batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l45583-l45620
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l45583-l45620
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto IV. Within The City. / Canto VI. The Court. / Canto VIII. The Enchanted
Car. / Canto XI. The Banquet Hall.; lines 45583-45620
start: '45583'
end: '45620'
translation: The Ramayan of Valmiki
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: "“No: Ráma’s wife is none of these”"
summary: The Vánar rejects the thought that any of the women he has seen could be
Ráma’s wife, reasoning that she would not live in ease or lie near another lover.
He enters the banquet hall, sees women asleep after revelry and an abundance of
rich food and wine, searches throughout, and does not find Sítá.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The speaker concludes that Ráma’s wife is not among the women previously considered.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Ráma’s wife is described as not caring for dress, sleep, or dainty food, and
as unwilling to lie near a lover other than her own lord.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The Vánar enters the banquet hall to continue a strict search.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Women are found sleeping on the ground, apparently wearied by song, games,
dance, wine, and sleep.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The banquet hall contains abundant prepared meats, gold plates, gold cups,
precious stones, and wine.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The Vánar searches through court, bower, and banquet hall for Sítá but does
not find her.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Ráma’s wife / Sítá
description: Absent woman sought by the Vánar; described as faithful to Ráma and
indifferent to luxury in separation.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Ráma / Raghu’s son
description: Named as the only lord of Ráma’s wife and as unmatched in heaven.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: The Vánar
description: Searcher who enters and examines the banquet hall, court, and bower
for Sítá.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Sleeping women
description: Women asleep on the ground in the banquet hall after song, games, dance,
wine, and sleep.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Indra
description: Mentioned hypothetically as one who might woo Ráma’s wife from the
sky.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
roles:
- id: role:1
label: absent faithful wife
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: She is sought but not found, and the speaker says she would not accept another
lover or indulge in ease.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: role:2
label: exclusive lord and husband
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: He is called her own and only lord, unmatched in heaven.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: searcher
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: He enters the banquet hall and searches every place for Sítá.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: role:4
label: revelers at rest
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: They are sleeping after music, games, dance, and wine.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:5
label: hypothetical celestial suitor
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Indra is mentioned only in the hypothetical statement that she would not
lie near another lover even if he wooed her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: banquet hall
literal_form: spacious hall filled with sleeping women, food, and wine
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: sym:2
label: luxurious feast
literal_form: prepared meats, gold plates, dainties, wine cups of gold and precious
stones
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: absence of Sítá
literal_form: the searched-for woman is not found in any spot
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Rejection of mistaken identification
summary: The speaker dismisses the idea that Ráma’s wife could be one of the women
living in ease, emphasizing her fidelity to Ráma.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Search of the banquet hall
summary: The Vánar enters the banquet hall, observes sleeping women and rich provisions,
then searches through court, bower, and hall without finding Sítá.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: search for an absent wife
taxonomy_refs:
- mystical_quest
basis: The Vánar conducts a strict search through multiple spaces for Sítá and does
not find her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage shows a search for Sítá but does not itself narrate the wider
cause of her absence.
- id: motif:2
label: faithful wife contrasted with women of luxury
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Ráma’s wife is distinguished from women associated with ease, sleep, food,
and possible lovers; she is said to belong only to Ráma.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: This is a passage-level motif candidate based on characterization, not
a supplied taxonomy category.
- id: motif:3
label: failed recognition in a place of revelry
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The searcher rejects the thought that Sítá is among the women and later searches
the banquet hall without success.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage implies correction of a mistaken thought but gives limited
context for the preceding recognition attempt.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 45583-45593
quote_or_summary: "“No: Ráma’s wife is none of these”; she would not care for luxury
or lie near another lover, even if Indra wooed her; Ráma is her only lord."
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used for evidence.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 45595-45602
quote_or_summary: The Vánar enters the banquet hall for a strict search and finds
women sleeping on the ground after song, games, dance, wine, and sleep.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 45603-45615
quote_or_summary: The spacious hall is stocked with meats, birds, sea and air dainties,
gold plates, gold cups, precious stones, and wine.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: lines 45616-45620
quote_or_summary: The Vánar passes through court, bower, and banquet hall, searches
for Sítá everywhere, and does not find her.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized with brief wording from public domain
text.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is straightforward. Motif assignment is cautious because
the passage provides only a search scene and does not include the broader narrative
context of Sítá’s abduction.
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 support cross-textual or historical comparison.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg__l45583-l45620
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