batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l22934-l23085
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l22934-l23085
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto LXXXII. The Departure. / Canto LXXXIII. The Journey Begun. / Canto
LXXXV. Guha And Bharat. / Canto XC. The Hermitage.; lines 22934-23085
start: '22934'
end: '23085'
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 fire where men are not: ’tis clear / That Raghu’s sons are dwelling
here.”"
summary: Bharadvája counsels Bharat, who departs with a large royal host to seek
Ráma. The army reaches the region of Chitrakúṭa and the Mandákiní. Bharat orders
a search for Ráma and Lakshmaṇ; scouts see smoke, infer habitation, and Bharat
halts the army while proceeding with selected companions.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Bharat speaks while breathing like a furious snake, weeping, sobbing, and
showing reddened eyes with rage.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Bharadvája tells Bharat not to lay fault on a woman and says blessings will
arise from Ráma’s banished wandering.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Bharat circles the revered saint, bids farewell, and orders his men to assemble.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: A large royal procession of chariots, elephants, infantry, queens, and attendants
travels southward with Bharat.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The host frightens wild elephants, bears, deer, and peacocks as it moves through
woods and toward Chitrakúṭa.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Bharat identifies Chitrakúṭa, the Mandákiní, wooded slopes, flowering trees,
mountain deer, birds, and hermit resting places.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: Bharat directs the army to search the green recesses for Ráma and Lakshmaṇ.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: Armed men enter the tangled forest and see a spire of smoke.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: The men infer from the smoke that fire and habitation are nearby, possibly
the dwelling of Raghu’s sons or other hermits.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: Bharat orders the troops to remain silently in place and proceeds only with
Dhrishṭi and Sumantra toward the smoke.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Bharat
description: Royal hero and leader of the host, grieving and angry, seeking Ráma
and Lakshmaṇ near Chitrakúṭa.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Bharadvája
description: Mighty sage, supreme in wisdom, calm and grave, who gives Bharat counsel
before departure.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Ráma
description: Banished prince, one of Raghu’s sons, sought by Bharat and the army.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Lakshmaṇ
description: Companion of Ráma sought by Bharat in the Chitrakúṭa forest.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Vaśishṭha
description: Lord addressed by Bharat when the host reaches the described place
near Chitrakúṭa.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Śatrughna
description: Person addressed by Bharat and told to look at the mountain.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Bharat’s host
description: A large armed retinue with chariots, elephants, steeds, infantry, warriors,
and attendants.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Kauśalyá and the dames
description: Women led in noble chariots, hoping to meet the banished prince.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Dhrishṭi
description: Companion whom Bharat selects to proceed with him after halting the
troops.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Sumantra
description: Companion whom Bharat selects to proceed with him after halting the
troops.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
roles:
- id: role:1
label: royal leader
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Bharat commands the host, gives orders, and is described as royal and glory-crowned.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- id: role:2
label: seeker of the banished prince
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Bharat directs the army to search for Ráma and Lakshmaṇ and proceeds toward
signs of habitation.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:3
label: wise sage and counselor
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Bharadvája is called a mighty sage, supreme in wisdom, and gives counsel
to Bharat.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:4
label: sought exile
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:4
basis: Bharat seeks the two brothers in the forest; Ráma is specifically described
as banished.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:5
label: senior lord addressed for counsel or recognition
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Bharat addresses Vaśishṭha while identifying the place described by the holy
hermit.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: search party and royal host
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The host marches with Bharat, enters the forest, and then halts at his command.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:7
label: selected companion
assigned_to:
- fig:9
- fig:10
basis: Bharat names Dhrishṭi and Sumantra as the only ones to continue with him
after the army halts.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: furious snake simile
literal_form: Bharat’s quick breathing is compared to a furious snake.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: smoke indicating fire and habitation
literal_form: A rising spire of smoke seen from the forest; the men infer fire and
nearby dwellers.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: sym:3
label: Chitrakúṭa mountain
literal_form: The mountain Chitrakúṭa, with slopes, table-lands, deer, birds, and
hermit resting places.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: Mandákiní river
literal_form: The Mandákiní flowing beside the travelers near Chitrakúṭa.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:5
label: flowering woods
literal_form: Umbrageous woods and trees shedding blossoms over table-lands.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Counsel and departure from Bharadvája
summary: Bharadvája counsels Bharat about Ráma’s banishment; Bharat honors the sage,
says farewell, and orders his royal host to assemble and depart.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Royal host approaches Chitrakúṭa
summary: Bharat’s large host travels through the woods, alarming animals; Bharat
identifies Chitrakúṭa, the Mandákiní, forests, flowering trees, and the hermit
landscape.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Search for Ráma and Lakshmaṇ
summary: Bharat orders warriors to search the forest for the two brothers; the men
enter the tangled forest and see smoke.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: The army halts at the sign of smoke
summary: After hearing the inference that the smoke marks dwellers, Bharat orders
the host to remain silent and advances only with Dhrishṭi and Sumantra.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:7
- fig:9
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: departure after sacred counsel
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: Bharat receives counsel from Bharadvája, circumambulates the saint, bids
farewell, and sets out with his host.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage concerns Bharat’s departure, not Ráma’s original exile departure.
- id: motif:2
label: quest for the exiled kinsman
taxonomy_refs:
- mystical_quest
basis: Bharat leads a royal host into a forest and directs a search for Ráma and
Lakshmaṇ near Chitrakúṭa.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage presents a practical search for relatives; any broader quest
reading should be reviewed.
- id: motif:3
label: smoke as sign of hidden dwelling
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Scouts see rising smoke and infer the presence of fire, men, Raghu’s sons,
or hermits.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: This is a local narrative sign rather than a supplied taxonomy motif family.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 22934-22943
quote_or_summary: Bharat is tearful and angry; Bharadvája counsels him, saying not
to lay fault on her and that blessings will spring from banished Ráma’s wandering.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain text; short excerpt summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 22944-22976
quote_or_summary: Bharat circles the saint, bids farewell, orders his men, and departs
with chariots, elephants, infantry, queens, and attendants on the southward way.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain text; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 22977-23037
quote_or_summary: The host moves through woods, startling animals; Bharat describes
Chitrakúṭa, the Mandákiní, wooded slopes, flowering trees, deer, birds, dust,
and hermit resting places.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain text; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: lines 23038-23047
quote_or_summary: Bharat says to search each green recess for the two lion-lords
until Ráma and Lakshmaṇ are seen; armed men enter the tangled forest.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain text; short excerpt summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: lines 23048-23059
quote_or_summary: The men see rising smoke and say, “No fire where men are not,”
inferring that Raghu’s sons or other hermits may dwell there.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain text; short quotation used.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 23060-23085
quote_or_summary: Bharat listens, orders the troops to stay silently where they
are, and proceeds only with Dhrishṭi and Sumantra toward the curling smoke; the
army waits joyfully for a meeting with the dear prince.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain text; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is strongly supported by the supplied passage. Motif labels
are limited to the available taxonomy and should be reviewed, especially the broader
quest classification. No comparison claims were made because the passage itself
does not develop an explicit cross-textual 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: |-
Used only the supplied passage and metadata. Names and diacritics follow the passage spelling.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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