batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l34496-l34610
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l34496-l34610
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto XLIII. The Wondrous Deer. / Canto XLVI. The Guest. / Canto LI. The
Combat. / Canto LX. Lakshman Reproved.; lines 34496-34610
start: '34496'
end: '34610'
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 reproves Lakshman for leaving Sita undefended. Lakshman explains that
Sita heard a cry in Rama's voice and, fearing Rama was in danger, reproached him
until he left the hermitage. Rama reports that a treacherous giant had lured him
away in a borrowed form and, after being struck by Rama's arrow, cried out in
Rama's own voice so that Lakshman would leave Sita alone.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Rama asks why Lakshman left Sita without defense in the wood.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Rama says he saw Lakshman returning without Sita and felt throbbing in his
left eye, arm, and heart.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Lakshman says he did not leave by his own impulse but was sent by Sita's reproaches.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Sita heard a mournful cry asking Lakshman for rescue, and the voice seemed
to be Rama's.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Lakshman tried to persuade Sita that Rama could not be slain by any champion
in hell, earth, or sky.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Sita accused Lakshman of dark intent, desire for her, and failure to help
Rama.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Lakshman became angry and left the hermitage.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: Rama says Lakshman forsook his sacred charge by leaving Sita helpless in the
cottage.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: Rama says he shot a treacherous giant who had lured him away from the hermitage
for the chase.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:10
text: Rama says the wounded giant cast away a borrowed form and then cried out in
Rama's own accent, voice, and tone.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Rama
description: The son of Raghu who reproves Lakshman, searches for Sita, and reports
shooting the deceiving giant.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Lakshman
description: Rama's brother, charged with guarding Sita, who leaves the hermitage
after Sita's reproaches.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Sita
description: Rama's wife, left in the wood with Lakshman; she hears a cry resembling
Rama's voice and urges Lakshman to go to Rama.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: treacherous giant
description: A giant who lures Rama from the hermitage, assumes a borrowed form,
is struck by Rama's arrow, and cries out in Rama's voice.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
roles:
- id: role:1
label: husband seeking absent wife
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Rama identifies Sita as his wife and is distressed that she is not with Lakshman.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: warrior who kills the deceiver
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Rama says his arrow laid the treacherous giant low.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:3
label: brother reproved for leaving a charge
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Rama upbraids Lakshman for leaving Sita without defense.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- id: role:4
label: reluctant messenger to Rama
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Lakshman says Sita's urgent reproaches sent him to Rama's aid despite his
resistance.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: role:5
label: unguarded wife in the hermitage
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Sita is described as left alone in the wood or cottage after Lakshman departs.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- id: role:6
label: deceptive giant using borrowed form and imitated voice
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Rama reports that the giant lured him away, cast off a borrowed form, and
cried in Rama's own voice.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: borrowed form
literal_form: A disguised form assumed by the giant and cast away after being struck.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:2
label: imitated cry
literal_form: A mournful cry for help that sounds like Rama's own voice.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
- id: sym:3
label: bodily omen
literal_form: Throbbing in Rama's left eye, arm, and heart when he sees Lakshman
without Sita.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:4
label: arrow
literal_form: Rama's arrow that strikes the giant in the chest.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:5
label: hermitage or cottage
literal_form: The dwelling-place where Sita had been left and from which Lakshman
departs.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Rama reproves Lakshman
summary: Rama asks why Lakshman came without Sita and left her without defense,
describing ominous bodily throbbing when he saw Sita absent.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Lakshman's explanation
summary: Lakshman explains that Sita heard a cry resembling Rama's voice and repeatedly
urged him to go to Rama, despite his attempts to reassure her.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Sita's reproaches and Lakshman's departure
summary: Sita accuses Lakshman of hostile motives; angered, Lakshman leaves the
hermitage.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Rama describes the giant's deception
summary: Rama says a giant lured him away for the chase, was struck by his arrow,
cast off a borrowed form, and cried in Rama's own voice so that Lakshman would
leave Sita alone.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Deceiver assumes a borrowed form
taxonomy_refs:
- shapeshifter
basis: The giant is explicitly said to have used a borrowed form and to have cast
it away after being wounded.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The passage identifies disguise or borrowed form but gives no details
of the form in this excerpt.
- id: motif:2
label: Imitated voice lures protector away
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: A cry in Rama's voice makes Sita urge Lakshman to leave, and Rama later says
the wounded giant cried in his own accent, voice, and tone to draw Lakshman away
from Sita.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: This is a passage-level pattern rather than a supplied taxonomy family.
- id: motif:3
label: Sacred charge forsaken under emotional pressure
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Rama calls Sita Lakshman's sacred charge and blames him for leaving her helpless
after Sita's angry words.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The phrase 'sacred charge' is present, but broader ritual or legal significance
is not established in the excerpt.
- id: motif:4
label: Ominous bodily sign before disaster
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Rama describes throbbing in his left eye, arm, and heart when he sees Lakshman
return without Sita.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage associates the sensation with Rama's fear of a dire event,
but the exact omen system is not explained here.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 34496-34516
quote_or_summary: Rama reproves Lakshman for coming without Sita, leaving his wife
undefended in the wood, and reports throbbing in his left eye, arm, and heart.
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 34517-34534
quote_or_summary: Lakshman says Sita sent him through reproaches after hearing a
mournful cry for Lakshman's help that seemed to be Rama's voice.
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 34535-34556
quote_or_summary: Lakshman says he told Sita that no giant, human, or champion in
hell, earth, or sky could slay Rama, and that Rama would not need to cry for rescue.
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 34557-34574
quote_or_summary: Sita accuses Lakshman of dark intent toward her, of hoping Rama
is slain, and of refusing to aid him.
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 34575-34580
quote_or_summary: Lakshman says his eyes were red with anger and that he hastened
from the hermitage.
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 34581-34600
quote_or_summary: Rama grieves at Lakshman's fault, blaming him for leaving Sita
helpless in the cottage and forsaking his sacred charge because of angry words.
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 34601-34610
quote_or_summary: Rama says his arrow killed the treacherous giant who lured him
from the hermitage; the giant cast away a borrowed form and cried in Rama's own
voice, causing Lakshman to fly to Rama's rescue.
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: The main action and deception are explicit in the passage. Motif labels are
limited to passage-level patterns, with only 'shapeshifter' mapped to the supplied
taxonomy.
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 comparison claims were added because the passage itself does not explicitly compare this episode to another tradition or corpus.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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