batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l37784-l37809
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l37784-l37809
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 37784-37809
start: '37784'
end: '37809'
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: Hanuman urges Rama and Lakshman to go to Sugriva. Lakshman interprets Hanuman’s
hopeful words as reliable. Hanuman casts off his mendicant disguise, resumes his
Vanar form, carries the two sons of Raghu on his back, and goes to find Sugriva.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The chief of the Vanar race speaks gently and asks Raghu’s son to hasten to
Sugriva’s side.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Lakshman honors the speaker’s sweet words and tells Raghu’s son that their
task may be considered already done.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Lakshman says the Vanar chief is the son of the god who rules the wind and
has declared that Sugriva would be assisted in his need.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Lakshman says the Vanar chief’s joyful expression and valiant character make
his hopeful words trustworthy.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Hanuman casts off his mendicant disguise and resumes his Vanar form.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: Hanuman is identified as wise and as son of the god of wind and storm.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Hanuman places Raghu’s heroic sons on his back and proceeds rapidly to find
the sovereign of the Vanars.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Hanuman
description: Wise Vanar chief, son of the god of wind and storm, who casts off a
mendicant disguise, resumes Vanar form, and carries Raghu’s sons toward Sugriva.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Lakshman
description: One of Raghu’s sons; he honors Hanuman’s words and tells Rama that
Hanuman’s promise concerning Sugriva is trustworthy.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Raghu’s son
description: Addressee asked to hasten to Sugriva’s side; in the passage also referred
to as one of Raghu’s heroic sons carried by Hanuman.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Sugriva
description: The sovereign of the Vanar kind, whose side Hanuman urges Raghu’s son
to approach and whom Hanuman goes to find.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: God who rules the wind
description: Divine father of the Vanar chief Hanuman.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: messenger-guide
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Hanuman speaks to the brothers, urges them toward Sugriva, then carries them
to find the Vanar sovereign.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: role:2
label: disguised figure
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Hanuman casts off his mendicant disguise and resumes his Vanar form.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:3
label: wind-god’s son
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage calls the Vanar chief son of the god who rules the wind and son
of the god of wind and storm.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: role:4
label: interpreter of trustworthiness
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Lakshman evaluates Hanuman’s hopeful words as reliable and not vain.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: heroic sons of Raghu
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:3
basis: Hanuman places Raghu’s heroic sons on his back.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:6
label: Vanar sovereign to be approached
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Hanuman urges travel to Sugriva’s side and goes to find the sovereign of
the Vanar kind.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: role:7
label: divine parent
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The Vanar chief is described as son of the god who rules the wind.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
symbols: []
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Invitation to Sugriva
summary: Hanuman, chief of the Vanars, speaks graciously and urges Raghu’s son to
hasten to Sugriva.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Lakshman’s assurance
summary: Lakshman honors Hanuman’s words and tells Raghu’s son that Hanuman’s promise
of Sugriva’s assistance should be trusted.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Revelation and transport
summary: Hanuman abandons his mendicant disguise, resumes his Vanar form, places
the two sons of Raghu on his back, and goes rapidly to find Sugriva.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: disguised helper reveals true form
taxonomy_refs:
- shapeshifter
basis: Hanuman casts off a mendicant disguise, resumes his Vanar form, and serves
as helper and guide to the heroes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage shows disguise and form resumption, but does not describe
a full transformation beyond removing disguise.
- id: motif:2
label: heroic brothers aided by divine-born animal ally
taxonomy_refs:
- sibling_pair
- divine_parent_child
basis: Raghu’s heroic sons are carried by Hanuman, a Vanar chief identified as son
of the wind god.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage identifies the brothers collectively as Raghu’s sons and Hanuman
as divine-born; broader narrative roles are not inferred beyond the excerpt.
- id: motif:3
label: guide conveys heroes to an ally king
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: Hanuman urges movement to Sugriva and carries Raghu’s sons on his back to
find the Vanar sovereign.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The movement is local within the narrative and not enough by itself to
establish a full quest-stage departure pattern.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 37784-37787
quote_or_summary: The Vanar chief speaks gently and tells Raghu’s son to hasten
to Sugriva’s side.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 37788-37796
quote_or_summary: Lakshman honors the speaker’s words and says the Vanar chief,
son of the wind-ruling god, has declared that Sugriva will be assisted in his
need.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 37797-37801
quote_or_summary: Lakshman notes the chief’s joyful expression and says one so valiant
would not cheer them with empty hope.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 37802-37805
quote_or_summary: Hanuman the wise casts off his mendicant disguise and resumes
his Vanar form; he is described as son of the god of wind and storm.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary used.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 37806-37809
quote_or_summary: Hanuman places Raghu’s heroic sons on his back and rapidly goes
to find the sovereign of the Vanars.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Extraction is based directly on the supplied passage. Motif assignment is
cautious because the excerpt is brief and many broader Ramayana contexts are outside
the provided text.
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 support comparison beyond available taxonomy-style motif labeling.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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