batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l42478-l42567
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l42478-l42567
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto XXVI. The Coronation. / Canto XXVIII. The Rains. / Canto XXXI. The
Envoy. / Canto XXXVII. The Gathering.; lines 42478-42567
start: '42478'
end: '42567'
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: Rāma praises Sugrīva’s truth and friendship, recalls that a Rākshas stole
his queen, and predicts he will kill the demon enemy, comparing the coming act
to Indra’s destruction of a foe connected with Queen Paulomī/Śachī. A vast host
of warriors and chiefs arrives from seas, hills, rocks, rivers, lakes, woods,
and snowy regions, darkening the sky with dust and covering the plain. Named chiefs
lead immense contingents; the armies bow to Sugrīva, who tells Rāma that every
chief from coast to coast has arrived with his host.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Rāma addresses Sugrīva as faithful friend and praises his truthfulness and
noble nature.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Rāma says a Rākshas stole his queen and thereby brought destruction on himself.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Rāma predicts that he will slay his demon foe and compares this to Indra slaying
Queen Paulomī’s sire.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: After Rāma’s speech, thick dust and dark clouds obscure the sun and sky, and
the earth shakes with hills, forests, lakes, and brooks.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: A numberless host of fierce warriors with fearful teeth arrives from seas,
hills, rocks, rivers, lakes, and rills.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The warriors are described with varied colors and appearances, including bright
like the morning sun, silver-white like the moon, green like lotus fibres, and
white-coated from snowy regions.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: Many named chiefs appear with vast or countless troops, including Śatabali,
Kesarī, Gavāksha, Dhūmra, Panas, Nīla, Gavaya, Darīmukha, Dwivid, Mamda, Gaja,
Jāmbavān, and Ruman.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: The assembled hosts cover the plain, rest on the grassy ground, press over
woods and hills, and bow their heads to Sugrīva.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: Sugrīva approaches Rāma with reverent raised hands and reports that every
chief from coast to coast is present with his warrior host.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Rāma
description: Speaker who praises Sugrīva, recalls the theft of his queen, and predicts
the slaying of his demon foe.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Sugrīva
description: King, friend, and champion praised by Rāma; the assembled chiefs bow
to him, and he reports the host’s arrival to Rāma.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Rāma’s queen
description: The queen whom Rāma says was stolen by the Rākshas.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Rākshas / demon foe
description: The enemy said to have stolen Rāma’s queen and to be destined for destruction
by Rāma.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Indra
description: Divine figure invoked by Rāma as sender of rain and as the conqueror
who slew Queen Paulomī’s sire.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Anuhlāda
description: Figure used in Rāma’s comparison, said to have beguiled Queen Śachī,
called Puloma’s child.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Queen Śachī / Paulomī
description: Queen mentioned in Rāma’s comparison, called Puloma’s child and Queen
Paulomī.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Assembled warrior hosts
description: Numberless fierce warriors arriving from many regions, covering the
plain and bowing to Sugrīva.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Named chiefs of the host
description: Chiefs named as leaders of vast contingents, including Śatabali, Kesarī,
Gavāksha, Dhūmra, Panas, Nīla, Gavaya, Darīmukha, Dwivid, Mamda, Gaja, Jāmbavān,
and Ruman.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Jāmbavān
description: Bear-king whose bear legions obey him and who presses onward true to
Sugrīva’s command.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: heroic speaker and avenger
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Rāma speaks of his queen’s theft and says he will slay the demon foe.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: allied king and champion
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Rāma calls Sugrīva friend and champion; chiefs bow to Sugrīva, and he reports
their arrival.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:3
label: stolen queen
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Rāma states that the Rākshas stole his queen.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:4
label: abducting demon enemy
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The Rākshas is identified as the thief of Rāma’s queen and as the foe Rāma
will slay.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:5
label: divine precedent for victorious slaying
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Rāma compares his expected slaying of the demon to Indra’s slaying of Queen
Paulomī’s sire.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:6
label: mythic abductor or beguiler in comparison
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Anuhlāda is cited as one who beguiled Queen Śachī.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:7
label: queen in comparative allusion
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Queen Śachī/Paulomī is the queen named in the allusive comparison.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:8
label: assembled martial host
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The hosts arrive in numberless masses and bow to Sugrīva.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: role:9
label: warrior commanders
assigned_to:
- fig:9
- fig:10
basis: The passage names chiefs and rulers leading large contingents, including
bear legions under Jāmbavān.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: rain and waters
literal_form: Indra’s kindly rain; seas, rivers, lakes, rills, and brooks named
as sources or features of the scene
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: mountain and hill imagery
literal_form: hills, rocks, snowy regions, woods and hills, and comparisons to gold
mountains or hills
associated_figures:
- fig:8
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: sym:3
label: darkening dust and clouds
literal_form: thick dust, dark clouds, veiled sun, and darkness spread from east
to west
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: celestial light comparisons
literal_form: sun, moon, morning sun, and Lord of Day used in praise or simile
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Rāma praises Sugrīva and vows vengeance
summary: Rāma praises Sugrīva’s noble truth and friendship, recalls the theft of
his queen by a Rākshas, and says the demon will be slain, using an Indra-related
comparison.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Portents of the approaching host
summary: Dust, clouds, darkness, and an earth-shaking arrival mark the approach
of numberless warriors from many landscapes and waters.
figure_refs:
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Chiefs assemble with their armies
summary: Named chiefs and rulers arrive with immense retinues, including monkey-like
and bear forces, and fill the plain.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Homage to Sugrīva and report to Rāma
summary: The hosts bow to Sugrīva, and Sugrīva approaches Rāma with raised hands
to report that every chief from coast to coast is present.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: stolen beloved or stolen queen requiring vengeance
taxonomy_refs:
- stolen_beloved
basis: Rāma says the Rākshas stole his queen and predicts the demon’s destruction.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: high
cautions: The passage states the theft and vengeance but does not narrate the original
abduction in detail.
- id: motif:2
label: royal legitimacy through universal muster and homage
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: Chiefs and hosts from coast to coast assemble before Sugrīva, bow to him,
and are reported by Sugrīva to Rāma as present with their forces.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage emphasizes Sugrīva’s authority over the host; the wider coronation
context is only present in the locator, not narrated in this excerpt.
- id: motif:3
label: allied host gathered for heroic war
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: A vast multi-regional warrior host gathers under named chiefs to support
Sugrīva and Rāma against the demon foe.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: No specific taxonomy reference among the supplied motif families directly
names this martial-muster pattern.
- id: motif:4
label: seasonal and atmospheric transition accompanying events
taxonomy_refs:
- seasonal_cycle
basis: The speech invokes Indra’s rain and celestial clearing, while the following
scene describes clouds, darkness, dust, and shaken landscape.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: low
cautions: The passage uses seasonal and atmospheric imagery, but the narrative function
of a seasonal-cycle motif is not explicit in the excerpt alone.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: Rāma’s promised slaying of the demon enemy is explicitly framed by comparison
with Indra’s slaying of Queen Paulomī’s sire, making the Indra episode a cited
precedent for avenging or punishing a queen-related offender.
claim_level: same_function
target: Indra-Paulomī/Śachī allusion within the passage
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The passage gives only a brief allusion and footnote markers; it does
not narrate the full Indra-Paulomī/Śachī episode.
- id: claim:2
claim: The queen-theft situation in Rāma’s story is linked in the speech to another
queen-related violation, Anuhlāda’s beguiling of Queen Śachī, suggesting a repeated
pattern of offense against a queen followed by destructive consequence.
claim_level: same_motif
target: Anuhlāda and Queen Śachī allusion within the passage
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The relationship rests on Rāma’s comparison; the details of Anuhlāda’s
act and its outcome are not supplied in the excerpt.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 42478-42506
quote_or_summary: Rāma praises Sugrīva’s truth and friendship, says a Rākshas stole
his queen, predicts the demon’s death, and compares the matter to Anuhlāda with
Queen Śachī and Indra slaying Queen Paulomī’s sire.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain; summarized from provided passage.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 42507-42517
quote_or_summary: After Rāma speaks, dust rises, clouds darken the sky and sun,
and the earth shakes with hills, forests, lakes, and brooks.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain; summarized from provided passage.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 42518-42528
quote_or_summary: Numberless fierce warriors arrive from seas, hills, rocks, rivers,
lakes, and rills; their appearances are compared to the sun, moon, lotus fibres,
and snowy regions.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain; summarized from provided passage.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 42529-42554
quote_or_summary: Named chiefs and rulers, including Śatabali, Kesarī, Gavāksha,
Dhūmra, Panas, Nīla, Gavaya, Darīmukha, Dwivid, Mamda, Gaja, Jāmbavān, and Ruman,
arrive with vast troops or legions.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain; summarized from provided passage.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 42555-42563
quote_or_summary: The hosts cover the plain, press over woods and hills, rest on
grass, approach Sugrīva like clouds about the Lord of Day, and bow their heads
to him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain; summarized from provided passage.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 42564-42567
quote_or_summary: Sugrīva comes to Rāma with raised reverent hands and says every
chief from coast to coast is present with his warrior host.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain; summarized from provided passage.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: Extraction is based only on the provided English passage. Motif identifications
are strongest for the stolen queen and martial muster; seasonal and royal-legitimacy
readings need human review in broader context.
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 external sources were used. Taxonomy references are limited to supplied motif families and symbols.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg__l42478-l42567
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