batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l37812-l37948
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l37812-l37948
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto LX. Lakshman Reproved. / Canto LXX. Kabandha. / BOOK IV. / Canto V.
The League.; lines 37812-37948
start: '37812'
end: '37948'
translation: The Ramayan of Valmiki
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: "“This hand in sign of friendship take, / And bind the bond we ne’er will
break.”"
summary: Sugriva receives Rama and Lakshman after Hanuman announces them. Sugriva
and Rama form a solemn alliance by handclasp and a fire rite. Sugriva describes
his exile and loss of his wife to his brother Bali; Rama promises to kill Bali.
The league is followed by ominous left-eye throbbings for Sita, Bali, and the
demons.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Hanuman announces Rama and Lakshman to Sugriva and states that Ravana stole
Rama’s wife while Rama dwelt in the forest.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Sugriva offers Rama his hand as a sign of friendship and asks that their bond
not be broken.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Rama takes and presses Sugriva’s hand and holds his new ally to his heart.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Hanuman appears in his proper form, kindles a flame by rubbing wood, places
the fire between the chiefs, adorns it with flowers and worship, and the friends
walk reverently around it.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Sugriva says that Rama is the friend of his soul and that they share each
other’s joy and care.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Sugriva tears a flowering Sal branch to make a seat for himself and Rama,
and Hanuman gives Lakshman a sandal-tree branch for a seat.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: Sugriva says he has been spurned by foes, deprived of his spouse, and harmed
by his brother Bali.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: Rama promises to slay Bali with arrows and to free Sugriva from distress.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: Sugriva says Rama’s favor will allow him to regain his realm and wife from
his foe.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:10
text: After the league, Sita’s left eye throbs as a hopeful sign, while Bali’s and
the demons’ left eyes throb as inauspicious signs.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Rama
description: Son of King Dasaratha and of Raghu’s line; his wife has been stolen
by Ravana; he forms an alliance with Sugriva and promises to kill Bali.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:8
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Lakshman
description: Rama’s companion who stands with him and receives a sandal-tree branch
seat from Hanuman.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Hanuman
description: Vanar prince and son of the god who rules the wind; he announces Rama,
kindles the fire, and gives Lakshman a seat.
role_refs:
- role:5
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Sugriva
description: Vanar chief or king who offers Rama friendship, performs the league
with him, and seeks help against his brother Bali.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:7
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Sita
description: Rama’s wife, stolen by Ravana; her left eye throbs as a hopeful sign
after the league.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:10
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Ravana
description: The being who stole Rama’s wife while Rama lived in the forest.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Bali
description: Sugriva’s elder brother and foe, said to have stolen Sugriva’s wife;
his left eye throbs inauspiciously.
role_refs:
- role:10
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:10
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: demons
description: A crew of demons whose fiery left eyes throb as a herald of dismay.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
roles:
- id: role:1
label: wronged husband seeking aid
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Rama’s wife is stolen by Ravana and he comes to Sugriva as a suppliant.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: new ally in solemn league
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:4
basis: Rama and Sugriva clasp hands, embrace, and perform a fire-centered rite of
friendship.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: champion against Bali
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Rama promises that his hand and arrows will slay Bali.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:4
label: companion of Rama
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Lakshman stands with Rama and is given a seat by Hanuman.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: announcing mediator
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Hanuman announces Rama and Lakshman to Sugriva and urges that they be honored.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:6
label: fire-rite officiant or facilitator
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Hanuman kindles the flame and places it between the chiefs for the rite.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:7
label: exiled Vanar king seeking redress
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Sugriva describes wandering in fear, losing his spouse, and being wronged
by Bali.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:8
label: friend requesting reciprocal aid
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Sugriva asks Rama to release him from woe and later expects recovery of wife
and realm.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: role:9
label: stolen wife with hopeful omen
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Sita is the wife stolen by Ravana, and her left eye throbs as a glad sign.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:10
- id: role:10
label: wife-stealing antagonist
assigned_to:
- fig:6
- fig:7
basis: Ravana stole Rama’s wife; Bali is said to have stolen Sugriva’s wife.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:8
- id: role:11
label: hostile elder brother
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Sugriva calls Bali his brother and foe who has injured him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: role:12
label: ominously affected enemy group
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The demons’ left eyes throb as a herald of dismay.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: alliance fire
literal_form: kindled flame placed between Rama and Sugriva, honored with flowers
and circumambulation
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:2
label: handclasp pledge
literal_form: Sugriva offers his hand and Rama seizes and presses it as a sign of
friendship
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: tree-branch seats
literal_form: flowering Sal branch and sandal-tree branch used as seats
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:4
label: left-eye throbbing omen
literal_form: left eye throbbing in Sita, Bali, and the demons
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:7
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:5
label: serpent-like arrows
literal_form: Rama’s arrows are compared to infuriate serpents that hiss and strike
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Hanuman announces Rama to Sugriva
summary: Hanuman presents Rama and Lakshman to Sugriva, recounting Rama’s lineage,
exile, stolen wife, and request for aid.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Fire-witnessed league
summary: Sugriva offers friendship; Rama accepts by handclasp and embrace; Hanuman
kindles a ritual fire, and the allies circumambulate it.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:3
label: Sugriva’s grievance
summary: After seats are made from tree branches, Sugriva tells Rama of his exile,
fear, lost spouse, and wrongs suffered from Bali.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: scene:4
label: Rama’s vow and ensuing omens
summary: Rama vows to kill Bali and restore Sugriva; Sugriva rejoices, and left-eye
omens signal hope for Sita and danger for Bali and the demons.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: solemn alliance or covenant sealed by ritual
taxonomy_refs:
- covenant
basis: Rama and Sugriva make an unbroken bond of friendship through handclasp, embrace,
and a fire-centered rite.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage calls it a league and bond, but does not use the term covenant.
- id: motif:2
label: reciprocal aid between allies
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: Rama seeks Sugriva’s aid concerning Sita, while Rama promises to free Sugriva
from Bali and restore his wife and realm.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: The exchange is political and martial; its sacred quality rests mainly
on the ritual fire setting.
- id: motif:3
label: stolen beloved or abducted wife
taxonomy_refs:
- stolen_beloved
basis: Ravana has stolen Rama’s wife, and Bali is said to have stolen Sugriva’s
wife.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: The passage summarizes both losses but gives no details of the abductions
here.
- id: motif:4
label: hostile brothers in conflict
taxonomy_refs:
- sibling_pair
basis: Sugriva identifies Bali as his brother and foe who has injured him and deprived
him of spouse and security.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: Only one brother speaks in the passage, and the taxonomy reference is
broader than the hostile-brother situation.
- id: motif:5
label: omen marking divergent fates
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The same bodily sign, left-eye throbbing, is hopeful for Sita but inauspicious
for Bali and the demons after the league is made.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
confidence: medium
cautions: No available taxonomy reference directly matches this omen pattern.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 37812-37842
quote_or_summary: Hanuman announces Rama and Lakshman to Sugriva, praises Rama’s
lineage and virtue, states that Ravana stole Rama’s wife in the forest, and says
Rama seeks Sugriva’s aid.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: lines 37843-37860
quote_or_summary: 'Sugriva says: “This hand in sign of friendship take, / And bind
the bond we ne’er will break.”'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation from supplied passage.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 37861-37865
quote_or_summary: Rama joyfully seizes and presses Sugriva’s hand and holds his
new ally to his heart.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 37866-37873
quote_or_summary: Hanuman resumes his proper form, kindles fire by rubbing wood,
places it between the chiefs, honors it with flowers and worship, and the friends
walk reverently around it.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: lines 37874-37881
quote_or_summary: 'Sugriva says to Rama: “Friend of my soul art thou: we share /
Each other’s joy, each other’s care.”'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation from supplied passage.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 37882-37891
quote_or_summary: Sugriva tears a leafy, blossoming Sal branch to make a seat for
himself and Rama; Hanuman gives Lakshman a sandal-tree branch as a seat.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 37892-37906
quote_or_summary: Sugriva tells Rama he wanders in woe and fear, deprived of his
spouse, and has long suffered wrong from his brother Bali; he asks Rama to release
him from distress.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 37907-37931
quote_or_summary: Rama answers that those who seek his aid are repaid; he says his
hand will slay Bali, whose offense includes stealing Sugriva’s wife, and describes
his arrows as sunlike, thunderbolt-like, and serpent-like.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 37932-37940
quote_or_summary: Sugriva rejoices that through Rama’s favor he will regain his
realm and wife and asks Rama to check his elder brother’s might.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 37941-37948
quote_or_summary: 'The league is said to bring divided fortune: Sita’s left eye
throbs as a glad sign, while Bali’s left eye and the demons’ fiery left eyes throb
as heralds of dismay.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The main figures, actions, and ritual alliance are explicit. Motif assignments
use only the supplied taxonomy where directly supported; no external comparative
claims are made.
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'
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Line locators are approximate subdivisions within the supplied range based on the passage order.
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