batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l29037-l29175
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l29037-l29175
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto XVI. Winter. / Canto XVIII. The Mutilation. / Canto XIX. The Rousing
Of Khara. / Canto XXI. The Rousing Of Khara.; lines 29037-29175
start: '29037'
end: '29175'
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: Khara finds his sister lying in distress after Ráma has slain the fourteen
giants sent to avenge her mutilation. She recounts the defeat, taunts Khara as
too weak to face Ráma and Lakshmaṇ, and threatens to die if he cannot avenge her.
Khara, enraged and then flattered, vows that Ráma and Lakshmaṇ will go to Yáma's
realm that day and orders Dúshaṇ to ready fourteen thousand giants, his chariot,
and weapons for battle.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Khara sees his sister lying low in the dust and asks why she is weeping and
writhing like a snake.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Khara's sister says she came to him with a severed nose, a mangled ear, and
bleeding wounds.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Khara's sister reports that the fourteen giants he sent against Ráma and Lakshmaṇ
were killed by Ráma's arrows.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Khara's sister asks Khara to subdue the foe in Daṇḍak's thickets and says
she will die before him if he cannot do so.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Khara's sister taunts Khara as a hero in name only and says Ráma and Lakshmaṇ
are too strong for him to slay.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: The giantess lies before her brother's feet, overcome with grief, and swoons.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: Khara becomes enraged by his sister's taunting words.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: Khara vows that Ráma and his brother will go to Yáma's realm that day and
that Ráma will be slain before sunset.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: Khara says his sister's lips will be red with Ráma's warm blood.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:10
text: Khara's sister responds with sudden joy and praises him as the glory of the
giant host.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:11
text: Khara orders Dúshaṇ to call fourteen thousand giants and prepare his chariot,
bows, swords, shafts, and lances.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Khara
description: A giant chief and brother of the distressed giantess; he is angered
by her condition and later orders a great force prepared for battle.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:7
- ev:10
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Khara's sister / the giantess
description: A grim, misshapen giantess with a severed nose, mangled ear, and bleeding
wounds; she seeks Khara's aid and urges him against Ráma and Lakshmaṇ.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Ráma
description: Daśaratha's son, described by the giantess as a strong hero; he has
slain the giants sent against him.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Lakshmaṇ
description: Ráma's brother, named as the one who mangled the giantess and as a
target of Khara's vengeance.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: fourteen giants previously sent
description: The twice seven giants sent by Khara to avenge the giantess; they are
reported slain by Ráma's arrows.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Dúshaṇ
description: Leader of Khara's armies, addressed by Khara and ordered to summon
the fighting force and prepare equipment.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: fourteen thousand giants
description: A host of giants described as fearful fighters, servants of Khara's
will, summoned for battle against Ráma.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Yáma
description: Named through the expression 'Yáma's realm below,' the destination
Khara predicts for Ráma and his brother.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
roles:
- id: role:1
label: angered brother and giant chief
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Khara is addressed as the giantess's brother, his wrath rises, and he commands
giants.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:7
- ev:10
- id: role:2
label: mutilated sister seeking redress
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: She describes her severed nose, mangled ear, and appeal to Khara for help.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: role:3
label: targeted heroic opponents
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:4
basis: The giantess names Ráma and Lakshmaṇ as the men who defeated or injured her
side, and Khara vows to kill them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: role:4
label: avenger who vows battle
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Khara promises to kill Ráma before sunset and orders troops and weapons readied.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:10
- id: role:5
label: taunting instigator
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Her taunts awaken Khara's wrath and prompt his martial response.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: role:6
label: giant warrior group
assigned_to:
- fig:5
- fig:7
basis: One group has been slain after being sent by Khara; another larger group
is summoned for battle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:10
- id: role:7
label: army leader and preparer
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Dúshaṇ is described as leading Khara's armies and is ordered to summon troops
and prepare arms.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: snake-like writhing
literal_form: The giantess writhes like a snake while calling for aid.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: mutilated face
literal_form: Severed nose, mangled ear, and bleeding wounds.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: arrows that slay champions
literal_form: Ráma's shafts pass through the bodies of Khara's champions.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: troublous sea of fear
literal_form: The giantess compares her plight to a wide sea with sharks of doubt
and terror and waves of despair.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: Yáma's realm below
literal_form: The underworld-like realm to which Khara says Ráma and Lakshmaṇ will
go that day.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:6
label: blood vengeance
literal_form: Khara says his sister's lips will be red with Ráma's warm blood.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:7
label: chariot and weapons
literal_form: Khara's chariot, bows, swords, shining shafts, and long lances are
to be made ready.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:8
label: fourteen thousand warriors
literal_form: A numbered host of fourteen thousand giants is summoned for battle.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Khara questions his distressed sister
summary: Khara sees his sister lying in the dust, asks why she has returned weeping,
and urges her to rise.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: The giantess recounts defeat
summary: The giantess describes her mutilation and reports that the fourteen giants
sent to avenge her were killed by Ráma's arrows.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Taunt and demand for vengeance
summary: The giantess urges Khara to fight Ráma, threatens to die if he cannot avenge
her, and mocks him as weaker than his reputation.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:4
label: Khara's vow of retaliation
summary: Roused by taunts, Khara vows that Ráma and Lakshmaṇ will be sent to Yáma's
realm and that Ráma's blood will satisfy his sister.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: scene:5
label: Mustering the giant army
summary: Khara, now praised by his sister, commands Dúshaṇ to summon fourteen thousand
giants and prepare his chariot and weapons for battle.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: mutilated kin incites vengeance
taxonomy_refs:
- sibling_pair
basis: A mutilated sister appeals to her brother, recounts the failed reprisal,
and provokes him into a new act of vengeance.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The taxonomy reference is limited to the sibling relationship; the specific
vengeance pattern is not named in the supplied taxonomy.
- id: motif:2
label: taunt that rouses a warrior
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The giantess's insults and accusations awaken Khara's wrath and lead directly
to his martial vow.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The passage presents the causal sequence clearly, but no supplied taxonomy
family directly names this motif.
- id: motif:3
label: boastful vow to kill before sunset
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Khara declares that Ráma will pay with his life that day and be slain before
the sun sets.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: This is a local battle-vow motif; broader comparative classification would
require evidence beyond this passage.
- id: motif:4
label: raising a demon army for punitive battle
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Khara orders Dúshaṇ to summon fourteen thousand giants and prepare chariots
and weapons for an attack on Ráma.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: The passage supports a martial mustering motif, but not a specific supplied
motif-family reference.
- id: motif:5
label: blood as promised satisfaction for injury
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Khara promises that his sister's lips will be reddened by Ráma's warm blood
after he is slain.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage states the image directly, but its ritual or symbolic meaning
is not explained here.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 29037-29056
quote_or_summary: Khara sees the giantess lying in the dust, asks why she weeps
and writhes like a snake, and tells her to rise.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: lines 29057-29066
quote_or_summary: '"I sought thee in my shame and fear / With severed nose and mangled
ear"; she also says her wounds bled.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; short excerpt.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 29067-29084
quote_or_summary: The giantess says the twice seven giants sent by Khara to avenge
her were killed when Ráma's shafts pierced their bodies.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 29085-29104
quote_or_summary: She describes her terror as a sea of trouble and asks Khara to
subdue the foe dwelling in Daṇḍak's thickets, or she will die before him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 29105-29128
quote_or_summary: She taunts Khara as unable to stand against Ráma, calls him a
hero only in name, and says Ráma and Lakshmaṇ are too strong for him to slay.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 29129-29134
quote_or_summary: The grim, misshapen giantess lies at her brother's feet, overwhelmed
by grief, and swoons.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 29135-29140
quote_or_summary: Khara's wrath is awakened by the taunting words, and he speaks
fiercely among surrounding giants.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: quote
locator: lines 29141-29158
quote_or_summary: '"For Ráma and his brother go / This day to Yáma''s realm below";
Khara also vows Ráma will be slain before sunset and his blood will satisfy his
sister.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; short excerpt.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 29159-29166
quote_or_summary: Khara's sister feels sudden joy, praises him as the glory of the
giant host, and his mood is soothed by flattery.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 29167-29175
quote_or_summary: Khara commands Dúshaṇ to call fourteen thousand mighty giants
and make ready his chariot, bows, swords, shafts, and lances for battle against
Ráma.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The figures, actions, and martial sequence are explicit in the passage. Motif
labels are descriptive and passage-level; supplied taxonomy fits only partly,
mainly for the sibling relationship and serpent/water imagery.
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 the supplied passage and metadata were used. No comparison claims were added because the passage itself does not establish a cautious comparison beyond its own narrative pattern.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg__l29037-l29175
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