batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l37951-l38127
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l37951-l38127
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto LXX. Kabandha. / BOOK IV. / Canto V. The League. / Canto VI. The Tokens.;
lines 37951-38127
start: '37951'
end: '38127'
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: Sugriva tells Rama that he has learned of Sita’s abduction and promises
to restore her. He reports seeing Ravana carry a struggling woman through the
sky as she called the names of Rama and Lakshman and dropped her robe and ornaments.
Sugriva retrieves these tokens from a mountain cavern and gives them to Rama,
who grieves intensely. Lakshman recognizes Sita’s anklets. Rama asks where the
abductor went and vows destruction. Sugriva admits he does not know Ravana’s dwelling
but renews his promise, urges Rama not to yield to despair, and restores his composure.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Sugriva says Hanuman has taught him why Rama and Lakshman came to the lonely
wood and how Sita was stolen by a roaming Rakshas.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Sugriva says the abductor slew the vulture king, who had acted as Sita’s guardian.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Sugriva promises to track Sita even if she is in heaven or in hell and to
bring her back to Rama.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Sugriva reports seeing Ravana carry a shrinking, struggling woman through
the clouds while she cried out Rama’s and Lakshman’s names.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The woman seen by Sugriva threw down her outer robe and anklets toward the
hill where Sugriva stood with two companions.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Sugriva and his companions found and kept the fallen robe and ornaments.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: At Rama’s request, Sugriva goes into the caverned side of the mountain and
brings out the garment, rings of gold, jewels, and robe.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: Rama’s eyes fill with tears, he falls in grief, and he repeatedly presses
the ornaments and robe to his breast.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: Rama says the ornaments and robe were dropped while the giant was carrying
Sita away.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: Lakshman says he does not know the bracelets and earrings but recognizes the
anklets because of long service to Sita’s honored feet.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:11
text: Rama asks Sugriva in what direction the abductor flew and where the foe dwells.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:12
text: Rama vows that the transgressing fiend and the giants will fall by his hand
and that the foe will go to Yama’s halls.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:13
text: Sugriva says he cannot tell where Ravana dwells or declare his power, but
he renews his promise to help Rama regain his consort and to slay Ravana and his
legions.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:14
text: Sugriva counsels Rama to resume strength, not yield to despair, and follow
the path of the firm and wise.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:15
text: After Sugriva’s consolation, Rama wipes his tears, becomes himself again,
and embraces Sugriva.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Rama / Raghu’s son
description: Prince grieving for his abducted wife Sita; receives her tokens, asks
after the abductor, and vows vengeance.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:10
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Sugriva / Vanar lord
description: Vanar ruler and ally who reports Sita’s abduction, preserves and brings
her tokens, promises restoration, and consoles Rama.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Sita / Janak’s child / Maithil lady
description: Rama’s wife, stolen by Ravana; seen struggling in the sky and dropping
her robe and anklets.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Lakshman
description: Rama’s brother, named by Sita as she is carried away and later able
to recognize her anklets.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Ravana
description: The fierce Rakshas who carries Sita through the clouds and is named
by Sugriva as the foe to be slain.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:8
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Vulture king
description: Sita’s guardian, slain by the giant during the abduction account.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Hanuman
description: Wise figure who has taught Sugriva the circumstances of Rama’s forest
sojourn and Sita’s abduction.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Sugriva’s two unnamed companions
description: Two companions standing with Sugriva on a hill when Sita’s robe and
anklets fell.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Yama
description: Named through Rama’s threat that the foe will go to Yama’s halls.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
roles:
- id: role:1
label: bereaved husband and seeker
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Rama mourns Sita, receives her tokens, asks where the abductor went, and
seeks recovery.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: role:2
label: ally and promiser of restoration
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Sugriva promises to track Sita and bring her back, and later renews that
promise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:8
- id: role:3
label: abducted wife who sends tokens
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Sita is described as stolen and as dropping robe and anklets while being
carried away.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: brother and recognizer of anklets
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Lakshman is called by Sita and later recognizes her anklets.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: abductor and enemy
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Ravana carries Sita through the clouds and is identified as the foe to be
slain.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:8
- id: role:6
label: slain guardian
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The vulture king is described as Sita’s guardian and as slain by the giant.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:7
label: consoler and moral adviser
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Sugriva counsels Rama not to yield to grief and urges firmness and strength.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: role:8
label: avenger
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Rama vows that the transgressing fiend and the giants will fall by his hand.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:9
label: informer
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Sugriva says he knows Rama’s situation because wise Hanuman taught him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:10
label: witnesses to fallen tokens
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The companions stand with Sugriva on the hill when Sita throws down her robe
and anklets.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:11
label: lord of death implied by destination
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Rama says his foe will go to Yama’s halls.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: fallen tokens of Sita
literal_form: outer robe, anklets, rings of gold, jewels, ornaments, and robe
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: sym:2
label: mountain cavern
literal_form: the caverned side of a mountain where Sugriva retrieves the tokens
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
- cave
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: serpent imagery
literal_form: Sita is compared to a helpless queen of serpent race; Rama’s panting
is compared to that of a furious serpent
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: sym:4
label: Yama’s halls
literal_form: the deathly destination named by Rama for the foe
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:5
label: foundered vessel in waves of woe
literal_form: Sugriva’s simile for one who gives way to childish despair
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Sugriva recounts Sita’s abduction and promises recovery
summary: Sugriva tells Rama that he has learned of Sita’s abduction, the vulture
king’s death, and Rama’s grief; he promises to track and restore Sita even from
heaven or hell.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Sita drops tokens during aerial abduction
summary: Sugriva reports that Ravana carried a struggling woman through the clouds
as she called Rama and Lakshman; she dropped her robe and anklets to the hill
where Sugriva and two companions stood.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Sugriva retrieves and presents the tokens
summary: At Rama’s request, Sugriva enters the mountain cavern and brings the garment,
rings, jewels, and robe to Rama.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Rama grieves over the tokens and Lakshman identifies the anklets
summary: Rama is overcome by grief and presses the ornaments and robe to his breast;
Lakshman says he recognizes the anklets though not the other ornaments.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:5
label: Rama asks after the foe and vows vengeance
summary: Rama asks Sugriva which way the abductor went and where he dwells, declaring
that the guilty fiend and the giants will fall and that the foe will go to Yama’s
halls.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:6
label: Sugriva consoles Rama and restores his resolve
summary: Sugriva admits he does not know Ravana’s dwelling but promises action,
counsels Rama to reject despair, and Rama becomes himself again and embraces him.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: stolen beloved and quest for recovery
taxonomy_refs:
- stolen_beloved
basis: Sita is described as stolen by Ravana, and Sugriva promises to track and
restore her while Rama asks where the abductor went.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives the abduction and recovery promise, but not the actual
recovery.
- id: motif:2
label: recognition tokens from the abducted beloved
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Sita drops robe and anklets during the abduction; Sugriva preserves them
and gives them to Rama, and Lakshman recognizes the anklets.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy reference directly names this token-recognition pattern.
- id: motif:3
label: ally’s sworn aid and league of restoration
taxonomy_refs:
- covenant
basis: Sugriva repeatedly promises, as Rama’s friend, to restore Sita and later
Rama embraces him after being consoled.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:8
- ev:10
confidence: medium
cautions: The excerpt contains promises and alliance behavior but not a full ritual
covenant in this line range.
- id: motif:4
label: hero’s grief overcome by wise counsel
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Sugriva advises Rama against despair and urges firm, wise conduct; Rama wipes
his tears and regains himself.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a local ethical-consolation pattern rather than a named mythic
episode in the provided taxonomy.
- id: motif:5
label: avenging descent toward death’s domain
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Rama says the abductor has opened Death’s portal and will go to Yama’s halls
beneath his hand.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: low
cautions: The passage uses death imagery and threat language; it does not narrate
an actual descent or afterlife journey.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 37951-37970
quote_or_summary: Sugriva says Hanuman taught him why Rama sought the forest, recounts
that Sita was stolen by a roving Rakshas, and says the giant slew the vulture
king, her guardian.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; concise summary.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 37971-37988
quote_or_summary: Sugriva promises to restore Sita, saying he will track her even
if she dwells in heaven or is imprisoned in hell.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; concise summary.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 37989-38010
quote_or_summary: Sugriva reports seeing Ravana carry a struggling woman through
the clouds as she cried Rama’s and Lakshman’s names; she threw down her outer
robe and anklets toward Sugriva and two companions, who found and kept them.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; concise summary.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 38011-38024
quote_or_summary: Rama asks Sugriva to bring the tokens; Sugriva goes into the mountain’s
caverned side and brings a garment, gold rings, jewels, and robe, placing them
in Rama’s hand.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; concise summary.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 38025-38046
quote_or_summary: Rama’s tear-dimmed eyes fail, he falls in grief, presses the ornaments
and robe to his breast, and says they were dropped while the giant carried Sita
away.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; concise summary.
- id: ev:6
type: quote
locator: lines 38047-38052
quote_or_summary: "“The bracelets thou hast fondly shown, / And earrings, are to
me unknown, / But by long service taught I greet / The anklets of her honoured
feet.”"
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: lines 38053-38076
quote_or_summary: Rama asks Sugriva where the cruel fiend was seen to fly and where
he dwells; he declares that the thief of the Maithil lady has opened Death’s portal
and will go to Yama’s halls.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; concise summary.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 38077-38096
quote_or_summary: Sugriva says he cannot tell where the fiend dwells or trace his
race, but urges Rama to trust his promise that he will work to regain the consort
and slay Ravana and his legions.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; concise summary.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 38097-38121
quote_or_summary: Sugriva counsels Rama to awaken his former strength, not yield
to despair, and follow the wiser path; he compares the despairing person to a
foundered vessel in waves of woe.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; concise summary.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 38122-38127
quote_or_summary: Sugriva’s words soothe Rama; Rama wipes tears from his eyes, becomes
himself again, embraces the king, and begins to speak anew.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; concise summary.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Extraction is based only on the supplied passage. Motif candidates are straightforward
for abduction, tokens, and consolation, but taxonomy mapping for covenant and
wisdom is interpretive and should be reviewed. No comparison claims were made
beyond motif candidate classification.
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: |-
All observations, figures, roles, symbols, scenes, and motifs are grounded in the supplied passage text and metadata only.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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