batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l43033-l43125
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l43033-l43125
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto XL. The Army Of The East. / Canto XLI. The Army Of The South. / Canto
XLII. The Army Of The West. / Canto XLIII. The Army Of The North.; lines 43033-43125
start: '43033'
end: '43125'
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 commands the Vanar chief Satabal to lead a northern search for
Janak's daughter and the fiend who may be hiding her. The route proceeds through
rivers, woods, hills, snowy peaks, sacred northern mountains, a lifeless waste,
Kailasa with Kuvera/Vaisravana's palace and lotus waters, Krauncha's fearful pass,
the blessed land of the North Kurus, and finally the northern ocean and Somagiri,
where Brahma dwells. Sugriva orders the searchers to turn back before the sunless,
boundless shore.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Sugriva summons Satabal and orders him to explore the northern regions.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Satabal is to lead a host of one hundred thousand, with Yama's sons attending
him.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The search is to cover rivers, woods, hills, snowy peaks, rocks, and several
named northern mountains and lands.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The stated object of the search is Janak's daughter and the fiend or robber
who may be with her.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: A hundred-league region is described as bare, wild, dreadful, and without
hill, brook, or tree.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: Kailasa contains a gold-decked palace, lotus waters, swans, mallards, Apsarases,
and the dwelling of Vaisravana with the Guhyakas.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: The searchers are told to inspect caverns, glens, abysses, ridges, peaks,
valleys, lakes, and hills.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: The North Kurus are described as a blessed land with holy spirits, silver
streams, gemlike flowers, precious stones, gold-fruited trees, pearl-decked maidens,
and music.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: Somagiri rises from the northern deep and gives light to a sunless realm where
Brahma dwells with sages in Rudra forms.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: Sugriva commands the Vanars to turn back and not attempt the sunless, boundless
shore beyond the northern limit.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Sugriva
description: The wise sovereign who addresses and commands Satabal.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Satabal
description: A Vanar chief summoned from the crowd and ordered to explore the north.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Vanar host and Yama's sons
description: The force of one hundred thousand assigned to Satabal, with Yama's
sons attending him.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Janak's daughter / the dame
description: The woman whom the northern expedition is ordered to seek.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: The fiend / robber
description: The being who may be sheltering with Janak's daughter and is later
called the robber.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: King Kuvera / King Vaisravana
description: A northern divine lord associated with the gold-decked palace at Kailasa
and with golden gifts to mortals.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Guhyakas
description: Friends dwelling with King Vaisravana at Kailasa.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Apsarases
description: Divine women who come down to play by the lotus waters at Kailasa.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Brahma
description: The preeminent lord who dwells near Somagiri in the sunless northern
realm.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: High sages in Rudra forms
description: Sages who rest around Brahma near Somagiri.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
roles:
- id: role:1
label: commanding sovereign
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Sugriva addresses Satabal and gives detailed orders for the northern expedition.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- id: role:2
label: northern search leader
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Satabal is the Vanar chief told to lead the northern search.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: search party and attendants
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: A host of one hundred thousand and Yama's sons are assigned to accompany
Satabal.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:4
label: sought woman
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The expedition is repeatedly instructed to look for Janak's daughter or the
dame.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: role:5
label: suspected robber or captor
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The fiend is imagined as possibly lying hidden with Janak's daughter and
is later called the robber.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: role:6
label: northern divine lord of wealth-like gifts
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The palace at Kailasa is for Kuvera, and Vaisravana is described as adored
by the universe and sending golden gifts to mortals.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:7
label: divine companions
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The Guhyakas are named as Vaisravana's friends.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:8
label: divine women at sacred waters
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Apsarases are said to come down to play by the lotus waters.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:9
label: preeminent divine resident at northern limit
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Brahma is described as dwelling near Somagiri in the sunless realm.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:10
label: sages around the deity
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: High sages in Rudra forms rest around Brahma.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: northern mountains
literal_form: Hills of Snow, Kala's mount, Sudarsan's heights, Kailasa, Krauncha,
and Somagiri
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:6
- fig:9
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: sym:2
label: waters of the northern route
literal_form: rivers, brooks, lotus flood, streams, pools, lakes, waves, billows,
and the northern deep
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:8
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: sym:3
label: caverns and hidden places
literal_form: sheltering rocks, caverns, green glens, abyss, and fearful pass
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs:
- cave
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: trees and northern woods
literal_form: woods of Lodh and Deodar, absence of trees in the waste, and gold-fruited
trees in the North Kurus
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: lotuses and jeweled flora
literal_form: lotuses, golden lily buds, blue lotuses, flowers on crystal and gem
stems
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: sym:6
label: sunless boundary
literal_form: the sunless realm and sunless, boundless shore beyond Somagiri
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:9
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:7
label: gold and precious stones
literal_form: gold-decked palace, golden gifts, fruits of gold, pearls, and precious
stones
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Commissioning of the northern search
summary: Sugriva orders Satabal, with a large Vanar host and Yama's sons, to search
the northern regions for Janak's daughter.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Route through snowy peaks and lifeless waste
summary: The commanded route passes through snowy hills, sacred grounds, named mountains,
and a hundred-league desolate region without hill, brook, or tree.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Kailasa and the palace of the northern lord
summary: The expedition is to reach glittering Kailasa, where a gold-decked palace,
lotus waters, birds, Apsarases, Vaisravana, and Guhyakas are found.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:5
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Search of caverns and Krauncha's pass
summary: The searchers are told to inspect caverns, glens, abysses, ridges, peaks,
valleys, lakes, and the dark and fearful pass of Krauncha.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: The blessed North Kurus
summary: The route reaches the North Kurus, a blessed land of holy spirits, shining
waters, jeweled flowers, precious stones, gold-fruited trees, maidens, song, and
music.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:4
- sym:5
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:6
label: Somagiri and the northern limit
summary: At the northern deep, Somagiri rises from the billows and lights a sunless
realm where Brahma dwells with sages; Sugriva commands the Vanars to turn back
before the boundless shore.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:9
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Search for stolen beloved or abducted woman
taxonomy_refs:
- stolen_beloved
basis: The expedition is directed to search for Janak's daughter and the fiend or
robber who may be with her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: This passage presents the search command and suspected hiding places,
not the abduction itself.
- id: motif:2
label: Sacred quest through remote mythic geography
taxonomy_refs:
- mystical_quest
basis: Satabal's host is ordered through an extensive route of sacred mountains,
divine residences, hidden caves, blessed lands, and a forbidden northern boundary.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The immediate practical aim is a search mission; the sacred geography
gives the passage its quest-like pattern.
- id: motif:3
label: Divine or cosmic mountain at the world's edge
taxonomy_refs:
- cosmic_mountain
basis: Kailasa holds a divine palace and lord, while Somagiri rises from the northern
deep and lights a sunless realm where Brahma dwells.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage names sacred mountains and divine residences, but does not
explicitly define a single world-axis mountain.
- id: motif:4
label: Map of blessed and liminal otherworld regions
taxonomy_refs:
- afterlife_journey_map
basis: The route includes the North Kurus, where holy spirits of the blest rest,
and a sunless, boundless shore beyond which the searchers must not go.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The searchers are living expedition members, so the passage is not literally
an afterlife journey; the fit is based on blessed spirits and a forbidden liminal
boundary.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 43033-43049
quote_or_summary: Sugriva summons Satabal, calls him a Vanar chief, orders him to
explore the north with a host of one hundred thousand and Yama's sons, and tells
him to search rivers, woods, hills, and the Hills of Snow.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; passage supplied in request.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 43050-43066
quote_or_summary: The route includes snowy peaks, Lodh and Deodar woods, sheltering
rocks where Janak's daughter and the fiend may lie, Soma's holy grounds, Kala's
mount, Sudarsan, Devasakha, and a hundred-league lifeless waste.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; passage supplied in request.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 43067-43082
quote_or_summary: At Kailasa stands a gold-decked palace made for King Kuvera; lotus
waters with swans and mallards are visited by Apsarases, and Vaisravana lives
there with the Guhyakas.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; passage supplied in request.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 43083-43095
quote_or_summary: The searchers are told to inspect caverns and moonlit glens for
the robber and the dame, then pass through Krauncha's dark and terrible pass and
continue through abyss, cavern, ridges, peaks, valleys, lakes, and hills.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; passage supplied in request.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 43096-43115
quote_or_summary: The North Kurus are described as the resting place of holy spirits
of the blest, with silver streams, bright pools, jeweled flowers, blue lotuses,
pearls, precious stones, gold-fruited trees, pearl-decked maidens, song, and music.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; passage supplied in request.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 43116-43125
quote_or_summary: At the northern deep, Somagiri rises from the billows and lights
the sunless realm below; Brahma dwells there with high sages in Rudra forms, and
Sugriva tells the Vanars to turn back and not tempt the sunless, boundless shore.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; passage supplied in request.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Extraction is based only on the supplied passage. Motif candidates involving
cosmic mountain and afterlife-map patterns require review because the passage
presents them as elements in a search itinerary rather than as explicit doctrinal
categories. No comparison claims were extracted.
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: |-
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