batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l33796-l33879
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l33796-l33879
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 33796-33879
start: '33796'
end: '33879'
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: Rávaṇ brings the struggling Sítá to royal Lanká, places her in a queenly
chamber, orders she-fiend guards to protect her from all visitors and to supply
her requests, then sends eight giants to Janasthán to spy on Ráma and assist in
his death as vengeance for Khara and Dúshaṇ.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Rávaṇ travels to Lanká carrying the struggling Sítá, who is described as his
death in human form.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Lanká is described as a bright, rich, well-ordered royal city with streets,
roads, courts, and squares.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Rávaṇ places Sítá in a queenly bower or chamber within his royal home.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Rávaṇ commands she-fiends to watch and guard Sítá and keep her from the sight
of men and women.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Rávaṇ commands that Sítá be given pearls, dress, gems, gold, and anything
else she asks for, except contact with others.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Rávaṇ threatens death to any she-fiend who vexes Sítá by word, purpose, or
carelessness.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Rávaṇ sees eight strong giants who feed on flesh of bleeding victims and trust
in a boon from Brahmá.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: Rávaṇ orders the eight giants to arm with spear and bow and go quickly from
Lanká to Janasthán.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: Rávaṇ says Janasthán is desolate because Khara, Dúshaṇ, and their host were
slain by Ráma’s arrows.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:10
text: Rávaṇ declares that only Ráma’s death can satisfy his vengeful wrath.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:11
text: Rávaṇ instructs the giants to watch Ráma’s deeds and movements and aid in
killing him.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:12
text: The giants assent, salute Rávaṇ, leave Lanká, and travel invisibly and quickly.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Rávaṇ
description: Monarch of the giant race who carries Sítá to Lanká, imprisons her,
commands guards, and sends giants to watch Ráma.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Sítá
description: Struggling captive lady brought to Lanká and placed in a guarded chamber.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: She-fiends
description: Dread female beings in Rávaṇ’s hall ordered to guard Sítá and not vex
her.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Eight giants
description: Strong and dread giants, fed on flesh of bleeding victims, proud of
Brahmá’s boon, sent to Janasthán.
role_refs:
- role:7
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Ráma
description: Rávaṇ’s enemy, said to have slain Khara, Dúshaṇ, and their host with
arrows; target of surveillance and intended killing.
role_refs:
- role:9
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Khara
description: Giant prince and leader in Janasthán, slain by Ráma’s arrows according
to Rávaṇ.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Dúshaṇ
description: Leader in Janasthán, slain by Ráma’s arrows according to Rávaṇ.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Brahmá
description: Divine giver of a boon in which the eight giants trust.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: abductor
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Rávaṇ carries the struggling Sítá to Lanká and places her in his royal home.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: ruler and commander
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He is called monarch and issues commands to guards and giants.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- id: role:3
label: vengeful antagonist
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He declares vengeful wrath and seeks Ráma’s death.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:4
label: captive lady
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: She is described as struggling, captive, guarded, and barred from sight of
others.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: foreshadowed cause of death
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The narration describes Rávaṇ as bearing his death in human form while carrying
Sítá.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:6
label: prison guards
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: They are ordered to watch and guard Sítá.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:7
label: armed agents
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: They are ordered to arm with spear and bow and go to Janasthán.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:8
label: spies
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: They are ordered to watch Ráma’s deeds and movements.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:9
label: enemy target
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Rávaṇ says Ráma’s death alone can satisfy his hate and orders him watched.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:10
label: slayer of giants
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Rávaṇ says Khara, Dúshaṇ, and their host were slain by Ráma’s arrows.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:11
label: slain giant leaders
assigned_to:
- fig:6
- fig:7
basis: They are named as leaders whose host was slain by Ráma.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:12
label: boon giver
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The eight giants are described as proud in the boon Brahmá gave.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Lanká
literal_form: royal city
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:10
- id: sym:2
label: queenly bower or chamber
literal_form: guarded interior room
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: pearls, dress, gems, and gold
literal_form: luxury goods offered to the captive
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: spear and bow
literal_form: weapons assigned to the giants
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:5
label: Janasthán
literal_form: desolate region formerly held by Khara and Dúshaṇ
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: sym:6
label: death in human form
literal_form: narrative image applied while Rávaṇ carries Sítá
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Rávaṇ brings Sítá to Lanká
summary: Rávaṇ arrives in the royal city of Lanká carrying the struggling Sítá and
enters his royal home.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Sítá is placed under guard
summary: Rávaṇ places Sítá in a queenly chamber and commands she-fiends to guard
her, isolate her, provide desired riches, and avoid vexing her.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: Rávaṇ sends giants to Janasthán
summary: Rávaṇ addresses eight giants, recalls the slaughter of Khara, Dúshaṇ, and
their host, and orders the giants to arm themselves, go to Janasthán, spy on Ráma,
and aid in killing him.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: scene:4
label: Invisible departure
summary: The eight giants accept Rávaṇ’s command, salute him, leave Lanká, and hurry
away invisibly.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: abduction and confinement of a beloved woman
taxonomy_refs:
- stolen_beloved
basis: Rávaṇ brings the struggling Sítá to Lanká, places her in a guarded chamber,
and bars her from others.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The passage presents confinement after abduction; it does not narrate
the original seizure in full within this excerpt.
- id: motif:2
label: captive treated with guarded luxury
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Rávaṇ orders Sítá guarded and isolated while also commanding that pearls,
dress, gems, gold, and other requests be supplied.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a local narrative pattern rather than a supplied taxonomy family.
- id: motif:3
label: vengeful ruler sends spies against hero
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Rávaṇ, enraged by Ráma’s killing of Khara and Dúshaṇ, sends eight giants
to Janasthán to watch Ráma and assist in killing him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: No broader taxonomy reference is supplied for this pattern.
- id: motif:4
label: boon-protected demonic warriors
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The eight giants are described as strong, dread, and proud in the saving
power of a boon from Brahmá.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The content of the boon is not specified in this passage.
- id: motif:5
label: captive as foreshadowed doom of captor
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The narration says Rávaṇ carries his death in human form while bearing Sítá.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: This is based on a brief narrative image and should be reviewed against
the larger context.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage instantiates the supplied stolen_beloved motif family insofar
as Sítá is carried away, confined, and guarded by Rávaṇ.
claim_level: same_motif
target: stolen_beloved motif family
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: The excerpt begins after the abduction journey is already underway
and focuses on arrival and imprisonment.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 33796-33804
quote_or_summary: Rávaṇ speeds like a storm, bearing his death in human form, and
brings the struggling Sítá to bright, well-ordered royal Lanká.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from provided passage.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 33805-33810
quote_or_summary: After entering his royal home, Rávaṇ places the black-eyed Sítá
in a queenly bower or chamber.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from provided passage.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 33811-33820
quote_or_summary: Rávaṇ orders the she-fiends to watch and guard the captive lady,
bar her from sight of man and woman, and supply her requests including pearls,
dress, gems, and gold.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from provided passage.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 33821-33824
quote_or_summary: Rávaṇ warns that any she-fiend who vexes Sítá by word, intent,
or carelessness will forfeit her life.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from provided passage.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 33825-33834
quote_or_summary: Rávaṇ leaves the chamber and sees eight strong, dread giants who
feed on flesh of bleeding victims and trust in Brahmá’s boon.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from provided passage.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 33835-33844
quote_or_summary: Rávaṇ tells the chiefs to arm with spear and bow and go quickly
from Lanká to Janasthán, now desolate.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from provided passage.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 33845-33852
quote_or_summary: Rávaṇ says the region once held a powerful host led by Dúshaṇ
and Khara, all slain by Ráma’s arrows.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from provided passage.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 33853-33862
quote_or_summary: Rávaṇ says boundless wrath rules his soul and only Ráma’s death
can satisfy his vengeance.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from provided passage.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: 33863-33872
quote_or_summary: Rávaṇ orders the giants to remain in Janasthán, watch Ráma closely,
and aid in killing him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from provided passage.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: 33873-33879
quote_or_summary: The giants assent, bow to their master, leave Lanká’s gate without
delay, and hurry away invisibly and fast.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from provided passage.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: Extraction is based only on the provided English passage. Motif labels beyond
the supplied stolen_beloved taxonomy are descriptive and require human review.
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 non-supplied cross-cultural comparisons were added. Available symbol taxonomy did not directly match the passage’s literal symbols.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg__l33796-l33879
passage_sha256=dc5c767a8e4d2f2194d23aa1649617626b4972015e380cab92c737e67f3443e4