batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l43901-l44053
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l43901-l44053
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto XLV. The Departure. / Canto XLVII. The Return. / Canto L. The Enchanted
Cave. / Canto LII. The Exit.; lines 43901-44053
start: '43901'
end: '44053'
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: Angad laments the failed search for Sita and recalls Jatayus dying in her
defense. A wingless vulture, later identified as Sampati, asks about Jatayus and
is helped down from a peak. Angad recounts Rama’s exile, Sita’s abduction by Ravana,
Jatayus’s death, Rama’s covenant with Sugriva, the Vanaras’ search, their month
lost in Maya’s underground cavern, and their resolve to fast and die. Sampati
mourns Jatayus and tells how he once lost his wings shielding his brother during
a flight toward the sun, then Angad asks him to reveal Ravana’s dwelling.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Angad hears the threat of a mighty bird and addresses Hanuman while distressed.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Angad says the Vanaras have failed to carry out their king’s order for Rama’s
sake and expects punishment.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Angad recounts that Jatayus fought Ravana and died trying to save Sita, the
Maithil queen.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: obs:4
text: The vulture hears Jatayus’s name, grieves for a loved brother, and asks the
Vanaras to tell how Jatayus died.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The vulture says the sun burnt his wings and that he can no longer fly.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: The Vanara chiefs first suspect guile, then help the bird descend from the
peak.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: Angad recounts Rama’s obedience to his father, exile in Dandaka, and companionship
with Sita and Lakshman.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: Angad says a giant stole Sita, the delight of Rama’s soul.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: Angad says Rama and Sugriva made a covenant for mutual aid, after which Rama
killed Bali and Sugriva became king of the Vanaras.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:10
text: A Vanara host, commanded by Sugriva, searches for Rama’s queen from coast
to coast but has not found her.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:11
text: The searchers found a spacious underground cavern beneath a hill, formed by
Maya’s magic skill, and wandered for a month in its dark maze.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:12
text: Because the searchers exceeded the allotted time and see no safety, they resolve
to fast and die.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:13
text: Sampati says he and Jatayus once flew toward the sun, and he shielded Jatayus
with his wings until his feathers were burned away and he fell on Vindhya hill.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:14
text: Angad asks Sampati, as Jatayus’s brother, to declare the dwelling of Ravana.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Angad
description: A noble Vanara chief and speaker who laments the failed search, recounts
events, and asks for Ravana’s dwelling.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Hanuman
description: A noble figure addressed by Angad at the beginning of the passage.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Sampati / the feathered monarch / the vulture
description: An old, wingless bird, brother of Jatayus, unable to fly because the
sun burnt his wings.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Jatayus
description: A kingly bird and brother of Sampati who fought Ravana and died attempting
to save Sita.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Sita / the Maithil queen
description: Rama’s beloved dame, carried away or stolen by Ravana.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Rama / Raghu’s son / Dasaratha’s heir
description: An exiled prince whose wife Sita is sought; he performs rites for Jatayus,
makes a covenant with Sugriva, and kills Bali with an arrow.
role_refs:
- role:5
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Ravana
description: A giant or demon who abducts Sita and kills Jatayus in combat.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Sugriva
description: King of the Vanaras after Bali’s death; he commands the host to search
for Sita.
role_refs:
- role:8
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Bali
description: A glorious Vanara king and Angad’s father, killed by Rama’s arrow.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Lakshman
description: Rama’s companion in exile in Dandaka with Sita.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Maya
description: The maker whose magic skill formed the underground cavern’s vaults.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Vanara chiefs / Vanara host
description: Searchers sent by Sugriva to find Sita; they help the bird descend
and later despair over their failure.
role_refs:
- role:7
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: lamenting spokesman
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Angad voices the Vanaras’ distress, guilt, and despair.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: role:2
label: wingless grieving brother
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The bird grieves on hearing of Jatayus and identifies him as a loved brother
while describing his own wingless state.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: defender who dies for the abducted queen
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Jatayus fights Ravana and dies trying to save Sita.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: role:4
label: abducted beloved queen
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Sita is called Rama’s beloved dame and is stolen or borne away by Ravana.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: role:5
label: exiled prince seeking his wife
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Rama obeys his father, goes into exile, and his queen is sought by the Vanaras.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:6
label: self-sacrificing protector of brother
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Sampati says he spread his wings to screen Jatayus from the sun until his
feathers burned away.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:7
label: failed searchers under sentence of despair
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:12
basis: The Vanaras report failing to find Sita within the allotted time and resolve
to fast and die.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:8
label: covenant ally
assigned_to:
- fig:6
- fig:8
basis: Rama and Sugriva make a covenant for mutual aid.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:9
label: abductor and killer
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Ravana abducts Sita and kills Jatayus in combat.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: role:10
label: commander of search
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Sugriva commands a mighty host to seek Rama’s queen.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:11
label: slain rival king
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Bali is described as a glorious king killed by Rama’s arrow.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:12
label: maker of enchanted cavern
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: The cavern’s vaults are said to be formed by Maya’s magic skill.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: enchanted underground cave
literal_form: A spacious cavern underground beneath a hill, with vaults formed by
Maya’s magic skill and a dark maze where the searchers wander for a month.
associated_figures:
- fig:11
- fig:12
taxonomy_refs:
- cave
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:2
label: mountain peak and Vindhya hill
literal_form: A peak from which the bird descends, and Vindhya hill where Sampati
falls after his feathers burn away.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: sym:3
label: burning sun flight
literal_form: The brothers fly toward the Day-God; heat burns Sampati’s feathers
and wings.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: sym:4
label: fast unto death
literal_form: The Vanaras resolve to fast and die after failing their command.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:12
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Angad’s lament before the bird
summary: Angad fears punishment for the failed search, praises Jatayus’s death in
Sita’s defense, and lists the miseries following the king’s promise and Sita’s
abduction.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: The wingless bird asks about Jatayus
summary: The vulture hears Jatayus’s name, grieves for his brother, asks to hear
how he died, and requests help descending because the sun burned his wings.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:12
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Angad recounts Rama’s story and the failed search
summary: Angad tells of Rama’s exile, Sita’s abduction, Jatayus’s death, Rama’s
covenant with Sugriva, Bali’s death, the search for Sita, the month spent lost
in Maya’s underground maze, and the Vanaras’ decision to fast and die.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:12
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Sampati’s memory of the sunward flight
summary: Sampati mourns Jatayus and recalls how he shielded his brother during a
flight toward the sun, lost his feathers, and fell on Vindhya hill.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Request for Ravana’s dwelling
summary: Angad asks Sampati to reveal where Ravana lives.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:7
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: abducted or stolen beloved
taxonomy_refs:
- stolen_beloved
basis: Sita, Rama’s beloved, is described as stolen or borne away by Ravana.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage recounts the abduction rather than narrating it directly.
- id: motif:2
label: death in defense of the beloved queen
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
basis: Jatayus fights Ravana and dies while trying to save Sita; Angad praises him
as blessed for giving his life.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The sacrificial framing is expressed through Angad’s praise and retrospective
narration.
- id: motif:3
label: protective self-sacrifice between brothers
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
- sibling_pair
basis: Sampati recalls shielding Jatayus from the sun with his own wings until his
feathers were burned away.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The episode is a recollection within the passage.
- id: motif:4
label: covenant for mutual aid
taxonomy_refs:
- covenant
basis: Rama and Sugriva make a covenant for mutual aid, followed by Rama’s action
against Bali and Sugriva’s command to search for Sita.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The covenant terms are only summarized in this passage.
- id: motif:5
label: wandering in an enchanted underground maze
taxonomy_refs:
- labyrinth_initiation
basis: The Vanaras enter a spacious underground cavern formed by Maya’s magic skill
and wander for a month in its dark maze.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage supports a labyrinth or enchanted-cave pattern, but it does
not explicitly state an initiation.
- id: motif:6
label: quest search for a lost queen
taxonomy_refs:
- mystical_quest
basis: Sugriva sends a host to seek Rama’s queen from coast to coast, including
unknown lands and the enchanted cavern.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage describes a search mission; the broader quest frame depends
on the surrounding epic context.
- id: motif:7
label: sunward ascent and fall
taxonomy_refs:
- ascent
basis: Sampati and Jatayus fly upward toward the Day-God until the sun’s heat causes
failure, burning, and Sampati’s fall on Vindhya hill.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The ascent is avian rather than a human or divine ascent.
- id: motif:8
label: despairing fast unto death after failed duty
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
basis: The Vanaras, believing they have failed their lord’s command and have no
hope of safety, resolve to fast and die.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage presents a vow of self-starvation in despair; whether to classify
it as sacrifice requires review.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 43901-43935
quote_or_summary: Angad, distressed, addresses Hanuman, says the Vanaras failed
their king’s order, recalls Jatayus fighting Ravana and dying to save Sita, and
laments the chain of miseries.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 43936-43950
quote_or_summary: The feathered monarch hears Jatayus’s name, grieves for a loved
brother, asks how he died, and says the sun burnt his wings so that he can no
longer fly.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 43951-43959
quote_or_summary: The Vanaras suspect possible guile, then rise and lend their arms
to aid the bird’s descent.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 43960-44011
quote_or_summary: Angad recounts Vanara lineage, Rama’s exile, Sita’s abduction,
Jatayus’s fight and death, Rama and Sugriva’s covenant, Bali’s death, Sugriva’s
search command, the month lost in Maya’s underground cavern, and the Vanaras’
resolve to fast and die.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 44012-44042
quote_or_summary: Sampati mourns Jatayus and recalls that the two brothers flew
toward the sun; he shielded Jatayus, his feathers burned away, and he fell on
Vindhya hill.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 44043-44053
quote_or_summary: Angad asks Sampati, as Jatayus’s brother, to declare the dwelling
of Ravana.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is based only on the supplied passage. Motif labels use
the supplied taxonomy where directly supported; some classifications, especially
labyrinth-in-initiation and sacrifice for fasting, need human review.
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 comparison claims were added because the passage itself does not explicitly compare these events to another text, tradition, or motif family beyond the extracted candidate motifs.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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