batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l44748-l44920
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l44748-l44920
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto LII. The Exit. / Canto LXIV. The Sea. / Canto LXV. The Council. / BOOK
V.(787); lines 44748-44920
start: '44748'
end: '44920'
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: Hanumán prepares on a mountain to search for the captive lady, prays to
gods, declares his mission to reach Rávaṇ’s city, and leaps across the sea. The
Sea asks the mountain Maináka to rise and offer him rest. Maináka speaks in human
form, offers hospitality, and recounts how the Wind saved him when Indra cut the
wings of mountains. Hanumán courteously refuses to rest and continues upward.
The gods then ask Surasá, mother of the Nágas, to take a Rákshas form and impede
him as a test.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Hanumán resolves to trace the captive to her hiding-place by traveling through
the air.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The mountain setting contains bright grass, flowers, trees, beasts, birds,
Gandharvas, Yakshas, and Serpent-Gods.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Hanumán prays to Svayambhu, the Sun, the Wind, and Indra before beginning
the enterprise.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Hanumán tells the Vánars that he will go to Rávaṇ’s city, seek the lady even
in the sky or heaven if needed, or bring back the giant bound.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Hanumán springs from the mountain, uprooting trees, casting a ship-like shadow
over the ocean, and causing the sea beneath him to rage and swell.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: Gods and heavenly beings rain flowers, sing, and praise Hanumán’s flight.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The Sea asks Maináka to rise above the water so Hanumán may rest on his way.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: Maináka rises from the sea with trees, plants, bright peaks, and golden crags.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: Hanumán first takes Maináka’s rising form as a hostile barrier and strikes
or overthrows the mountain as he flies.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: Maináka assumes human form and offers Hanumán rest, fruit, and guest-honour.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:11
text: Maináka says mountains once had wings, but Indra cut their wings with his
bolts; the Wind saved Maináka by placing him under the ocean.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:12
text: Hanumán refuses to stop, says he accepts Maináka’s intention as the deed,
touches the mountain crest, and flies onward through the sky.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:13
text: The gods ask Surasá, mother of the Nágas, to disguise herself in Rákshas form
and impede Hanumán in order to test his strength and power.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Hanumán
description: A Vánar chief, son of the Wind, who undertakes to search for the captive
lady and leaps across the sea toward Rávaṇ’s city.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: the captive lady
description: The captive whom Hanumán seeks in a hiding-place, Rávaṇ’s city, the
sky, or heaven.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Rávaṇ
description: The ruler associated with the city Hanumán intends to reach; Hanumán
says he may bring the giant back bound if the lady is not found.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Ráma
description: Named as the one for whose sake Hanumán undertakes the deed; called
Raghu’s noble son in the Sea’s speech.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: the Vánars
description: The group whom Hanumán addresses from the mountain crest before departing.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: the Sea
description: A personified sea that wishes to aid Ráma’s cause and asks Maináka
to rise for Hanumán’s rest.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Maináka
description: A mountain beneath the sea, able to rise above the water; he offers
Hanumán rest and hospitality and says the Wind saved his wings.
role_refs:
- role:8
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: the Wind
description: Hanumán’s father, prayed to by Hanumán; Maináka says the Wind saved
him under the ocean when Indra attacked.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Indra
description: Sovereign of the skies, prayed to by Hanumán; in Maináka’s account,
he cuts the wings of mountains with his bolts.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:8
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Surasá
description: The mother of the Nágas, asked by the gods to take a terrifying Rákshas
form and block Hanumán’s course.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Gods, saints, Gandharvas, and heavenly bards
description: Heavenly observers who praise Hanumán and later ask Surasá to test
him.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:10
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Gandharvas, Yakshas, and Serpent-Gods on the hill
description: Supernatural beings present in the mountain landscape before Hanumán’s
leap.
role_refs:
- role:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
roles:
- id: role:1
label: airborne seeker
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Hanumán resolves to search for the captive through airy paths and to seek
her in several possible realms.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: role:2
label: envoy or agent acting for Ráma
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The Sea describes Hanumán as undertaking the deed for Ráma’s sake.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: captive sought by the hero
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The passage identifies a captive lady as the object of Hanumán’s search.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: hostile ruler or giant associated with the destination
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Hanumán’s declared destination is Rávaṇ’s city, and he threatens to bring
the giant bound if the lady is not found.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: mission patron
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Hanumán’s deed is described as being undertaken for Ráma’s sake.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:6
label: assembled witnesses at departure
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Hanumán addresses the Vánars from the mountain crest before he departs.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:7
label: personified helper of the journey
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The Sea wishes to help and instructs Maináka to rise for Hanumán’s rest.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:8
label: rising mountain-helper
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Maináka rises from the sea and offers rest and hospitality to Hanumán.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:9
label: former winged mountain
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Maináka says his wings were preserved when the Wind hid him under the ocean.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:10
label: divine father and rescuer
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The Wind is identified as Hanumán’s father and as the one who saved Maináka.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: role:11
label: thunderbolt wielder who cuts mountain wings
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Maináka says Indra rent the pinions of the mountains with bolts.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:12
label: appointed tester and shape-disguiser
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: The gods ask Surasá to assume a Rákshas form and impede Hanumán to test him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: role:13
label: heavenly witnesses and test-setters
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: Heavenly beings praise the flight and later request Surasá’s intervention.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:10
- id: role:14
label: supernatural inhabitants of the mountain
assigned_to:
- fig:12
basis: Gandharvas, Yakshas, and Serpent-Gods are seen roaming the hill.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: mountain departure point
literal_form: mountain crest, woody height, flowery sod
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:12
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: ocean crossing
literal_form: mighty deep, sea beneath Hanumán, watery bed of Maináka
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: sym:3
label: rising golden mountain
literal_form: Maináka rising from the sea with peaks, trees, plants, and burnished-gold
crags
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:4
label: winged mountains
literal_form: mountains formerly moving on wings until Indra cut their pinions
associated_figures:
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:5
label: serpent beings
literal_form: Serpent-Gods on the hill and Surasá as mother of the Nágas
associated_figures:
- fig:10
- fig:12
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:10
- id: sym:6
label: Rákshas disguise
literal_form: terrific hill-sized form with red eyes and fearful tusks
associated_figures:
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:7
label: flower rain from heaven
literal_form: flowerets poured down by gods and heavenly beings
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:11
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Preparation and vow on the mountain
summary: Hanumán stands on the mountain, prays to divine powers, and declares to
the Vánars that he will reach Rávaṇ’s city and find the captive lady or seize
the giant.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:12
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:2
label: Leap over the ocean
summary: Hanumán launches from the mountain, uproots trees, casts a ship-like shadow
over the sea, and is praised by heavenly beings.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:11
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: The Sea summons Maináka
summary: The personified Sea asks Maináka to rise from the water and provide Hanumán
a resting place during his ocean crossing.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:4
label: Maináka offers hospitality and recounts his rescue
summary: Maináka speaks in human form, offers rest and fruit, honors Hanumán as
the Wind’s son, and explains how the Wind saved his wings from Indra.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: scene:5
label: Hanumán refuses delay and continues
summary: Hanumán declines to rest, accepts Maináka’s goodwill, touches the crest,
and bounds upward into the sky.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: scene:6
label: Surasá is appointed to test Hanumán
summary: Heavenly beings ask Surasá, mother of the Nágas, to take a terrifying Rákshas
form and impede Hanumán as a test.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:10
- fig:11
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: heroic departure on an impossible journey
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
- mystical_quest
basis: Hanumán prays, announces his destination and task, and launches across the
sea to search for the captive lady.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage contains the beginning of the journey rather than its completion.
- id: motif:2
label: supernatural aid from personified nature
taxonomy_refs:
- mystical_quest
basis: The Sea actively seeks to help the mission and asks the mountain Maináka
to rise and offer rest.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The taxonomy has no specific motif family for personified natural helpers;
classification is broad.
- id: motif:3
label: refusal of rest during urgent quest
taxonomy_refs:
- mystical_quest
basis: Maináka offers hospitality, but Hanumán refuses to rest or turn aside and
continues the flight.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: This is a behavioral pattern within the episode, not necessarily an independent
motif family.
- id: motif:4
label: winged mountains restrained by divine force
taxonomy_refs:
- cosmic_mountain
basis: Maináka recounts that mountains once flew on wings until Indra cut their
pinions, while the Wind preserved Maináka’s wings under the ocean.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The episode is presented as backstory within Maináka’s speech and not
as the main action of the passage.
- id: motif:5
label: shape-disguised supernatural tester blocks the hero
taxonomy_refs:
- shapeshifter
- initiation
- serpent
basis: The gods instruct Surasá, mother of the Nágas, to assume a terrifying Rákshas
form and impede Hanumán to test his power and strength.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: The actual encounter is only introduced in this passage; its outcome is
not included.
- id: motif:6
label: search for a stolen or captive beloved
taxonomy_refs:
- stolen_beloved
basis: Hanumán’s mission is to trace the captive lady to her hiding-place and search
Rávaṇ’s city, the sky, or heaven if needed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not name the captive or narrate the abduction; the motif
assignment depends only on her being captive and sought.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 44748-44756
quote_or_summary: Hanumán, called Rávaṇ’s foe in this context, resolves to trace
the captive to her hiding-place by airy pathways and prepares for the task.
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 44757-44776
quote_or_summary: On the mountain are gem-like grass, flowers, trees, beasts, birds,
Gandharvas, Yakshas, and Serpent-Gods.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 44777-44794
quote_or_summary: Hanumán prays to Svayambhu, the Sun, the Wind, and Indra, then
tells the Vánars he will go to Rávaṇ’s city, search for the lady, or bring the
giant bound.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 44795-44812
quote_or_summary: Hanumán leaps from the mountain; trees are uprooted, his shadow
crosses the ocean like a ship, the sea swells, and heavenly beings rain flowers
and praise him.
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 44813-44834
quote_or_summary: The Sea, wishing to aid Ráma’s cause, tells Maináka to rise from
the watery bed so Hanumán may rest; Maináka is described as guarding the Asurs
in the deep.
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 44835-44848
quote_or_summary: Maináka rises from the sea with plants and trees, shining like
suns with golden crags; Hanumán thinks he is a hostile barrier and strikes or
overthrows him while flying.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 44849-44884
quote_or_summary: Maináka appears in human form, praises Hanumán, offers him rest
and sweet fruits, invokes guest-honour, and honors him as son of the Wind.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 44885-44904
quote_or_summary: Maináka says mountains once flew with wings, but Indra cut their
pinions; the Wind saved Maináka by placing him under the ocean, preserving his
wings.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 44905-44914
quote_or_summary: Hanumán says he may not rest or turn aside, accepts the mountain’s
goodwill, presses Maináka’s crest with his hand, and flies upward through the
path of his father.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 44915-44920
quote_or_summary: Gods, saints, and heavenly bards ask Surasá, mother of the Nágas,
to take a terrifying Rákshas form, impede Hanumán’s course, and test his power
and strength.
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: uncertain
notes: The passage is clear for action, figures, symbols, and scenes. Motif taxonomy
assignments are cautious because several patterns are broad and the Surasá encounter
is only introduced, not completed, in the supplied range.
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. No comparison claims were added because the passage itself does not make an explicit comparison to another text or tradition.
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