batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l40089-l40239
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l40089-l40239
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 40089-40239
start: '40089'
end: '40239'
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: Tárá comes to the battlefield in grief, finds her husband Báli prostrate
and dying, sees the victorious archer and nearby Sugríva and Lakshmaṇ, collapses,
rises, and laments over Báli. Her speech mourns his death, recalls her ignored
counsel, names Sugríva’s expulsion and Rumá’s withholding, accuses Raghu’s son
of striking from concealment or unfairly, worries for Angad, and acknowledges
Sugríva’s restored wife and reign. Other women lament, and Hanumán approaches
to comfort her.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Tárá hastens to the field weeping, striking her head and breast, and finds
her husband prostrate on the ground.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Báli is described as a powerful Vánar warrior who could rout enemies, throw
a great rock, and roar with a terrifying voice.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Tárá sees a victor standing with his hand on a bow, and also sees Sugríva
and Lakshmaṇ near him.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: Tárá passes the nearby figures, goes to Báli, collapses in the dust, rises,
and calls to her dying husband.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:5
text: Sugríva sees Tárá weeping and Angad present, and he is strongly affected by
grief.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: Tárá embraces Báli, sobs on his breast, and addresses him as a warrior, king,
husband, and beloved lord.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: Tárá says Báli did not heed her counsel, and links his death with Sugríva’s
expulsion and Rumá’s being withheld from Sugríva.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: Tárá says Báli’s conqueror is Fate, but also questions Raghu’s son for striking
him while he fought his foe.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: Tárá worries about Angad’s future under his uncle and asks the dying Báli
to look at, speak to, and kiss his child.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: Tárá says Ráma has paid his debt to Sugríva, kept his promise, and restored
Sugríva to Rumá and to uninterrupted rule.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:11
text: The women with Tárá weep, gather near Angad, lament Báli’s departure, and
ask forgiveness while touching his feet with their heads.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:12
text: Hanumán approaches Tárá beside Báli’s half-lifeless body and attempts to console
her.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Tárá
description: A grieving queen and wife who comes to the battlefield, embraces and
laments over her dying husband Báli, speaks about Angad, Sugríva, Rumá, Ráma,
and Fate, and is later approached by Hanumán for consolation.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Báli
description: Tárá’s husband, a powerful Vánar king and warrior, found prostrate
and dying on the battlefield after fighting Sugríva.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Sugríva
description: A fierce Vánar present near the fallen Báli; Tárá names him as previously
expelled and deprived of Rumá, and later restored to Rumá and to reign after Báli’s
death.
role_refs:
- role:6
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Lakshmaṇ
description: Present beside his brother near the fallen Báli and Sugríva.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Ráma / Raghu’s son
description: The archer-victor whom Tárá accuses of striking Báli and whom she also
says paid his debt to Sugríva and kept his promise.
role_refs:
- role:9
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Angad
description: Tárá’s young son and Báli’s child, present at the death scene; Tárá
worries over his fate and asks Báli to address him.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Rumá
description: A woman described by Tárá as having been withheld from Sugríva and
then restored to his arms.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Vánar women / dames
description: Women dependent on Báli who weep with Tárá, stand near Angad, lament
Báli’s departure, and ask forgiveness.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Hanumán
description: He approaches Tárá by Báli’s half-lifeless body and attempts to console
her grieving heart.
role_refs:
- role:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Fate
description: Named by Tárá as the true conqueror whose mandates all living beings
await.
role_refs:
- role:15
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: grieving wife
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Tárá embraces Báli, sobs on his breast, and laments him as her beloved lord.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:2
label: counsel-giver ignored
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Tárá says she gave wise counsel for Báli’s welfare but he would not believe
her words.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:3
label: fallen king
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Tárá calls Báli a glorious king lying on the cold earth and later remains
beside his body.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- id: role:4
label: slain warrior
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The passage describes Báli’s former martial strength and presents him prostrate,
dying, and slain after combat.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: role:5
label: father of Angad
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Tárá asks Báli to give his child Angad a final look, words, and kiss.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:6
label: rival and beneficiary of Báli’s death
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Tárá links Báli’s death to Sugríva’s earlier expulsion and later restored
reign.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:7
label: grieving witness
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Sugríva sees the weeping queen and Angad and can hardly bear his grief.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:8
label: brother’s companion
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Lakshmaṇ is described as standing by his brother’s side.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:9
label: victorious archer
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Tárá sees the victor standing with his hand resting on his bow.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:10
label: promise-keeping ally of Sugríva
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Tárá says Ráma paid his debt to Sugríva and kept his promise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:11
label: bereaved child
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Angad stands at the death scene, and Tárá worries for him and asks Báli to
address him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:12
label: restored beloved or wife
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Tárá says Rumá was withheld from Sugríva’s arms and later restored to him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:13
label: mourning dependents
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The women weep, cry aloud near Angad, say they have been left forever, and
ask forgiveness at Báli’s feet.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:14
label: comforter
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Hanumán approaches softly and tries to cheer Tárá’s grieving heart.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:15
label: impersonal conqueror
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Tárá says Báli’s conqueror is none but Fate.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: bow of the victor
literal_form: The victor stands with his hand resting on his bow.
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: cold earth as deathbed
literal_form: Tárá repeatedly contrasts Báli’s royal status with his body lying
on the cold or bare ground.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: coils of Death
literal_form: Báli’s soul is described as being wound round by the coils of Death.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:4
label: road to heaven and celestial city
literal_form: Tárá imagines Báli traveling the road to heaven and preparing a fairer
city as a new metropolis.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:5
label: serpent foe in simile
literal_form: A simile compares the violence of the death scene to Suparṇa seeking
a serpent foe.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:6
label: fallen star image
literal_form: Tárá is compared to a fallen star as she lies beside Báli’s half-lifeless
frame.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:7
label: touching the feet with the head
literal_form: The women ask forgiveness and say they touch Báli’s feet with their
heads.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Tárá discovers Báli on the battlefield
summary: Tárá comes weeping to the field, finds Báli prostrate, sees the victorious
archer, Sugríva, and Lakshmaṇ nearby, then goes to Báli and collapses.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Sugríva witnesses the mourning family
summary: Sugríva hears Tárá’s cries, sees the grieving queen and Angad, and is heavily
burdened by grief.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:6
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Tárá’s lament over Báli
summary: Tárá embraces Báli, mourns his death on the ground, imagines his heavenly
destination, recalls her unheeded counsel, accuses Ráma, invokes Fate, worries
about Angad, and remarks that Sugríva has regained Rumá and rule.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Women’s collective lament
summary: The women weep near Angad, ask how Báli could leave his child and them,
seek forgiveness, and touch Báli’s feet with their heads; Tárá remains seated
beside Báli.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:6
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:5
label: Hanumán approaches to console Tárá
summary: Tárá lies like a fallen star beside Báli’s half-lifeless frame, and Hanumán
draws near to comfort her.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: widow’s lament over fallen warrior-king
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage centers on Tárá’s grief, physical collapse, embrace of Báli,
and extended speech over the slain king and husband.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: This is a passage-level motif label rather than one of the supplied taxonomy
family IDs.
- id: motif:2
label: ignored wise counsel before fatal conflict
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Tárá states that she gave wise counsel for Báli and the Vánar race, but Báli
would not believe her words and has now died.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage reports the counsel retrospectively; it does not include the
earlier counsel itself.
- id: motif:3
label: restored kingship after defeat of a rival
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: Tárá says Ráma paid his debt and kept his promise to Sugríva; she tells Sugríva
to enjoy uninterrupted reign because his foe is slain.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage voices this through Tárá’s lament and does not narrate the
formal accession ceremony.
- id: motif:4
label: restoration of withheld beloved
taxonomy_refs:
- stolen_beloved
basis: Tárá says Rumá had been withheld from Sugríva’s arms and later says Sugríva
has Rumá restored to him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not narrate Rumá’s original removal, only Tárá’s reference
to it.
- id: motif:5
label: journey or relocation after death
taxonomy_refs:
- afterlife_journey_map
basis: Tárá imagines Báli on the road to heaven and preparing a fairer city as his
new metropolis, and says he will woo nymphs above.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: low
cautions: This is a bereaved speaker’s poetic imagination, not a detailed afterlife
itinerary.
- id: motif:6
label: fate as true conqueror
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Tárá insists that Báli could not truly bow to Sugríva and that his conqueror
is Fate, whose mandates all beings await.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy family directly corresponds to this motif.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 40089-40124
quote_or_summary: Tárá rushes to the field in anguish, finds Báli prostrate, the
passage describes his former martial strength, compares the scene with animal
and Suparṇa-serpent imagery, and notes the victor with bow, Sugríva, and Lakshmaṇ
nearby; Tárá collapses and rises to call to the dying Báli.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 40125-40129
quote_or_summary: Sugríva hears Tárá’s cries, sees the weeping queen and youthful
Angad, and can hardly bear his grief.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: Canto XX. Tárá’s Lament, lines 40130-40168
quote_or_summary: Tárá bends to the ground, embraces Báli, sobs on his breast, asks
why a warrior and glorious king lies on the cold earth, mourns lost pleasures
with him, and imagines him on the road to heaven preparing a fairer city.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: Canto XX. Tárá’s Lament, lines 40169-40194
quote_or_summary: Tárá says Báli is paying the penalty for Sugríva’s expulsion and
Rumá’s withholding, says her wise counsel was ignored, imagines Báli among nymphs
above, declares Fate his real conqueror, and questions Raghu’s son for striking
him while he fought his foe.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: Canto XX. Tárá’s Lament, lines 40195-40222
quote_or_summary: Tárá laments widowhood, worries over Angad’s fate under his uncle,
calls Angad to see his father and receive final words and kisses, and says Ráma
paid his debt to Sugríva, kept his promise, restored Rumá, and secured Sugríva’s
reign.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: Canto XX. Tárá’s Lament, lines 40223-40235
quote_or_summary: The women weep as Tárá speaks, gather near Angad, cry out over
Báli leaving them and his child, ask forgiveness for any offense, touch his feet
with their heads, and Tárá again sits on the ground beside Báli.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: Canto XXI. Hanumán’s Speech, lines 40236-40239
quote_or_summary: Tárá is compared to a fallen star beside her lord’s half-lifeless
frame, and Hanumán softly approaches to cheer her grieving heart.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: The main narrative actions, figures, and lament themes are explicit. Motif
labels are passage-level and partly interpretive; supplied taxonomy mappings are
used only where directly supported by the passage. No comparison claims are made
because the passage itself does not establish cross-textual 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'
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