batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l44420-l44484
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l44420-l44484
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto XLVII. The Return. / Canto L. The Enchanted Cave. / Canto LII. The
Exit. / Canto LXIV. The Sea.; lines 44420-44484
start: '44420'
end: '44484'
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: The Vánars reach the sea, are dismayed by its vast and threatening waves,
and gather around Angad. Angad exhorts them not to despair and asks which chief
can leap a hundred leagues across the ocean to fulfill Sugríva’s promise and restore
them to Ráma, Lakshmaṇ, their king, and their homes.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The Vánars spring up with triumphant joy and move swiftly toward the sea for
their task.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The Vánars stand on the strand and look at the deep sea with sadness.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The sea is described with roaring, leaping billows, some rising high as mountains,
and forms seen between the waves.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The sight of the ocean causes the Vánars’ spirits to sink in despair.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Angad tells the Vánars not to faint or admit despair, comparing despair to
a serpent’s mortal bite that numbs heroic power.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: After night passes, the chiefs assemble around Angad on the ocean strand for
debate.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The gathered chieftains around Angad are compared to Storm-Gods around Indra
on his golden seat.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: Angad asks which chief can leap a hundred leagues across the deep and make
Sugríva’s promise true.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: Angad links success with release from fear and woe, seeing Ráma, Lakshmaṇ,
and their king again, and returning to homes, children, and wives.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: No one replies to Angad’s first appeal, and he more sternly asks the chiefs
to declare their powers and who will dare the leap.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Vánars
description: The Vánar host reaches the sea, surveys it, becomes fearful, and is
addressed by Angad.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Angad
description: A noble or princely leader who cheers the Vánars, calls the chiefs
to debate, and asks who will leap across the sea.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Sugríva
description: Mentioned by Angad as the one whose promise must be made true.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Ráma
description: Mentioned by Angad as one whom the Vánars hope to see again with joy.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Lakshmaṇ
description: Mentioned by Angad alongside Ráma as one whom the Vánars hope to see
again.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Indra
description: Appears in a simile as seated on a golden seat with Storm-Gods gathered
around him.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Storm-Gods
description: Appear in a simile as meeting around Indra.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: questing host
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: They move toward the sea intent on a mighty task and must decide who will
attempt the crossing.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:2
label: fearful observers
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: They survey the deep with sad eyes and their spirits sink at the ocean.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: prince and leader
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The chiefs assemble at Angad’s call, and he addresses them as prince.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: exhorter
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: He tells the Vánars not to despair and challenges the chiefs to declare who
will leap.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: promise-giver
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Angad asks who will make Sugríva’s promise true.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:6
label: desired return-to figure
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:5
basis: Angad says success will allow them to look again with joy on Ráma and Lakshmaṇ.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:7
label: divine comparison figure
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Indra is used in the simile for the chiefs gathered around Angad.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:8
label: divine assembly comparison figures
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The Storm-Gods are used in the simile for Angad’s surrounding chieftains.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: sea as obstacle
literal_form: deep sea / ocean with roaring billows
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: sym:2
label: mountain-high waves
literal_form: billows rising high as mountains
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: serpent bite of despair
literal_form: despair compared to a serpent’s mortal bite
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: hundred-league leap
literal_form: a leap of a hundred leagues across the deep
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Arrival at the sea
summary: The Vánars, intent on their task, come to the sea and survey its roaring
and immense waters from the strand.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Angad counters despair
summary: Angad addresses the fearful Vánars and warns that despair weakens heroic
power like a serpent’s deadly bite.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Council on the ocean strand
summary: After night passes, the chiefs gather around Angad; the assembly is likened
to Storm-Gods around Indra.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Challenge to leap the ocean
summary: Angad asks which Vánar chief can cross a hundred leagues of sea, fulfill
Sugríva’s promise, free the band from fear, and allow their return to Ráma, Lakshmaṇ,
their king, and their homes.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: quest halted by vast water barrier
taxonomy_refs:
- mystical_quest
basis: The Vánars reach the ocean during their task and must find someone able to
cross a hundred leagues of sea.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage presents the obstacle and challenge, but not the full quest
outcome.
- id: motif:2
label: heroic leap across the sea
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: Angad repeatedly asks which chief will dare the desperate leap across the
deep.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: No actual leap occurs in this excerpt.
- id: motif:3
label: leader’s exhortation against despair
taxonomy_refs:
- initiation
basis: Angad instructs the Vánars that despair should not enter a noble mind and
compares it to a serpent’s bite that numbs heroic power.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy link to initiation is interpretive; the passage directly
supports exhortation but not a formal rite.
- id: motif:4
label: desired return after successful mission
taxonomy_refs:
- return
basis: Angad says success would release them from fear and allow them to see Ráma,
Lakshmaṇ, their king, and their homes again.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: This is an anticipated return, not an enacted return within the passage.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage explicitly likens the chiefs gathered around Angad on the shore
to Storm-Gods gathered around Indra on his golden seat.
claim_level: visual_similarity
target: divine assembly around Indra and the Storm-Gods
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: This is an explicit simile in the passage, not evidence by itself for
historical contact or broader motif equivalence.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 44420-44431
quote_or_summary: The Vánars spring up joyfully, go swiftly to the sea, and stand
on the strand gazing at the deep with sad eyes as billows roar and strike the
banks.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 44432-44444
quote_or_summary: The sea is described as alternately playful and reposed, with
waters high as mountains, forms between the wave ridges, and a seeming boundlessness
that deepens the Vánars’ despair.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 44445-44452
quote_or_summary: Angad says, “Faint not,” and warns that despair, “a serpent’s
mortal bite,” benumbs heroic power.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 44453-44464
quote_or_summary: After night passes, the chiefs gather around Angad on the ocean
strand for debate, compared to Storm-Gods meeting around Indra on his golden seat.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 44465-44479
quote_or_summary: Angad asks who will leap a hundred leagues across the deep, fulfill
Sugríva’s promise, free the band from fear, and let them see Ráma, Lakshmaṇ, their
king, families, and homes again.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 44480-44484
quote_or_summary: No one replies; Angad speaks more sternly, praising the chiefs’
lineage, strength, and rapid power, and asks who will dare the desperate leap.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Literal extraction is straightforward. Motif labels are cautious because
the excerpt presents preparation for a crossing but not the crossing itself.
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 supplied passage and metadata; taxonomy references limited to available lists.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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