batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l37302-l37465
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l37302-l37465
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto LI. The Combat. / Canto LX. Lakshman Reproved. / Canto LXX. Kabandha.
/ BOOK IV.; lines 37302-37465
start: '37302'
end: '37465'
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: Lakshman counsels the grieving Rama to master sorrow and begin the search
for Sita. Rama regains resolve, and the brothers travel toward Rishyamuka. Sugriva
and the Vanars see the armed brothers, fear they may be spies of Bali, and flee
to higher refuge. Hanuman advises Sugriva to dismiss his fear because Bali cannot
harm him on Malaya hill and urges prudent judgment.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Rama laments in grief, and Lakshman attempts to soothe and counsel him.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Lakshman tells Rama to rise, begin the search, pursue the sinful giant, and
win back his spouse.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Rama hears Lakshman's counsel, restrains his grief, rises, and proceeds on
the journey with Lakshman.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The brothers pass through a landscape including woods, a brook, trees, waterfall,
cave, and dell, and move toward Rishyamuka's height.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Sugriva sees the armed sons of Raghu approaching and is troubled by fear.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Sugriva suspects the approaching chiefs may be Bali's spies in hermit disguise.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: The Vanars flee from the mountain side to higher refuge, gathering around
Sugriva.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: Hanuman tells Sugriva not to fear Bali on Malaya hill and criticizes unstable
judgment in a king.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Rama / Raghu's son
description: A grieving royal chief and hero who laments Sita's loss, receives Lakshman's
counsel, regains resolve, and continues the search.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Lakshman
description: Rama's brother, a wise counselor who urges Rama to master sorrow and
begin the search; he walks by Rama's side.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Ravana / the giant / the fiend
description: The sinful giant named as holding Sita and as the target of Rama and
Lakshman's pursuit.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Sita
description: Rama's spouse, described as the prey or prize whom Ravana must yield
and whom Rama is urged to win again.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Sugriva
description: The sovereign or chief of the Vanar race, frightened by the sight of
Rama and Lakshman and afraid of Bali's plots.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Vanars
description: Sugriva's band or lords, who fear the approaching brothers and flee
to higher mountain refuge.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Hanuman
description: A wise adviser who speaks to Sugriva in a time of need, telling him
to dismiss fear and judge carefully.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Bali
description: Sugriva's hated foe, feared as possibly sending spies or planning evil,
but said by Hanuman to have no power on Malaya hill.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
roles:
- id: role:1
label: grieving hero
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Rama laments and is bent by sorrow before he regains resolve.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: role:2
label: searcher for stolen spouse
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Lakshman urges Rama to begin the search and recover his spouse from the giant.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: wise counselor
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:7
basis: Lakshman consoles Rama with counsel, and Hanuman gives prudent advice to
Sugriva.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:8
- id: role:4
label: loyal brother-companion
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Lakshman travels beside Rama and admonishes and consoles him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:5
label: abductor or holder of the beloved
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Ravana is described as holding Sita as prey or prize and as the target of
pursuit.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:6
label: stolen spouse
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Sita is the spouse whom Rama is urged to win again and whom Ravana must yield.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:7
label: alarmed Vanar king
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Sugriva, the Vanar chief, is repeatedly described as fearful when he sees
the brothers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:8
label: fearful retinue
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The Vanars prepare to flee, seek refuge, and gather around their lord.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: role:9
label: feared rival enemy
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Bali is feared by Sugriva as a possible source of spies or plots and is called
Hanuman's lord's hated foe.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: mountain refuge
literal_form: Rishyamuka height, Malaya hill, lofty peak, towering height, royal
hill, mountain crests
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: sym:2
label: forest path and trees
literal_form: dark woods, trees moved by breezes, trees on the steep bent and crushed
by fleeing Vanars
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:7
- id: sym:3
label: cave in the journey landscape
literal_form: cave and dell seen as Rama and Lakshman press onward
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- cave
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: water in the journey landscape
literal_form: Pampa's brook and waterfall
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: hermit disguise
literal_form: hermit garb, suspected by Sugriva to be a disguise of Bali's spies
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:6
label: bows and arms
literal_form: glorious arms and masters of the bowman's art
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Lakshman consoles Rama
summary: Lakshman urges Rama not to yield to grief, to rise, pursue Ravana, and
recover Sita.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Rama resumes the quest
summary: Rama hears Lakshman's advice, suppresses grief, and journeys onward with
Lakshman through woods and waters toward Rishyamuka.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: Sugriva's alarm and the Vanars' flight
summary: Sugriva sees the armed brothers, suspects them as possible spies of Bali,
and the Vanars flee to higher mountain refuge.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: scene:4
label: Hanuman advises Sugriva
summary: Hanuman tells Sugriva to dismiss fear because Bali has no power on Malaya
hill and counsels him to examine signs and plans wisely.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: stolen beloved sought by the hero
taxonomy_refs:
- stolen_beloved
basis: The passage frames Sita as Rama's spouse and as Ravana's prey or prize, and
Lakshman urges Rama to begin the search and win her again.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage assumes the abduction context rather than narrating the abduction
itself.
- id: motif:2
label: sibling pair on a quest
taxonomy_refs:
- sibling_pair
basis: Rama and Lakshman are brothers; Lakshman counsels Rama and accompanies him
as the search begins.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The emphasis here is on brotherly counsel and companionship, not on twins
or coequal paired heroes.
- id: motif:3
label: departure after grief
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: After lamenting, Rama accepts counsel, rises resolved, and sets out on the
journey to search for Sita.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a renewed departure within an ongoing larger quest.
- id: motif:4
label: protective mountain refuge
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Sugriva and the Vanars flee to higher peaks for safety, and Hanuman says
Bali's power cannot harm Sugriva on Malaya hill.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: No specific taxonomy motif family for mountain refuge is supplied; this
is extracted as a candidate pattern from the passage.
- id: motif:5
label: wise counsel restraining fear or grief
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Lakshman counsels Rama against despair, and Hanuman counsels Sugriva against
fear and unstable judgment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy reference is broad; the passage presents practical counsel
rather than a formal wisdom teaching.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 37302-37309
quote_or_summary: Rama laments helplessly in sorrow, and Lakshman replies with counsel,
urging him not to sink under grief.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summary only.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 37310-37341
quote_or_summary: Lakshman says Ravana may flee even to hell, but he must yield
Sita or die; he tells Rama to rise, begin the search, cast away weak despair,
and win his spouse again.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summary only.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 37342-37349
quote_or_summary: Rama hears his brother's counsel, suppresses the pain in his heart,
rises strong again, and starts on his task.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summary only.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 37350-37370
quote_or_summary: Rama and Lakshman move onward through woods, near Pampa's brook,
trees, waterfall, cave, and dell, and proceed toward Rishyamuka's height.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summary only.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 37371-37392
quote_or_summary: Sugriva, sovereign of the Vanars, sees the approaching armed sons
of Raghu, is troubled and afraid, and the Vanars prepare to flee.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summary only.
- id: ev:6
type: quote
locator: 37413-37416
quote_or_summary: "“Those chiefs with wandering steps invade / The shelter of our
pathless shade, / And hither come in fair disguise / Of hermit garb as Báli’s
spies.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; short excerpt.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 37393-37440
quote_or_summary: The Vanars seek a sacred hermit's home and later higher peaks
as refuge, fleeing from steep to steep, bending and crushing trees, and gathering
around Sugriva on the royal hill.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summary only.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 37441-37465
quote_or_summary: Hanuman advises Sugriva to dismiss idle fear, says Bali cannot
harm him on Malaya hill, and urges him to read signs carefully and govern with
sense.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summary only.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The main narrative actions and named figures are explicit in the passage.
Motif labels are limited to supplied taxonomy references where directly supported.
No comparison claims are made because the passage itself does not support cross-textual
or historical comparison.
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: |-
Used only the supplied passage text and metadata; no external narrative context was added.
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