batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l22352-l22413
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l22352-l22413
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto LXXXI. The Assembly. / Canto LXXXII. The Departure. / Canto LXXXIII.
The Journey Begun. / Canto LXXXV. Guha And Bharat.; lines 22352-22413
start: '22352'
end: '22413'
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: Guha orders his kinsmen to gather boats and ferry Bharat's army across
the Ganga. Five hundred boats are prepared; Bharat, Shatrughna, royal women, priests,
elders, Brahmans, soldiers, animals, chariots, baggage, and wealth cross by boats,
rafts, swimming, pitchers, or their arms. The army reaches Prayaga's wood, rests,
and Bharat goes with priest and deacon to visit Bharadvaja.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Guha hears Bharat's speech and orders his kinsmen and friends to gather boats
on the shore and ferry the army across.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Five hundred boats are quickly moored and prepared, some with a mystic sign,
bells, flags, sailors, and gear for helm and oar.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Guha chooses a boat with a white-cloth awning and musicians and has it brought
near.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Bharat boards, followed by Shatrughna, Kausalya, Sumitra, royal women, the
household priest, elders, Brahmans, and the monarch's train of women.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Some people fire the army's huts, some bathe on the shore, and others carry
baggage to the boats.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: The boats transport women, horses, chariots, cattle, wealth, golden store,
and the broader army across the stream.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: Elephants swim across with pennons raised, and the passage compares their
appearance to winged mountains.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: Some men reach land in barges, on rafts, buoyed by pitchers, or by swimming
with their arms.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: With Guha's help the army crosses the pure Ganga and stands in Prayaga's famous
wood at an auspicious hour.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:10
text: Bharat encourages the weary men to rest where they choose and goes with priest
and deacon to Bharadvaja's dwelling.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Bharat
description: Prince who boards the selected boat, leads the army after crossing,
addresses the weary men, and goes to Bharadvaja's dwelling.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Guha
description: Monarch who orders boats gathered and provides help for the army's
crossing.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:9
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Guha's kinsmen, servants, and sailors
description: Collective helpers who obey Guha, prepare and man boats, and ferry
the army.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Shatrughna
description: Famous lord who boards after Bharat.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Kausalya and Sumitra
description: Royal women who come with Shatrughna and board in the crossing sequence.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Household priest, elders, Brahmans, and deacon
description: Religious and elder attendants included in the procession and, for
priest and deacon, accompanying Bharat to Bharadvaja's dwelling.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:10
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Bharat's army and attendants
description: The mighty force ferried across the Ganga, including women, horses,
chariots, cattle, baggage, wealth, and men crossing by different means.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Elephants
description: Swimming elephants with flying pennons, compared in appearance to winged
mountains.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Bharadvaja
description: Saint whose dwelling Bharat goes to see after the crossing.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
roles:
- id: role:1
label: prince and expedition leader
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Bharat boards first, addresses the men, orders rest, and proceeds to the
saint's dwelling.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:10
- id: role:2
label: traveler to Bharadvaja's dwelling
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He goes with priest and deacon to see Bharadvaja.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: role:3
label: monarch host
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The passage calls Guha a monarch and says the army crosses with his help.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:9
- id: role:4
label: organizer of ferry crossing
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Guha commands boats to be gathered and chooses a special boat for Bharat.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: boatmen and helpers
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: They obey Guha, ready the boats, and man them across the stream.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:6
- id: role:6
label: royal companion
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Shatrughna boards after Bharat in the royal party.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:7
label: royal women in transit
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Kausalya, Sumitra, and many royal dames are named in the boarding sequence.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:8
label: ritual and elder attendants
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The household priest goes first in place with elders and Brahmans; priest
and deacon accompany Bharat later.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:10
- id: role:9
label: transported army and retinue
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The mighty force and its baggage, animals, vehicles, and wealth are moved
across the Ganga.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: role:10
label: animals crossing the river
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Elephants swim across with pennons raised.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:11
label: saint to be visited
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Bharadvaja is called the best of saints, and Bharat goes to his dwelling.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: boats and ferries
literal_form: Five hundred boats, barges, and rafts used to carry people, animals,
vehicles, baggage, and wealth across the Ganga.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: sym:2
label: Ganga water crossing
literal_form: The pure Ganga's wave and stream crossed by boats, rafts, swimming,
pitchers, and arms.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:7
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: sym:3
label: flags, banners, pennons, bells, and mystic sign
literal_form: Some boats bear a mystic sign, bells, and flags; banners are fanned
by winds; elephants carry flying pennons.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:7
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: sym:4
label: fired huts
literal_form: Army huts are fired as the crossing begins.
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: winged mountains image
literal_form: Swimming elephants with raised pennons are said to have the look of
winged mountains.
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:6
label: Prayaga wood
literal_form: Prayaga's famous wood where the army stands after crossing at an auspicious
hour.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Guha orders the ferrying of the army
summary: After hearing Bharat, Guha commands his kinsmen and friends to gather boats
and ferry the entire army across.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Boats prepared and royal party boards
summary: Five hundred boats are made ready; Guha selects a decorated boat, and Bharat,
Shatrughna, royal women, priest, elders, Brahmans, and attendants board.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: Army crosses the Ganga
summary: The mighty force crosses by boats, barges, rafts, swimming elephants, pitchers,
and swimming men, while goods, animals, vehicles, and wealth are transported.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: scene:4
label: Arrival at Prayaga and visit to Bharadvaja
summary: The army reaches Prayaga's wood; Bharat tells the weary men to rest and
goes with priest and deacon to see Bharadvaja.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: departure and journey begun
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: The passage centers on a royal expedition leaving its prior camp, crossing
the Ganga, arriving at Prayaga, and proceeding toward Bharadvaja's dwelling.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:9
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: The larger narrative purpose of the journey is outside the supplied passage.
- id: motif:2
label: river crossing as collective transition
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The army, royal household, animals, vehicles, baggage, and wealth all cross
the Ganga by many means before entering Prayaga's wood.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: No explicit doctrinal or initiatory meaning for the crossing is stated
in the passage.
- id: motif:3
label: vessel-borne passage
taxonomy_refs:
- ark_vessel
basis: A large, organized transfer depends on hundreds of boats, barges, and rafts
that convey the army and possessions across water.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The boats function as ferries in a military or royal journey, not as an
ark of cosmic preservation.
- id: motif:4
label: visit to a saint after crossing
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: After the crossing and rest order, Bharat goes with priest and deacon to
Bharadvaja, called the best of saints.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage only states the visit, not any teaching or wisdom exchange.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 22352-22361
quote_or_summary: Guha hears Bharat's speech, goes to his kinsmen, and commands
them to wake, gather each boat, and ferry the army across.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 22362-22368
quote_or_summary: Guha's people obey; five hundred boats are moored, with some bearing
a mystic sign, bells, flags, and sailors for helm and oar.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 22369-22373
quote_or_summary: Guha selects a boat with a white-cloth awning and musicians and
orders servants to bring it near.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 22374-22382
quote_or_summary: Bharat boards, followed by Shatrughna, Kausalya, Sumitra, royal
women, the household priest, elders, Brahmans, and the monarch's train of women.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 22383-22386
quote_or_summary: Shouts arise from those who fire the army's huts, bathe on the
shore, or carry baggage to the boats.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 22387-22398
quote_or_summary: The boats, manned by Guha's servants, carry the mighty force,
women, horses, chariots, cattle, wealth, and golden store across the stream and
return.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 22399-22402
quote_or_summary: Swimming elephants with high pennons are urged across and are
compared to winged mountains.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 22403-22406
quote_or_summary: Some men reach land in barges, some on rafts, some buoyed by pitchers,
and others by their arms.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 22407-22410
quote_or_summary: With Guha's help the army crosses the pure Ganga and stands in
Prayaga's famous wood at an auspicious hour.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 22411-22413
quote_or_summary: Bharat addresses the weary men, tells them to rest where they
choose, and goes with priest and deacon to Bharadvaja's dwelling to see the saint.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is direct from the supplied passage. Motif labels are
limited to evident journey, crossing, vessel, and saint-visit patterns; no external
comparisons are made.
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 does not itself support a specific cross-text or cross-tradition comparison.
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