_summary: After seven or eight days, Daśaratha asks Lomapād to send Śántá
and her husband to aid his sacrifice, and Lomapād consents.
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 2323-2342
quote_or_summary: Lomapād tells Rishyaśring that Daśaratha gave him Śántá to save
him from childless woe and asks Rishyaśring to ordain the sacred rite for Daśaratha’s
desired sons.
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 2343-2352
quote_or_summary: Rishyaśring obeys and goes with Śántá to Daśaratha’s city; the
two kings look at one another with raised hands and embrace.
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 2353-2362
quote_or_summary: Daśaratha sends servants ahead to announce the return and orders
the city brightened with incense, banners, and water in every street; citizens
carry out the preparations.
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 2363-2371
quote_or_summary: Ayodhyā appears bright as Daśaratha follows his guest through
streets where shell and drum announce him; the people gaze on Rishyaśring, and
lords honor Śántá.
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: Literal extraction is well supported by the supplied passage. Motif labels
are candidate classifications and should be reviewed, especially where the relevant
births and sacrifice unfold outside this excerpt.
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 passage itself does not explicitly compare this episode to another tradition or corpus.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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