batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l42607-l42771
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l42607-l42771
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto XXVIII. The Rains. / Canto XXXI. The Envoy. / Canto XXXVII. The Gathering.
/ Canto XL. The Army Of The East.; lines 42607-42771
start: '42607'
end: '42771'
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 instructs a Vanar leader to take ten thousand Vanars eastward to
search for Sita and Ravana. The prescribed route crosses rivers, forests, caves,
mountains, islands, seas, supernatural beings, cosmic mountains, Ananta the serpent,
a golden eastern peak associated with Vishnu’s stride, and the place where the
sun rises; the search must stop before the lightless region beyond and return
within a month.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Sugriva calls a strong Vanar leader and orders him to take ten thousand Vanars
to search the eastern region.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The object of the search is Sita, with attention also to the place where Ravana
hides.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:7
- id: obs:3
text: The instructed search area includes groves, woods, hills, rivers, caves, mountains,
waves, ravines, passes, and thickets.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The route proceeds through islands, sea-circled cities, villages near Mandar,
Yavadwipa, and Mount Sishir.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The route crosses or approaches seas described as sounding, fearful, dark,
red, pearl-filled, and chilling to living beings.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: A red-sea region contains a guilt-tormenting cotton tree and a gem-and-shell-adorned
dwelling place of Garuda.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: Mandeha giants hang from a hill summit, plunge into the ocean at sunrise,
receive new vigor from the sun’s rays, and return to the rocks.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: The Milky Sea contains Mount Rishabh, fragrant woods, a lotus lake named Sudarsan,
white swans, Kinnars, heavenly nymphs, and Yakshas.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: A horse’s head, born of wrath and flaming in the ocean bed, frightens sea
creatures.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: Mount Jatarupa is bright with gold and bears Ananta, a thousand-headed serpent
described as the earth’s supporter before whom the gods bow.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:11
text: A triple-headed golden palm rises from the mountain crest and is described
as a measuring rod for gods in the eastern realms.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:12
text: A golden eastern steep and the peak Saumanas are associated with Vishnu’s
first step through the universe and his second step on Meru.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:13
text: The sun’s course over the eastern mountain gives creatures light, sight, and
strength of life.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:14
text: The eastern mountain is described as earth and heaven’s most eastern gate,
where the journey must end.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: obs:15
text: Beyond the permitted eastern limit there is no sun or moon and all is endless
night.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:16
text: Sugriva orders the Vanars to return within a month.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Sugriva
description: The Vanar king who gives the search orders.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:8
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Vanar leader
description: A strong, tall Vanar prince, huge as a mountain and loud as a thundercloud,
who leads warlike legions.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Ten thousand Vanars
description: A search party of ten thousand Vanars trained in lore of time and place.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Sita
description: Rama’s queen, described as captive and sought in the search.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:7
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Ravana
description: The being suspected of hiding with the captive Sita.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:7
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Garuda
description: A being whose gem-and-shell-adorned dwelling is located near the red
sea and cotton tree.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Mandehas
description: Huge giants in foul shapes who hang from a hill summit and plunge into
the ocean at sunrise.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Kinnars, heavenly nymphs, and Yakshas
description: Supernatural beings who frequent or sport near the Sudarsan lake by
Mount Rishabh.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Ananta
description: A thousand-headed serpent, earth supporter, resting on Mount Jatarupa,
honored by the gods.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Vishnu
description: The lord whose first step was placed on Saumanas and whose second pressed
Meru’s highest peak.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Vaikhanases and Balakhilyas
description: Renowned saints who love the eastern mountain ground and shine in the
morning glow.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
roles:
- id: role:1
label: commanding king
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Sugriva calls the Vanar leader and issues the search command.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: appointed search leader
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The Vanar prince is addressed directly and told to lead the eastern search.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: search party
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: They are ordered to go east and search land, sea, caves, forests, and mountains.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:8
- id: role:4
label: captive sought
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The passage repeatedly instructs the Vanars to search for the captive queen
Sita.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:7
- id: role:5
label: abductor or concealer sought
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Sugriva asks the party to trace where Ravana hides and to search if Ravana
dwells with Sita.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:7
- id: role:6
label: supernatural resident
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Garuda is associated with a distinct dwelling place along the route.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:7
label: terrifying giant beings
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The Mandehas are described as huge giants in foul shapes whose presence chills
the soul with terror.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:8
label: supernatural lake visitors
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Kinnars, nymphs, and Yakshas are said to frequent or sport near the lotus
lake.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:9
label: cosmic serpent and earth supporter
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Ananta is explicitly called the earth’s supporter and is described with a
thousand heads.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:10
label: cosmic strider
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Vishnu’s steps are said to traverse the universe and reach Meru’s crest.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:11
label: saints of the eastern mountain
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: The Vaikhanases and Balakhilyas are named as saints associated with the morning-lit
ground.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: caves searched for the captive
literal_form: caves in mountains and forests
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs:
- cave
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:7
- id: sym:2
label: waters of the eastern route
literal_form: rivers, waves, seas, torrents, ocean streams, and Milky Sea
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: sym:3
label: cosmic and itinerary mountains
literal_form: Mandar, Sishir, Rishabh, Jatarupa, Saumanas, Meru, and the eastern
mountain gate
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: sym:4
label: guilt-tormenting cotton tree
literal_form: cotton tree near the red sea and Garuda’s dwelling
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:5
label: flaming horse head in the ocean
literal_form: wrath-born horse’s head flaming in the ocean bed
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:6
label: Ananta serpent
literal_form: thousand-headed serpent with lotus-leaf-like eyes supporting the earth
associated_figures:
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:7
label: triple-headed golden palm
literal_form: golden palm tree on the mountain crest used as a divine measuring
rod
associated_figures:
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:8
label: eastern gate of earth and heaven
literal_form: mountain where the sun begins and beyond which lies lightless space
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Sugriva commissions the eastern search
summary: Sugriva summons a powerful Vanar leader and orders him to take ten thousand
Vanars east to search for Sita and locate Ravana.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Survey of eastern lands and waters
summary: The ordered route moves across rivers, woods, caves, islands, mountains,
and seas, including places near Mandar, Yavadwipa, Sishir, Garuda’s dwelling,
and the Mandehas.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Milky Sea and supernatural lake
summary: The search route reaches the Milky Sea, Mount Rishabh, a lotus lake with
swans, and a resort of Kinnars, nymphs, and Yakshas.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Fearful ocean and Ananta on Jatarupa
summary: Beyond another frightening body of water, the route passes a flaming horse
head in the ocean and reaches golden Mount Jatarupa, where Ananta rests and the
gods bow before him.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Golden eastern mountain and limit of travel
summary: The route culminates at the golden eastern mountain and Saumanas, associated
with Vishnu’s stride and the rising sun; the Vanars must search there, then stop
before the sunless and moonless darkness beyond and return within a month.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:10
- fig:11
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
- sym:7
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Search for the stolen beloved
taxonomy_refs:
- stolen_beloved
basis: The mission is explicitly to seek the captive Sita and discover where Ravana
hides her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives instructions for the search rather than narrating the
abduction itself.
- id: motif:2
label: Quest through supernatural geography
taxonomy_refs:
- mystical_quest
basis: The ordered route passes through distant lands, seas, cosmic mountains, supernatural
beings, and a lightless boundary beyond the sun.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage is an itinerary and command speech; the quest is prospective
rather than completed in this excerpt.
- id: motif:3
label: Cosmic mountain at the eastern limit
taxonomy_refs:
- cosmic_mountain
basis: The eastern mountain is linked to the sun’s rising, heaven and earth’s eastern
gate, divine light, and Vishnu’s cosmic stride.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The passage emphasizes the eastern boundary more than a central world-axis
function.
- id: motif:4
label: Cosmic serpent supporting the earth
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
basis: Ananta is described as a thousand-headed serpent and the earth’s supporter,
resting on Mount Jatarupa while the gods bow before him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The serpent appears as a landmark in the route, not as the main actor
of the episode.
- id: motif:5
label: Sunrise as life-giving cosmic order
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage says the sun over the eastern mountain gives creatures light,
sight, and strength of life, while beyond the permitted route lies darkness without
sun or moon.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: No supplied taxonomy family directly names this solar-boundary pattern.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 42607-42619
quote_or_summary: Sugriva summons a strong Vanar prince, orders him to take ten
thousand Vanars, search the eastern region, seek Sita, and trace where Ravana
hides.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 42620-42644
quote_or_summary: The search is to cover caves, mountains, woods, waves, rivers,
groves, islands, sea-circled cities, villages near Mandar, Yavadwipa, Mount Sishir,
ravines, passes, and thickets.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 42645-42675
quote_or_summary: The route continues beyond the sea through banks, thickets, torrents,
dark ocean with serpents and iron shore, red waves, a guilt-tormenting cotton
tree, Garuda’s adorned dwelling, and Mandeha giants who plunge into the ocean
at sunrise and regain vigor from the sun.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 42676-42691
quote_or_summary: The Vanars are directed to the Milky Sea, Mount Rishabh, fragrant
woods, the Sudarsan lotus lake with white swans, and a place frequented by Kinnars,
heavenly nymphs, and Yakshas.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 42692-42706
quote_or_summary: A fearful water expanse contains a wrath-born flaming horse head
in the ocean bed; beyond it is golden Mount Jatarupa, where the thousand-headed
serpent Ananta, supporter of the earth, rests and is honored by the gods.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 42707-42725
quote_or_summary: A triple-headed golden palm rises from the mountain crest as a
divine measuring rod; the golden eastern steep and peak Saumanas are associated
with Vishnu’s first step through the universe and second step on Meru.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 42726-42759
quote_or_summary: The sun above the eastern mountain gives creatures light, sight,
and strength of life; saints shine there in morning glow; Sugriva tells the Vanars
to search the mountain’s forest, waterfalls, caves, peaks, and dells for Ravana
and Sita.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 42760-42771
quote_or_summary: The mountain where the sun ascends is the end of the journey;
beyond it are no sun or moon, only endless night, and the Vanars are told to return
within a month.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is based directly on the supplied passage. Motif labels
are candidate classifications and should be reviewed, especially where the excerpt
functions as an itinerary rather than an enacted quest. No comparison claims were
added because the passage itself does not explicitly compare traditions or corpora.
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: |-
Used only the provided passage and metadata. Taxonomy references were limited to the supplied available taxonomy list.
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