batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l44721-l44745
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l44721-l44745
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto L. The Enchanted Cave. / Canto LII. The Exit. / Canto LXIV. The Sea.
/ Canto LXV. The Council.; lines 44721-44745
start: '44721'
end: '44745'
translation: The Ramayan of Valmiki
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: "“Thou art our only refuge; we, / Our lives and all, depend on thee.”"
summary: Jámbaván addresses Hanumán, son of the Wind, saying that his promise cheers
the Vánars and that saints and chiefs commend the deed. He urges Hanumán to arise
and attempt the task because the Vánars depend on him. Hanumán springs onto Mahendra’s
crest; the mountain rocks, the wood shakes, birds leave the boughs, and animals
flee.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The Vánar legions look at Hanumán in surprise before Jámbaván speaks again.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Jámbaván addresses Hanumán as the Son of the Wind and says Hanumán’s promise
has cheered the Vánars and calmed their fears.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Jámbaván says holy saints lend favor and chiefs commend the deed, urging Hanumán
forward.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Jámbaván says Hanumán is the Vánars’ only refuge and that their lives depend
on him.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Hanumán springs onto the crest of Mahendra.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Mahendra rocks and sways under Hanumán’s unusual weight.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: The wood on the mountain shakes; birds leave the boughs; apes, leopards, and
lions flee from their shelters.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Jámbaván
description: A sage who addresses Hanumán and urges him to undertake the task.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Hanumán
description: The glorious Hanumán, called Son of the Wind and Wind-God’s son; he
is urged forward and springs onto Mahendra’s crest.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Vánar legions
description: The Vánars look at Hanumán, are cheered by his promise, and are said
to depend on him.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Holy saints and chiefs
description: Figures invoked by Jámbaván as lending favor and commending the deed.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
roles:
- id: role:1
label: exhorting counselor
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Jámbaván addresses Hanumán and urges him to arise and attempt the task.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: chosen agent and refuge
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Hanumán is told that the Vánars’ lives depend on him, and he immediately
springs onto Mahendra’s crest.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: dependent witnesses
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The Vánar legions look on in surprise and are described as relying on Hanumán.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: approving sacred and communal authorities
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Jámbaván says holy saints lend favor and chiefs commend the deed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Mahendra mountain
literal_form: Mountain crest on which Hanumán springs; it rocks and sways under
his weight.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: shaking wood
literal_form: Shady wood crowning Mahendra that shakes when Hanumán lands or springs
on the crest.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Jámbaván’s exhortation to Hanumán
summary: Jámbaván, before the watching Vánars, praises Hanumán’s promise, invokes
saintly and chiefly support, and urges him to begin the task because the group
depends on him.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Hanumán on Mahendra’s crest
summary: Hanumán springs onto the crest of Mahendra; the mountain, wood, birds,
and animals are disturbed by his force.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: heroic departure under communal commission
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: Hanumán is urged by Jámbaván, supported by saints and chiefs, named as the
group’s refuge, and then moves to the mountain crest to begin the task.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The passage shows preparation and initial movement, not the full journey
or completion of the mission.
- id: motif:2
label: extraordinary hero shakes the mountain
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
basis: Hanumán’s spring onto Mahendra causes the mountain to rock and its forest
and animals to be disturbed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a literal action in the passage; broader symbolic interpretation
of the mountain’s shaking requires context outside the supplied lines.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage fits a departure-pattern scene in which a community commissions
and depends on a single heroic agent before he sets out.
claim_level: same_motif
target: departure motif family
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The supplied passage contains exhortation and initial movement only;
it does not include the full quest trajectory.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 44721-44727
quote_or_summary: The Vánar legions look in surprise, and sage Jámbaván addresses
glorious Hanumán as “Son of the Wind.”
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt or summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: lines 44728-44736
quote_or_summary: Jámbaván says saints favor and chiefs commend the deed, urges
Hanumán forward, and says, “Thou art our only refuge.”
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt or summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 44737-44741
quote_or_summary: "“Then sprang the Wind-God’s son” on Mahendra’s crest, and the
mountain “rocked and swayed.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 44742-44745
quote_or_summary: The mountain wood shakes; birds leave the boughs; apes, leopards,
and lions flee from their lairs.
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: medium
notes: Literal extraction is direct from the supplied lines. Motif labeling is limited
to the available taxonomy and the immediate scene of exhortation and departure.
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 context beyond the supplied passage and metadata was used.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg__l44721-l44745
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