batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l23639-l23817
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l23639-l23817
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto LXXXIII. The Journey Begun. / Canto LXXXV. Guha And Bharat. / Canto
XC. The Hermitage. / Canto XCVIII. Lakshman Calmed.; lines 23639-23817
start: '23639'
end: '23817'
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: Ráma calms Lakshmaṇ’s suspicion of Bharat, declaring that he would not
seek kingship through harm to kin and affirming Bharat’s affection. Lakshmaṇ is
ashamed. Ráma speculates that their father may have come, notes signs of an approaching
royal host, and tells Lakshmaṇ to descend from the tree. Bharat’s army camps near
the mountain without trampling the wood. Bharat directs Śatrughna, Guha, hunters,
elders, and citizens to search for Ráma, while he goes on foot. He longs to see
Ráma, Lakshmaṇ, and Sítá, to bow to Ráma’s feet, and to restore him to hereditary
rule through consecration. Bharat sees smoke and fire from Ráma’s hermitage and
advances with Guha.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Ráma tells Lakshmaṇ that there is no need to use weapons if Bharat has come
to the forest shelter.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Ráma says he swore to fulfill his father’s will and would gain nothing by
killing his brother for kingship.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Ráma states that he seeks duty, pleasure, wealth, and gain only for the sake
of his brothers’ welfare.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: Ráma says Bharat has come from affection and without evil intent, likely to
lay the royal sway before Ráma’s feet.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Lakshmaṇ feels shame after Ráma’s rebuke and answers with downcast eyes.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Ráma initially thinks the approaching figure may be their father coming to
see his sons and lead them home.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Ráma sees horses, a large beast, and an armed array, but no white royal umbrella
over the head of the king.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: Lakshmaṇ descends from a lofty tree and stands humbly beside Ráma.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: Bharat’s host encamps around the mountain while sparing the wood from trampling
feet.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: Bharat orders Śatrughna, soldiers, Guha, hunters, elders, twice-born men,
lords, and citizens to search the woodland for Ráma’s party.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:11
text: Bharat says he will have no rest until he sees Ráma, Lakshmaṇ, and Sítá.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:12
text: Bharat says he desires Ráma’s feet on his head and Ráma’s restoration to hereditary
rule with consecrating drops poured on him.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:13
text: Bharat praises Sítá as faithful to her husband and praises the mountain and
grove where Ráma dwells.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:14
text: Bharat sees smoke and fire from Ráma’s cottage, concludes that Ráma dwells
there, halts the army, and proceeds with Guha.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Ráma
description: Prince in forest exile who calms Lakshmaṇ, defends Bharat’s motives,
values duty over kingship, and dwells in a hermit cottage.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:10
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Lakshmaṇ
description: Ráma’s brother whose wrath and suspicion are calmed; he descends from
a tree and stands humbly beside Ráma.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Bharat
description: Ráma’s brother who leads the host, seeks Ráma in the forest, longs
to see him, and wishes to restore him to hereditary rule.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:10
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Sítá / Janak’s daughter
description: Ráma’s wife, present in forest exile and praised by Bharat as faithful
to her husband.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Śatrughna
description: Bharat’s brother, instructed to take soldiers and search the thickets
of the wood.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Guha
description: Hunter ally who is directed to search with his kindred bands and later
proceeds with Bharat toward Ráma’s dwelling.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:10
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Ráma’s father / the king
description: Mentioned by Ráma as the father whose will he swore to obey and whom
he speculates may have come to see his sons.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Kaikeyí
description: Mentioned in Ráma’s speech as one whose anger may have been provoked
by grievous words from Bharat.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
roles:
- id: role:1
label: duty-bound elder brother
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Ráma refuses kingship obtained by harming kin and says he swore to do his
father’s will.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: forest hermit-prince
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Bharat locates Ráma by the smoke and fire from his hermit cottage on the
mountain side.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: role:3
label: angered younger brother calmed
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Lakshmaṇ’s wrath is allayed by Ráma, and he becomes ashamed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: loyal brother seeking reunion
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Bharat declares that he will have no rest until he sees Ráma, Lakshmaṇ, and
Sítá.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:5
label: restorer of rightful kingship
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Bharat wishes Ráma to regain hereditary rule and receive consecrating drops.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:6
label: faithful wife in exile
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Bharat praises Janak’s daughter as true to wifely duty and cleaving to her
husband’s side.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:7
label: search companion
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Bharat tells Śatrughna to take soldiers and search the wood.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:8
label: hunter ally and guide
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Guha and his bands are included in the woodland search, and Guha goes on
with Bharat toward Ráma.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:10
- id: role:9
label: royal father whose command governs exile
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Ráma says he swore to do his father’s will and later supposes the king may
have come to lead his sons home.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: bow and weapons
literal_form: sword, bow, shield, and uplifted bow
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: poisoned food and drink
literal_form: poisoned meat and deadly drink used in Ráma’s comparison
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: destroying flame
literal_form: flame invoked by Ráma to destroy selfish joy
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:4
label: white royal umbrella
literal_form: white umbrella absent above the royal head
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: lofty tree
literal_form: tree from which Lakshmaṇ descends
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:6
label: mountain encampment and dwelling-place
literal_form: mountain and tall hill around which the army encamps and where Ráma’s
cottage is found
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:10
- id: sym:7
label: consecrating drops
literal_form: drops to be shed over Ráma’s limbs and head in royal consecration
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:8
label: hermitage smoke and flame
literal_form: smoky wreaths and flame rising from Ráma’s cottage
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Ráma calms Lakshmaṇ
summary: Ráma rejects violence against Bharat, affirms duty to his father and love
for his brothers, and argues that Bharat has come without evil intent.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:2
label: Signs of the approaching host
summary: Ráma interprets the approaching array, speaks of their father possibly
coming, notices the lack of the royal umbrella, and tells Lakshmaṇ to descend
from the tree.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:3
label: Bharat’s army camps near the mountain
summary: Bharat’s host camps around the mountain while avoiding damage to the wood,
and Bharat approaches in humility to gain Ráma’s grace.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:4
label: Bharat organizes the search
summary: Bharat instructs Śatrughna, soldiers, Guha, hunters, elders, and citizens
to search the woodland while he also goes on foot.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:5
label: Bharat longs for restoration and finds the hermitage
summary: Bharat declares his longing to see Ráma, Lakshmaṇ, and Sítá, to see Ráma
consecrated as hereditary king, praises Sítá and the forest site, and identifies
Ráma’s cottage by its smoke and fire.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
- sym:7
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: righteous refusal of kingship through kin-slaying
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: Ráma says kingship gained by killing Bharat or other kin would be despised
and contrary to duty.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: high
cautions: The passage frames royal legitimacy through duty and kinship; it does
not narrate an actual accession.
- id: motif:2
label: loyal brother seeks rightful ruler in exile
taxonomy_refs:
- sibling_pair
- return
- royal_legitimacy
basis: Bharat seeks Ráma in the forest, longs for reunion, and wants Ráma restored
to hereditary reign by consecration.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: The passage anticipates restoration but does not yet show Ráma’s return
to the throne.
- id: motif:3
label: anger calmed by appeal to duty and family love
taxonomy_refs:
- sibling_pair
- wisdom
basis: Ráma’s speech allays Lakshmaṇ’s wrath by appealing to filial obedience, brotherly
affection, and moral restraint.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy references are broad; the motif is grounded in this episode’s
ethical dialogue.
- id: motif:4
label: hermitage recognized by fire and smoke
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Bharat identifies Ráma’s dwelling by the flame and smoky wreaths rising from
the cottage.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a local scene pattern rather than a named taxonomy motif.
- id: motif:5
label: ritual consecration of the rightful king
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
- sacred_exchange
basis: Bharat desires that consecrating drops be shed over Ráma’s body and head
when he regains hereditary rule.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage expresses Bharat’s wish for the rite; the rite itself is not
performed here.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 23639-23673
quote_or_summary: Ráma tells Lakshmaṇ there is no need for weapons against Bharat;
he swore to do his father’s will, rejects gains won by harming kin, and says his
aims are for his brothers’ welfare.
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 23674-23702
quote_or_summary: Ráma describes Bharat as affectionate and free of evil thought,
suggests he may have come to lay the royal sway at Ráma’s feet, and rebukes harsh
speech against him.
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 23703-23713
quote_or_summary: After Ráma’s duty-focused rebuke, Lakshmaṇ feels shame, lowers
his eyes, and suggests their father may have come to see Ráma.
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 23714-23736
quote_or_summary: Ráma speculates that the king has come to see his sons and lead
them home; he sees horses, a large beast, and an armed array, but no white umbrella
over the royal head.
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 23737-23742
quote_or_summary: Ráma tells Lakshmaṇ to descend from the tree; Lakshmaṇ descends
from the lofty tree and stands humbly beside him.
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 23743-23756
quote_or_summary: Bharat’s host camps around the mountain, sparing the wood, while
Bharat approaches Ráma in humility and duty.
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 23757-23772
quote_or_summary: Bharat tells Śatrughna to take soldiers and, with Guha and hunters,
search the thickets; Bharat will go on foot with elders, twice-born men, lords,
and citizens.
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 23773-23792
quote_or_summary: Bharat says he will not rest until he sees Ráma, Lakshmaṇ, and
Sítá, places Ráma’s feet on his head, and sees Ráma regain hereditary rule with
consecrating drops poured on him.
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 23793-23805
quote_or_summary: Bharat praises Sítá as faithful to her husband and blesses the
mountain and grove where Ráma dwells.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 23806-23817
quote_or_summary: Bharat walks through the pathless wood, sees smoke and flame from
Ráma’s cottage, concludes Ráma dwells there, halts the army, and proceeds with
Guha.
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: Extraction is based only on the supplied passage. Motif candidates are broad
and require human review for taxonomy alignment. No comparison claims were made
because the passage itself does not explicitly compare the episode with another
tradition or motif family.
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'
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