batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l278-l475
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l278-l475
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: The Ramayan of Valmiki / CONTENTS; lines 278-475
start: '278'
end: '475'
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: The passage lists canto titles from the end of Book II and through Books
III, IV, and the beginning of Book V. The listed titles include counsel to Bharat,
the sandals, forest hermitages, Virádha, Agastya, Jatáyus, Súrpanakhá, Khara,
Rávan, Márícha’s transformation, the wondrous deer, the abduction of Sítá, Sítá
in Lanká, Ráma’s laments, Kabandha, Savarí, Pampá, the league with Sugríva, Báli’s
fall, Sugríva’s coronation, the search parties, the enchanted cave, Sampáti’s
tidings of Sítá, the sea, Hanumán’s leap to Lanká, the Asoka grove, Rávan’s wooing
and threats, Hanumán’s speeches, Ráma’s ring, Sítá’s gem, and conflicts in Lanká.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage is organized as a contents list of canto titles, spanning late
Book II, Book III, Book IV, and the opening part of Book V.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: obs:2
text: Several titles name speech, counsel, reply, promise, lament, grief, scorn,
threat, and deliberation as canto subjects.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: obs:3
text: Book III titles move from forest hermitage episodes to encounters with Virádha,
Agastya, Jatáyus, Súrpanakhá, Khara, Rávan, Márícha, Sítá’s abduction, and Sítá
in Lanká.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The titles include Márícha transformed and the wondrous deer before the titles
concerning Lakshman’s departure, the guest, Rávan’s wooing, and the rape of Sítá.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The contents list includes Jatáyus, a combat, Rávan’s flight, and later the
death of Jatáyus.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: Book IV titles include a league, tokens, Ráma’s promise, Sugríva’s story,
palm trees, the challenge, Báli’s fall, Sugríva’s coronation, armies sent to the
four directions, the ring, and departure.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: The search sequence includes an enchanted cave, Svayamprabhá, an exit, Sampáti,
tidings of Sítá, the sea, a council, and Hanumán’s speech.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: Book V titles include Hanumán’s leap, Lanká, a guardian goddess, movement
within the city, Rávan’s palace, the Asoka grove, Sítá, Rávan’s wooing and threat,
demon threats, Trijatá’s dream, Ráma’s ring, Sítá’s gem, and destruction in grove
and temple settings.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Ráma
description: Named in canto titles including Ráma’s promise, reply, return, lament,
wrath, appeasement, speeches, and ring.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Sítá
description: Named in canto titles including Sítá’s speech, the rape of Sítá, Sítá
in prison, Sítá comforted, Sítá’s disdain, tidings of Sítá, Sítá’s fear, Sítá’s
scorn, Sítá’s reply, Sítá’s lament, Sítá’s doubt, Sítá’s speech, and Sítá’s gem.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Lakshman
description: Named in canto titles including Lakshman’s departure, Lakshman reproved,
Lakshman’s speech, Lakshman’s reply, and Lakshman’s entry.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Rávan
description: Named in canto titles including Rávan, Rávan roused, Rávan’s journey,
Rávan’s speech, Rávan’s wooing, Rávan’s flight, Rávan’s palace, Rávan asleep,
Rávan, Rávan’s wooing, and Rávan’s threat.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:7
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Márícha
description: Named in canto titles including Márícha’s speech, Márícha’s reply,
Márícha transformed, and Márícha’s death.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Jatáyus
description: Named in canto titles including Jatáyus, the combat, and the death
of Jatáyus.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Sugríva
description: Named in canto titles including Sugríva’s alarm, Sugríva’s story, Sugríva’s
speech, Sugríva’s departure, and Sugríva’s coronation context in Book IV.
role_refs:
- role:6
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Hanumán
description: Named in canto titles including Hanumán’s speech, Hanumán’s counsel,
Hanumán, Hanumán’s leap, Hanumán’s lament, Hanumán’s deliberation, and Hanumán’s
speeches.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Bharat
description: Named in late Book II titles including counsel to Bharat, Bharat’s
return, and Bharat’s departure.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Báli
description: Named in Book IV titles including the fall of Báli, Báli’s speech,
and Báli dead.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Sampáti
description: Named in titles including Sampáti, Sampáti’s story, and tidings of
Sítá.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Svayamprabhá
description: Named in the search sequence after the enchanted cave and before the
exit.
role_refs:
- role:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
roles:
- id: role:1
label: promiser, speaker, lamenter
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Canto titles explicitly name Ráma’s promise, reply, lament, wrath, appeasement,
and speeches.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:2
label: abducted or captive beloved
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Canto titles include the rape of Sítá, Sítá in prison, Sítá in Lanká-related
episodes, and repeated laments and replies.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:7
- id: role:3
label: companion and speaker
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Lakshman appears in titles for departure, reply, speech, entry, and reproval.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: wooer and threatener
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The titles name Rávan’s wooing and Rávan’s threat, alongside his journey,
speeches, palace, and flight.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:7
- id: role:5
label: transformed figure
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The contents explicitly include the title Márícha transformed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: alliance participant
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:7
basis: Book IV titles include the league, Ráma’s promise, Sugríva’s story, and Sugríva’s
speech.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:7
label: recognized object-giver or token-associated figure
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The titles include Ráma’s ring and Sítá’s gem in the Book V recognition sequence.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:8
label: combatant who dies
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The titles list Jatáyus, the combat, and the death of Jatáyus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:9
label: coronated ruler
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Book IV includes the coronation in the sequence involving Sugríva.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:10
label: leaper, searcher, and messenger-speaker
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Titles include Hanumán’s leap, speeches, deliberation, lament, and counsel
in search and Lanká sequences.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:11
label: counseled and departing/returning figure
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Late Book II titles include counsel to Bharat, Bharat’s return, and Bharat’s
departure.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:12
label: fallen or dead figure
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Book IV titles include the fall of Báli and Báli dead.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:13
label: tiding-giver or story figure
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: The titles include Sampáti, several instances of Sampáti’s story, and tidings
of Sítá.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:14
label: cave-sequence figure
assigned_to:
- fig:12
basis: Svayamprabhá is named between the enchanted cave and the exit.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: sandals
literal_form: The sandals
associated_figures:
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: heavenly bow
literal_form: The heavenly bow
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: wondrous deer
literal_form: The wondrous deer
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: ring
literal_form: The ring / Ráma’s ring
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: sym:5
label: gem
literal_form: Sítá’s gem
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:6
label: cave
literal_form: The enchanted cave
associated_figures:
- fig:12
taxonomy_refs:
- cave
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:7
label: trees
literal_form: The palm trees
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:8
label: sea
literal_form: The sea
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:9
label: Asoka grove
literal_form: The Asoka grove
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:10
label: fire not present
literal_form: ''
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs: []
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Bharat, sandals, and return/departure sequence
summary: Late Book II titles list counsel to Bharat, the sandals, Bharat’s return,
Bharat’s departure, and Nandigrám.
figure_refs:
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Forest entry and early Book III encounters
summary: Book III begins with hermitage titles and continues through Virádha, Sarabhanga,
Ráma’s promise, Sutíkshna, Agastya, the heavenly bow, Jatáyus, Panchavatí, winter,
Súrpanakhá, and battles involving Khara and others.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Márícha, deer, and abduction sequence
summary: The contents list Rávan and Márícha episodes, Márícha transformed, the
wondrous deer, Lakshman’s departure, the guest, Rávan’s wooing and speech, the
rape of Sítá, Jatáyus, combat, and Rávan’s flight.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Lanká captivity and Ráma’s grief
summary: Titles list Lanká, Sítá in prison, Sítá’s disdain, Sítá comforted, the
brothers’ meeting, Ráma’s return, Lakshman reproved, multiple Ráma laments, Ráma’s
wrath, and Jatáyus’s death.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:6
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Alliance with Sugríva and change of kingship
summary: Book IV titles list Ráma’s lament, Sugríva’s alarm, Hanumán’s speech, the
league, tokens, Ráma consoled, Ráma’s promise, Sugríva’s story, palm trees, the
challenge, Tárá, Báli’s fall and death, laments, and the coronation.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:6
label: Search parties and cave episode
summary: Titles describe gathering, Sugríva’s departure, the Vánar host, armies
sent east, south, west, and north, the ring, departure, return, the enchanted
cave, Svayamprabhá, the exit, Sampáti, tidings of Sítá, the sea, the council,
and Hanumán’s speech.
figure_refs:
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:11
- fig:12
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:6
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:7
label: Hanumán in Lanká and token exchange
summary: Book V titles list Hanumán’s leap, Lanká, a guardian goddess, movement
within the city, Rávan’s palace, the Asoka grove, Sítá, Rávan’s wooing and threat,
Sítá’s responses and laments, Trijatá’s dream, Hanumán’s deliberation and speeches,
Ráma’s ring, Sítá’s gem, and later destruction in grove and temple settings.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
- sym:8
- sym:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Stolen beloved / abducted woman
taxonomy_refs:
- stolen_beloved
basis: The table of contents explicitly lists the rape of Sítá, Sítá in prison,
Sítá’s laments, tidings of Sítá, and the subsequent search and Lanká episodes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The passage is a contents list, not the narrative itself; the exact details
of the abduction and captivity are not included here.
- id: motif:2
label: Departure into forest and quest sequence
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
- mystical_quest
basis: Titles include the forest, hermitages, Ráma’s return from the empty dwelling
context, Book IV departure, search armies, the sea, and Hanumán’s leap toward
Lanká.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The contents list supports a journey/search pattern but does not provide
full narrative motivations in this excerpt.
- id: motif:3
label: Shapeshifted lure
taxonomy_refs:
- shapeshifter
basis: Márícha transformed is followed by the wondrous deer and then by Lakshman’s
departure, the guest, Rávan’s wooing, and the rape of Sítá.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The title sequence supports transformation and lure imagery, but the detailed
function of the deer is not narrated in the passage.
- id: motif:4
label: Recognition or proof by token
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: The titles include tokens, the ring, Ráma’s ring, and Sítá’s gem in the alliance
and Lanká search sequences.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not explain the exchange or recognition function; this
motif is inferred from the object titles and their sequence.
- id: motif:5
label: Royal legitimacy and transfer of rule
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: The titles include the sandals in the Bharat sequence and later Sugríva-related
episodes culminating in the coronation.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The contents list gives the objects and coronation sequence but not the
full political argument.
- id: motif:6
label: Cave passage during quest
taxonomy_refs:
- labyrinth_initiation
basis: The search sequence includes the enchanted cave, Svayamprabhá, the exit,
and later renewed search elements such as tidings of Sítá and the sea.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: low
cautions: The cave title supports a quest obstacle or passage, but the excerpt does
not narrate initiation or labyrinth structure.
- id: motif:7
label: Heroic leap or crossing toward enemy city
taxonomy_refs:
- ascent
basis: Book V begins with Hanumán’s leap followed by Lanká, the guardian goddess,
and movement within the city.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: low
cautions: The available taxonomy has no direct crossing-the-sea or heroic-leap motif;
association with ascent is approximate and requires review.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 278-286
quote_or_summary: Late Book II titles include Jáváli’s speech, praises of truth,
the sons of Ikshváku, counsel to Bharat, the sandals, Bharat’s return, Bharat’s
departure, Nandigrám, the hermit’s speech, Anasúyá, Anasúyá’s gifts, and the forest.
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 287-314
quote_or_summary: Book III opens with titles for the hermitage, Virádha, Virádha
attacked and killed, Sarabhanga, Ráma’s promise, Sutíkshna, Agastya, the heavenly
bow, Agastya’s counsel, Jatáyus, Panchavatí, winter, Súrpanakhá, the mutilation,
Khara, the omens, the host, battle, and deaths or defeats of Dúshan, Trisirás,
and Khara.
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 315-345
quote_or_summary: Titles list Rávan, Rávan roused, Súrpanakhá’s speeches, Rávan’s
journey and speech, Márícha’s speeches and reply, Márícha transformed, the wondrous
deer, Márícha’s death, Lakshman’s departure, the guest, Rávan’s wooing and speech,
the rape of Sítá, Jatáyus, the combat, Rávan’s flight, Lanká, Sítá in prison,
Sítá’s disdain, and Sítá comforted.
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 346-364
quote_or_summary: Titles include the brothers’ meeting, Ráma’s return, Lakshman
reproved, several Ráma laments, Ráma’s wrath, Lakshman’s speech, Ráma appeased,
Jatáyus, the death of Jatáyus, Kabandha, Kabandha’s speech, tale, counsel, and
death, Savarí, and Pampá.
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 365-407
quote_or_summary: Book IV titles include Ráma’s lament, Sugríva’s alarm, Hanumán’s
speech, Lakshman’s reply, the league, the tokens, Ráma consoled, Ráma’s promise,
Sugríva’s story, Dundubhi, the palm trees, return to Kishkindhá, the challenge,
Tárá, the fall of Báli, Báli’s speech, Ráma’s reply, laments for Báli, Sugríva’s
lament, Ráma’s speech, the coronation, Ráma on the hill, the rains, counsel, envoys,
gathering, Sugríva’s departure, the Vánar host, armies of the east, south, west,
and north, the ring, and the departure.
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 408-432
quote_or_summary: The search sequence titles include Sugríva’s tale, the return,
the Asur’s death, Angad’s speeches and counsel, the enchanted cave, Svayamprabhá,
the exit, Hanumán’s speech, Sampáti, Sampáti’s story, tidings of Sítá, the sea,
the council, Hanumán, and Hanumán’s speech.
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 433-475
quote_or_summary: Book V titles include Hanumán’s leap, Lanká, the guardian goddess,
within the city, the court, Rávan’s palace, the enchanted car, the ladies’ bower,
Rávan asleep, the banquet hall, the search renewed, despair and hope, the Asoka
grove, Sítá, Hanumán’s lament, Sítá’s guard, Rávan, Sítá’s fear, Rávan’s wooing,
Sítá’s scorn, Rávan’s threat, the demons’ threats, Sítá’s reply and laments, Trijatá’s
dream, Hanumán’s deliberation and speeches, Ráma’s ring, Sítá’s speech, Sítá’s
gem, the ruin of the grove and temple, and defeats of giants.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Extraction is limited because the passage is a table of contents. Names,
objects, places, and sequences are explicit, but narrative functions often require
confirmation in the full cantos.
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 external sources or unstated narrative details were used. One empty non-symbol placeholder was avoided except where the schema allowed empty values; supported taxonomy symbols were assigned only to literal title forms present in the passage.
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