batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l42087-l42234
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l42087-l42234
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto XIV. The Challenge. / Canto XXVI. The Coronation. / Canto XXVIII. The
Rains. / Canto XXXI. The Envoy.; lines 42087-42234
start: '42087'
end: '42234'
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: Tara pacifies Lakshman’s anger toward Sugriva by defending Sugriva’s gratitude
to Rama, explaining his delay through love and the passing seasons, and reporting
the mustering of a monkey and bear army for the campaign against Lanka. Sugriva
then throws aside his garland, apologizes, praises Rama’s power, pledges his legions
against Ravana, and is reconciled with Lakshman, who asks him to aid and comfort
Rama in his grief for Sita.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Tara replies to the angry prince and says Sugriva should not be addressed
with bitter reproach.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Tara states that Sugriva is not thankless and will not forget the help Rama
gave him.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Tara says Rama restored Sugriva to fame, rule over the Vanaras, and reunion
with Ruma and Tara.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Tara explains Sugriva’s delay by comparing him to Visvamitra, who failed to
notice the passing of time while held by Ghritachi’s love.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Tara asks Lakshman to calm his fury and says the Vanara matrons fear the marks
of anger on his face and red eyes.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Tara says Sugriva would renounce his family, wealth, and grain to keep Rama’s
friendship.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: Tara says Sugriva’s arm will help slay the fiend and reunite Rama with Sita,
compared to the Moon rejoining Rohini.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: Tara reports that Lanka is guarded by a vast demon host and that Bali had
said Sugriva alone would not be enough to defeat the king and host.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: Tara says leaders have been sent out to raise an armament, and that monkey
and bear troops will assemble by Sugriva’s decree.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:10
text: Lakshman is softened and reconciled by Tara’s gentle argument.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:11
text: Sugriva sees Lakshman’s altered mood, casts aside fear, and throws his flowery
garland to the ground.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:12
text: Sugriva says Rama restored his glory, wealth, power, and fame, creating a
debt that cannot be repaid by a life of service.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:13
text: Sugriva pledges that Ravana will be slain, Sita restored, and that he will
not leave Rama’s side.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:14
text: Sugriva recalls Rama’s feat of sending one arrow through seven trees, a mountain,
and the earth, and of making the earth quake with the sound of his bow.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:15
text: Sugriva promises to bring all his legions and follow Rama against Ravana’s
hosts, while asking forgiveness for any error caused by love or negligence.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:16
text: Lakshman calls Sugriva a champion and friend, praises his fitness to reign,
asks him to aid Rama, and apologizes for harsh speech.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Tara
description: Starry-eyed speaker who defends Sugriva and pacifies Lakshman.
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- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Lakshman
description: Angry prince and son of Raghu, later softened by Tara’s plea and reconciled
with Sugriva.
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- role:2
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:9
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Sugriva
description: Vanara king restored by Rama, accused of delay, then repentant and
pledged to aid Rama.
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- role:3
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Rama
description: Rescuer of Sugriva, warrior of extraordinary bow-power, and grieving
husband of Sita.
role_refs:
- role:6
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Sita
description: Rama’s wife, mourned by him and expected to be restored after Ravana
is slain.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Ravana
description: Foeman and robber king whose defeat is required for Sita’s restoration.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Bali
description: Earlier speaker cited by Tara as having warned that Sugriva alone could
not overthrow Ravana and his host.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Ruma
description: One of those restored to Sugriva and one whom he would renounce at
Rama’s call.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Angad
description: Named among those Sugriva would renounce at Rama’s call.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Visvamitra
description: Saint cited by Tara as an example of one who did not notice the passing
of years while enchanted by love.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Ghritachi
description: Beloved whose love enchained Visvamitra in Tara’s comparison.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Moon
description: Celestial figure used in a simile for Rama’s joyful reunion with Sita.
role_refs:
- role:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Rohini
description: The Moon’s darling in the simile for Rama’s reunion with Sita.
role_refs:
- role:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Monkey and bear troops
description: Army to be assembled by Sugriva’s decree for Rama’s war.
role_refs:
- role:15
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:8
roles:
- id: role:1
label: Intercessor and pacifying speaker
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Tara gives a gentle argument that softens Lakshman and defends Sugriva.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: role:2
label: Angry envoy or reproving prince
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Lakshman is described as angry, with red eyes and harsh address toward Sugriva.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:9
- id: role:3
label: Restored king
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Sugriva is said to have been restored by Rama to fame and rule over the Vanaras.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- id: role:4
label: Grateful debtor
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Both Tara and Sugriva stress that Sugriva remembers Rama’s aid and cannot
repay it fully.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: Military ally
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Sugriva pledges his legions and his presence beside Rama in the campaign
against Ravana.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: role:6
label: Rescuer and benefactor
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Rama rescued Sugriva and restored his power and fame.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- id: role:7
label: Grieving husband and warrior hero
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Rama mourns Sita, and Sugriva recounts his extraordinary archery and bow-power.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: role:8
label: Stolen beloved or absent wife
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Sita is the wife Rama mourns and is to be regained after Ravana is slain.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: role:9
label: Antagonist and robber king
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Ravana is called the foeman and robber king whose defeat is necessary.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: role:10
label: Reconciled friend
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Lakshman’s mood softens, he praises Sugriva, and he apologizes for harsh
speech.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:9
- id: role:11
label: Prior witness or informant
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Tara cites Bali’s earlier statement about the difficulty of overthrowing
Ravana and his host.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:12
label: Exemplum of love-delayed time
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Visvamitra is cited as one who regarded ten thousand years as a single day
under Ghritachi’s love.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:13
label: Enchanting beloved in exemplum
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: Ghritachi is described as the beloved whose love enchained Visvamitra.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:14
label: Celestial reunion simile
assigned_to:
- fig:12
- fig:13
basis: The Moon rejoining Rohini is used as a comparison for Rama’s reunion with
Sita.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:15
label: Mustering war host
assigned_to:
- fig:14
basis: The troops of monkey and bear form are to assemble and wage war for Rama.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:8
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Anger as fire or blaze
literal_form: Image of wrath as a raging fire or sudden blaze to be slaked.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: Flowery garland cast down
literal_form: Sugriva’s bright flowery garland thrown to the ground as he becomes
sober and ready to speak.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:3
label: Rain-heavy garment of fear
literal_form: Sugriva’s fear compared to raiment heavy with rain cast aside.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:4
label: Seven trees and mountain pierced by arrow
literal_form: Rama’s arrow passing through seven tall trees, rending a mountain,
and cleaving the earth.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:5
label: Barred gates of Lanka
literal_form: Lanka’s gates guarded by a vast demon host and firmly barred.
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:6
label: Moon rejoining Rohini
literal_form: Celestial image of the Moon rejoining Rohini, used for the anticipated
joy of Rama and Sita’s reunion.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:12
- fig:13
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:7
label: Passing seasons unnoticed
literal_form: The seasons pass unnoticed under the influence of newly restored love
and pleasure.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:10
- fig:11
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Tara pacifies Lakshman
summary: Tara responds to Lakshman’s anger, defends Sugriva’s gratitude, explains
his delay, and urges Lakshman to calm his wrath.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:10
- fig:11
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:2
label: Tara reports military preparations
summary: Tara says Lanka is strongly defended, cites Bali’s warning, and explains
that Sugriva has sent leaders to gather monkey and bear forces.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:14
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: Sugriva submits and pledges aid
summary: After Lakshman is softened, Sugriva casts down his garland, acknowledges
Rama’s rescue, asks forgiveness, and promises his legions for war against Ravana.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:14
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: scene:4
label: Lakshman reconciles with Sugriva
summary: Lakshman praises Sugriva as worthy to reign, asks him to aid and comfort
Rama, and apologizes for his harsh address.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Intercession that turns away heroic wrath
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Tara’s gentle argument softens Lakshman’s anger and leads toward reconciliation.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: This is a passage-level social pattern rather than one of the supplied
motif-family taxonomy entries.
- id: motif:2
label: Restored king owes military aid to benefactor
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
- sacred_exchange
basis: Rama restored Sugriva’s rule, family, and fame; Sugriva acknowledges the
debt and pledges service and legions in return.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: The exchange is framed as gratitude and alliance; the passage does not
explicitly call it sacred.
- id: motif:3
label: Stolen beloved to be recovered from antagonist
taxonomy_refs:
- stolen_beloved
- return
basis: Rama mourns Sita, Ravana is the foe or robber king, and Sugriva pledges that
Sita will be restored after Ravana is slain.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: The abduction itself is not narrated in this excerpt, but the passage
clearly identifies Sita as absent and Ravana as the opposing figure.
- id: motif:4
label: Love makes time and seasons pass unnoticed
taxonomy_refs:
- seasonal_cycle
- divine_beloved
basis: Tara explains Sugriva’s delay by his newly restored pleasures and by the
exemplum of Visvamitra under Ghritachi’s love, in which long years seemed like
a single day.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The motif is supported by explicit comparison, but the taxonomy alignment
with divine_beloved is approximate because the passage does not emphasize divinity
for Sugriva’s own situation.
- id: motif:5
label: Heroic weapon feat proves warrior superiority
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Sugriva describes Rama’s arrow piercing seven trees, a mountain, and the
earth, and his bow-sound shaking the world around him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy entry directly names a weapon-prowess motif.
- id: motif:6
label: Mustering animal-form army for rescue war
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Tara and Sugriva describe the gathering of monkey and bear troops to wage
war against Ravana for Rama’s cause.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The army is literal within the epic context; no specific supplied taxonomy
entry fits without overextension.
- id: motif:7
label: Celestial lovers as image for restored union
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_beloved
basis: Rama’s anticipated reunion with Sita is compared to the triumphant Moon rejoining
Rohini.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage uses a simile; it does not develop the Moon-Rohini relation
beyond the brief comparison.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage explicitly compares Rama’s hoped-for reunion with Sita to the
Moon rejoining Rohini.
claim_level: visual_similarity
target: Moon and Rohini celestial reunion simile
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: The comparison is poetic and brief; it supports similarity of delight
and reunion, not a broader historical or structural claim.
- id: claim:2
claim: Tara compares Sugriva’s failure to notice the passing seasons with Visvamitra’s
long enchantment by Ghritachi’s love.
claim_level: same_function
target: Visvamitra-Ghritachi love-delayed time exemplum
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: The claim is internal to the passage; it does not establish contact
or common inheritance beyond the cited exemplum.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 42087-42108
quote_or_summary: Tara replies to the angry prince, says Sugriva is not a thankless
coward, and says his heart will not forget Rama’s saving help.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 42109-42134
quote_or_summary: Tara says Rama restored Sugriva to fame, Vanara empire, Ruma,
and Tara; she explains that, like Visvamitra with Ghritachi, he failed to notice
the passing seasons.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 42135-42165
quote_or_summary: Tara asks Lakshman to slake his fury, says Sugriva would give
up family and wealth for Rama, and says Rama will be reunited with Sita like the
Moon with Rohini.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 42166-42191
quote_or_summary: Tara says Lanka is guarded by a huge demon host; Bali had said
Sugriva alone could not overthrow them; leaders have been sent to gather monkey
and bear forces.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 42192-42207
quote_or_summary: Tara’s mild pleading softens Lakshman; Sugriva casts aside fear
like rain-heavy raiment and throws his bright flowery garland to the ground.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 42208-42228
quote_or_summary: Sugriva says Rama restored his wealth, power, and fame; the debt
cannot be repaid; Ravana will be slain, Sita restored, and Sugriva will not leave
Rama’s side.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 42229-42240
quote_or_summary: Sugriva describes Rama’s arrow passing through seven trees, rending
a mountain, and cleaving earth; his bow-sound shook earth, hills, woods, and rocks.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 42241-42250
quote_or_summary: Sugriva promises to bring all his legions against Ravana’s hosts
and asks Rama to forgive any fault from love or negligence.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: 42251-42234
quote_or_summary: Lakshman says Rama will find Sugriva a champion and friend, praises
his fitness to reign, asks him to aid and cheer grieving Rama, and apologizes
for harsh speech.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used; locator reflects supplied
passage end despite sequence overlap.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Extraction is based entirely on the supplied passage. Some motif-family taxonomy
assignments are approximate because several passage-level patterns, such as pacifying
anger and weapon prowess, do not have exact supplied taxonomy labels.
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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