batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l39293-l39452
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l39293-l39452
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto VI. The Tokens. / Canto XI. Dundubhi. / Canto XII. The Palm Trees.
/ Canto XIV. The Challenge.; lines 39293-39452
start: '39293'
end: '39452'
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: Báli hears Sugríva's challenge while resting with Tárá and rushes out in
anger. Tárá restrains him and warns that Sugríva's renewed challenge likely depends
on a powerful ally, Ráma, who has made a league with Sugríva. She urges Báli to
end fraternal conflict, share rule with Sugríva, and befriend Ráma. Báli rejects
the warning on grounds of honor, says Ráma will not commit sin, and goes to confront
Sugríva. Tárá reverently circles him, blesses him, and withdraws in grief and
fear.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A shout of challenge reaches Báli while he is in a closed chamber with his
dame.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Báli reacts with anger, pride, red eyes, grinding teeth, and hurries out;
the earth trembles under his hastening feet.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Tárá embraces Báli and advises him to control his rage and delay fighting
until morning.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Tárá reasons that Sugríva, recently defeated, would not return with such bold
defiance unless supported by a stronger companion.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Tárá reports that Angad learned from spies that Ráma and Lakshmaṇ, sons of
Daśaratha, have made an alliance with Sugríva.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Tárá describes Ráma as a sure defence for suppliants and as too mighty for
Báli to withstand.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Tárá urges Báli to end fraternal discord, consecrate Sugríva as partner in
rule, and become friend to Sugríva and Ráma.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: Báli rejects Tárá's advice and says a valiant warrior cannot bear dishonor
unavenged.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: Báli says he does not fear Ráma's aid to Sugríva because Ráma, being pure
and righteous, will avoid sin.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: Báli states that he intends to confront Sugríva, tame and humble him, but
not kill him.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:11
text: Báli imagines his fury armed with brandished trees striking Sugríva down.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:12
text: Tárá circles Báli reverently, blesses him with prayers for safety and success,
and returns to her chamber in grief and fear.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Báli
description: Vánar sovereign, Tárá's consort, challenged by Sugríva and urged not
to fight.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Tárá
description: Báli's wife, described with starry eyes, who embraces him, gives counsel,
blesses him, and withdraws in fear.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Sugríva
description: Báli's brother and foe, recently defeated by Báli, now returning with
loud defiance and allied with Ráma.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Ráma
description: Son of Daśaratha and ally of Sugríva, described by Tárá as mighty,
righteous, and protector of suppliants.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Lakshmaṇ
description: Son of Daśaratha and brotherly companion named with Ráma in the report
of alliance with Sugríva.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Angad
description: Child of Báli and Tárá who brought tidings learned from spies about
Ráma, Lakshmaṇ, and Sugríva.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
roles:
- id: role:1
label: challenged ruler
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Báli is the sovereign whose rest is interrupted by Sugríva's shout and who
goes out to meet the challenge.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: wise counselor and anxious spouse
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Tárá embraces Báli, warns him, advises peace, and blesses him while grieving.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: role:3
label: brother-foe and challenger
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Sugríva is explicitly called Báli's brother and foe and challenges him with
shout and cry.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- id: role:4
label: honor-bound warrior
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Báli says the valiant cannot bear unavenged dishonor and insists on going
to battle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: protected ally
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Tárá reports that Sugríva has made a league with Ráma and is likely relying
on a powerful comrade.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: mighty protector of suppliants
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Tárá calls Ráma Sugríva's firm ally, the sure defence of suppliants, and
too strong for Báli.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:7
label: messenger of intelligence
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Angad brings tidings learned from spies about Ráma, Lakshmaṇ, and Sugríva.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: shout of challenge
literal_form: A loud shout that shakes the land and reaches Báli's ear.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: sheltering tree image
literal_form: Ráma is described in speech as the tree that shelters innocence.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: brandished trees as weapons
literal_form: Trees are imagined as weapons in Báli's threatened attack on Sugríva.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:4
label: reverent circling and blessing
literal_form: Tárá walks round Báli and blesses him with prayers for safety and
success.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Challenge heard in the chamber
summary: Báli hears Sugríva's shout while reposing with Tárá, becomes enraged, and
moves to leave for the confrontation.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Tárá's warning
summary: Tárá restrains Báli and argues that Sugríva's renewed defiance points to
powerful aid from Ráma and Lakshmaṇ.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: Counsel of reconciliation
summary: Tárá urges Báli to end conflict with his brother, share kingship with Sugríva,
and become allied with both Sugríva and Ráma.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Báli rejects counsel
summary: Báli refuses to endure dishonor, dismisses fear of Ráma's involvement,
and says he will humble Sugríva in battle without killing him.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: scene:5
label: Tárá's farewell blessing
summary: Tárá embraces and reverently circles Báli, prays for his safety and success,
and withdraws with her attendants in grief and fear.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Wise counsel ignored before combat
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Tárá gives detailed strategic and moral advice to Báli, but he rejects it
and proceeds toward battle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives the ignored warning clearly, but the fatal outcome is
only implied by the canto heading, not narrated in this excerpt.
- id: motif:2
label: Fraternal rivalry and proposed reconciliation
taxonomy_refs:
- sibling_pair
basis: Sugríva is Báli's brother and foe; Tárá urges that brotherly bonds be restored
and that they stand side by side in love.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The taxonomy label is broad; the passage emphasizes conflict and reconciliation
counsel rather than a cooperative sibling pair.
- id: motif:3
label: Alliance with a mighty protector
taxonomy_refs:
- covenant
basis: Tárá reports a league of love and friendly aid between Sugríva and Ráma,
and describes Ráma as the sure defence of suppliants.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage supports an alliance, but does not present formal covenant
rites.
- id: motif:4
label: Shared kingship urged as remedy for conflict
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: Tárá urges Báli to let consecrating rites ordain Sugríva partner of his reign.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage presents the proposal, not its enactment.
- id: motif:5
label: Honor-bound response to insult
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Báli says a valiant warrior would die many deaths rather than bear unavenged
dishonor.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy family directly matches this martial-honor pattern.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 39293-39314
quote_or_summary: A fear-shaking shout reaches Báli in his barred chamber with his
dame; anger and pride fill him, and he hurries out so fiercely that the earth
trembles.
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 39315-39332
quote_or_summary: Tárá embraces Báli, trembles, gives wise counsel, asks him to
control his rage, and suggests waiting until morning before fighting.
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 39333-39364
quote_or_summary: Tárá recalls Sugríva's earlier defeat and argues that his renewed
boldness must rest on a powerful companion; she reports Angad's tidings from spies
that Ráma and Lakshmaṇ have allied with Sugríva.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: lines 39365-39380
quote_or_summary: Ráma is described as Sugríva's firm ally, 'the suppliant’s sure
defence' and 'the tree that shelters innocence,' whose might Báli cannot withstand.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation used.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 39381-39414
quote_or_summary: Tárá urges Báli to accept her advice, end fraternal discord, consecrate
Sugríva as partner in rule, become friend to Sugríva and Ráma, and regain his
brother's love.
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 39415-39431
quote_or_summary: Báli rejects Tárá's counsel, says a valiant warrior cannot bear
unavenged dishonor, and argues that righteous Ráma will avoid sinful action even
if he aids Sugríva.
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 39432-39444
quote_or_summary: Báli asks Tárá to release him and says he will seek Sugríva in
battle, still his rage, and beat him down with fury imagined as armed with brandished
trees, though he does not intend to kill him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 39445-39452
quote_or_summary: After Báli speaks gently, Tárá embraces him, walks round him reverently,
blesses him with prayers for safety and success, and returns to her chamber in
grief and fear.
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: Literal figures, actions, and speech are explicit in the passage. Motif labels
are candidate abstractions from the passage and require human review, especially
taxonomy mappings for covenant and royal legitimacy.
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 support a specific cross-textual or historical comparison beyond internal motif abstraction.
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