batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l33386-l33466
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l33386-l33466
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto XXVIII. Khara Dismounted. / Canto XLIII. The Wondrous Deer. / Canto
XLVI. The Guest. / Canto LI. The Combat.; lines 33386-33466
start: '33386'
end: '33466'
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: Jaṭāyus, the royal vulture, attacks Rāvaṇ as he carries off the Maithil
lady. Rāvaṇ holds her, battles the bird, regenerates severed arms, and finally
wounds Jaṭāyus with a sword. The lady mourns the fallen bird, says he died for
her sake, notes that birds and deer show the captor’s path, and calls on Rāma
and Lakṣmaṇ to rescue her.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Jaṭāyus swoops down on the giant’s back and attacks with talons, beak, claws,
wings, and feet.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The giant holds the Maithil lady fast with a left arm while striking the vulture.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Jaṭāyus tears away ten left arms; the severed limbs fall, and ten others grow
again from the giant’s body.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The battle is described as a struggle between the lord of giants and the noblest
of birds.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Rāvaṇ takes his sword and wounds the vulture’s wings, side, feet, and throat;
Jaṭāyus falls with life nearly gone.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The lady sees her champion lying blood-stained, goes to his side, embraces
his neck, and weeps.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The lady says dreams, omens, and auguries foreshow coming fortune and misfortune.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: The lady says birds and deer leave the thickets and show the path taken by
her captor.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: The lady says the royal bird flew to aid her from pity and lies dead for her
sake.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: The lady calls on Rāma and Lakṣmaṇ, the sons of Ikṣvāku, to hear and rescue
her.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Jaṭāyus
description: A brave, royal vulture, called best of birds, broad-winged rover of
the skies, true ally, and champion of the lady.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Rāvaṇ
description: The fiend, giant, king, lord of giants, and lord of Lankā’s island
who holds the Maithil lady, fights Jaṭāyus, and wounds him with a sword.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: The Maithil dame
description: The lady held by Rāvaṇ, mourning Jaṭāyus and calling to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇ
for rescue.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Rāma
description: The lady’s invoked rescuer, addressed in her lament as unable to see
the blow that has fallen on him.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Lakṣmaṇ
description: An invoked rescuer whom the lady calls on to save her.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Birds and deer
description: Animals said by the lady to leave the thickets and show the path of
her captor.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: animal champion
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Jaṭāyus attacks Rāvaṇ and is called the lady’s champion and true ally.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: role:2
label: captor and antagonist
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Rāvaṇ holds the Maithil lady, fights Jaṭāyus, and is named as her captor
in her lament.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: captive beloved
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The lady is held fast by Rāvaṇ and calls for Rāma and Lakṣmaṇ to rescue her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: absent rescuer invoked in speech
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:5
basis: The lady directly calls on Rāma and Lakṣmaṇ to save her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:5
label: faithful ally of Rāma
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage says the vulture fought as his love of Rāma taught, and the lady
says he flew to her aid.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: role:6
label: mourner
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The lady embraces the fallen vulture’s neck and weeps over him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:7
label: path-showing animals
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The lady says birds and deer show the path her captor takes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: royal vulture champion
literal_form: A broad-winged royal vulture who attacks the abductor and falls wounded.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: sym:2
label: regrowing arms
literal_form: Ten severed left arms fall away, and ten others grow again from the
giant’s body.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: sword of Rāvaṇ
literal_form: The sword with which Rāvaṇ cuts the vulture’s wings, side, feet, and
throat.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: omens and auguries
literal_form: Dreams, omens, and auguries said to foreshow coming fortune and misfortune.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: animals showing the path
literal_form: Birds and deer leaving the brakes and showing the captor’s path.
associated_figures:
- fig:6
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Jaṭāyus attacks Rāvaṇ
summary: Jaṭāyus swoops onto Rāvaṇ’s back and wounds him while Rāvaṇ holds the Maithil
lady and strikes back.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Regenerating arms in combat
summary: Jaṭāyus tears away ten of Rāvaṇ’s left arms, but ten more grow from his
body, and the fight continues.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Rāvaṇ wounds Jaṭāyus
summary: Rāvaṇ uses his sword to cut Jaṭāyus, leaving him bleeding and nearly dead.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: The lady mourns her fallen ally
summary: The Maithil lady sees Jaṭāyus lying blood-stained, embraces him, and weeps.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Lament and call for rescue
summary: The lady speaks of omens, says animals show the captor’s path, says Jaṭāyus
died for her sake, and calls on Rāma and Lakṣmaṇ to rescue her.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: abducted beloved calls for rescue
taxonomy_refs:
- stolen_beloved
basis: The Maithil lady is held by Rāvaṇ, names him as her captor, and calls on
Rāma and Lakṣmaṇ to rescue her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives the rescue appeal and captivity, but not the initial
abduction sequence.
- id: motif:2
label: animal ally fights the abductor
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Jaṭāyus, a royal vulture, attacks Rāvaṇ to aid the captive lady and is called
her true ally and champion.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy reference directly matches an animal champion motif.
- id: motif:3
label: ally dies or nearly dies for the captive
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Rāvaṇ wounds Jaṭāyus severely; the lady mourns him and says he lies slain
for her sake.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage says life was almost fled and also has the lady describe him
as slain; final death status may require nearby context.
- id: motif:4
label: regenerating monstrous body in combat
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: After Jaṭāyus tears away ten of the giant’s left arms, ten others grow again
from his body.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a local combat marvel; no broader motif family is asserted from
the supplied taxonomy.
- id: motif:5
label: animals reveal the captor’s trail
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The lady says birds and deer leave the thickets and show the path taken by
her captor.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage reports this in the lady’s lament; it does not narrate a rescuer
following the signs within this excerpt.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 33386-33397
quote_or_summary: Jaṭāyus addresses the fiend, swoops on the giant’s back, and wounds
him with talons, beak, claws, wings, and feet.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text supplied in request.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 33398-33415
quote_or_summary: Rāvaṇ holds the Maithil lady and strikes Jaṭāyus; Jaṭāyus tears
away ten left arms, and ten more grow from the giant’s body before the fighting
continues.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text supplied in request.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 33416-33425
quote_or_summary: The battle is described as between the lord of giants and the
noblest bird; Jaṭāyus fights faithfully, but Rāvaṇ uses a sword to wound his wings,
side, feet, and throat, and the bird falls nearly lifeless.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text supplied in request.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 33426-33444
quote_or_summary: The lady sees her blood-stained champion lying on the ground,
grieves as for a kinsman, embraces his neck, and weeps over him while Rāvaṇ looks
on.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text supplied in request.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 33448-33466
quote_or_summary: The Maithil lady laments over Jaṭāyus, speaks of omens, says birds
and deer show the captor’s path, says the royal bird died for her sake, and calls
on Rāma and Lakṣmaṇ to rescue her.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text supplied in request.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is strongly supported by the passage. Motif labels are
cautious; only the stolen-beloved taxonomy reference is directly applicable from
the supplied list. No comparison claims were made because the passage itself does
not explicitly compare traditions or motif families.
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: |-
Names are normalized with diacritics as they appear in the supplied passage where possible.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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