batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l28288-l28377
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l28288-l28377
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto V. Sarabhanga. / Canto VIII. The Hermitage. / Canto XI. Agastya. /
Canto XII. The Heavenly Bow.; lines 28288-28377
start: '28288'
end: '28377'
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: Rama admires a pleasant riverside woodland by the Godavari and asks Lakshman
to build a cot there. Lakshman constructs a leafy hermitage, bathes in the river,
gathers lilies, fruit, and berries, performs sacrifice, and shows the dwelling
to Rama. Rama embraces and praises Lakshman, then remains content there with Lakshman
and Sita.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The setting is a shaded glade with flowering trees, a lilied lake, the Godavari
river, birds, deer, hills, rocks, and caves.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Rama asks Lakshman to raise a pleasant cot for them at the site.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Lakshman obeys Rama and builds a cottage with hardened earth walls, bamboo
pillars, beams, boughs, cord, holy grass, reeds, and leaves.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: After finishing the cottage, Lakshman goes to the Godavari, bathes, plucks
lilies, gathers fruit and berries, and performs sacrifice.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Rama and Sita view the completed hermitage, and Rama embraces Lakshman and
praises his work and filial virtue.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Rama, Lakshman, and Sita stay content in the fruitful shaded place.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Rama / Raghu’s son
description: Prince who chooses the site, asks Lakshman to build, views the hermitage,
embraces and praises Lakshman, and stays there with Sita and Lakshman.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Lakshman
description: Rama’s beloved brother who obeys the request, builds the cottage, bathes,
gathers offerings or provisions, performs sacrifice, and shows the dwelling to
Rama.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Sita / Maithil spouse
description: Rama’s Maithil spouse who views the completed home with Rama and stays
with him and Lakshman.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Agastya
description: A prior speaker whose description of the charms of the place is said
by Rama to be true.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
roles:
- id: role:1
label: dwelling chooser
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Rama identifies the attractive glade and asks that a cot be raised there.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: obedient builder
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Lakshman hears and obeys Rama’s word by constructing the cottage.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: ritual performer
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: After bathing and gathering lilies, fruit, and berries, Lakshman performs
sacrifice.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:4
label: forest hermitage resident
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
basis: Rama remains at the site with Lakshman and Sita beneath sheltering boughs.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: prior guide or describer
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Rama says Agastya’s words about the place have proven true.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: river and lake water
literal_form: Godavari river, lilied lake, and bathing in the river
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: sym:2
label: flowering woodland
literal_form: flowery trees, sal, palms, date-tree, mango, asoka, ketaka, champac,
creepers, and sheltering boughs
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- id: sym:3
label: hills and mountains
literal_form: tall hills and mountains marked with gold, silver, and copper-like
colors
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:4
label: rock and cave
literal_form: rock and cave beneath blossoming trees
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- cave
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:5
label: leafy hermitage
literal_form: cottage or cot made with earth walls, bamboo pillars, boughs, holy
grass, reeds, and leaves
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: sym:6
label: sacrifice
literal_form: Lakshman duly pays sacrifice and seeks divine aid
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Selection of the riverside glade
summary: Rama points out the beauty of the shaded glade, lake, Godavari, animals,
hills, trees, rocks, and caves, and asks Lakshman to build a cot there.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Construction and consecration of the cottage
summary: Lakshman builds the woodland cottage from earth, bamboo, boughs, grass,
reeds, and leaves, then bathes, gathers lilies, fruit, and berries, performs sacrifice,
and presents it to Rama.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: Approval and residence in the hermitage
summary: Rama and Sita view the hermitage; Rama embraces and praises Lakshman, and
the three remain content in the shaded, fruitful place.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: forest hermitage established in an auspicious natural setting
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage centers on choosing a beautiful riverside woodland and building
a leafy dwelling where Rama, Sita, and Lakshman can stay.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: No specific taxonomy motif family for hermitage establishment is supplied;
label is descriptive.
- id: motif:2
label: sacrifice performed before dwelling in a new abode
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
basis: After completing the cottage, Lakshman bathes, gathers natural items, performs
sacrifice, and then shows the abode to Rama.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage states sacrifice and divine aid but gives few ritual details.
- id: motif:3
label: obedient younger brother serves and is blessed by elder brother
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Lakshman obeys Rama by building the cottage; Rama embraces him and praises
his wisdom, gratitude, and resemblance to their father.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: This is a relational pattern in the passage rather than a supplied taxonomy
category.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 28288-28323
quote_or_summary: Rama describes a lovely glade with flowering trees, a lilied lake,
the Godavari, swans, geese, deer, peacocks, hills, rocks, caves, mountains, creepers,
and many named trees and flowers; he says Agastya’s description is true.
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 28288-28291
quote_or_summary: Rama asks beloved Lakshman to raise a pleasant cot to lodge them
in the shaded glade.
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 28332-28350
quote_or_summary: Lakshman obeys Rama and constructs a cottage with earth walls,
bamboo pillars, interwoven beams and laths, Sami boughs, cord, holy grass, reeds,
and leaves.
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 28351-28358
quote_or_summary: When the work is complete, Lakshman goes to the Godavari, bathes,
plucks lilies, brings fruit and berries, performs sacrifice, asks the gods to
aid their hopes, and shows the cot to Rama.
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 28359-28372
quote_or_summary: Rama and Sita view the leafy hermitage; Rama is deeply pleased,
embraces Lakshman, and praises his noble work, wisdom, gratitude, duty, and likeness
to their father.
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 28373-28377
quote_or_summary: Rama stays content in the fruitful, shaded place with Lakshman
and his Maithil spouse, compared to a god in a heavenly mansion.
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 straightforward. Motif candidates are mostly descriptive
because the available taxonomy has no exact hermitage-establishment category;
no comparison claims are made beyond the passage.
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: |-
Only provided passage text and metadata were used. Taxonomy references were limited to supplied symbol and motif family lists.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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