batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l46576-l46655
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l46576-l46655
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto XI. The Banquet Hall. / Canto XII. The Search Renewed. / Canto XIII.
Despair And Hope. / Canto XIV. The Asoka Grove.; lines 46576-46655
start: '46576'
end: '46655'
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: A Vánar speaks gently to Janak’s child, recounting Daśaratha’s rule, Ráma’s
virtues, Ráma’s forest exile with his wife and brother, the abduction of Ráma’s
consort by the giant king, Ráma’s alliance with Sugríva, the defeat of Báli, and
the Vánar search that led him across the sea to the Maithil queen. Sítá hides
herself, looks up toward the tree, fears the monkey speaker, questions whether
she is seeing a dream or illusion, and prays to divine powers that the comforting
words be true.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The Vánar addresses Janak’s child in low, mild, sweet accents.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The Vánar recounts Daśaratha as an unstained, protective king of Ikshváku’s
line.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The Vánar describes Ráma as Daśaratha’s son, skilled with the bow, righteous,
brave, and obedient to his father’s command.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Ráma, his wife, and his brother enter forest exile and wander there in ascetic
fashion.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: In the forest Ráma slays Rákshas warriors, and the giant king deceives him
and steals his consort, Janak’s child.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Ráma finds Sugríva, defeats Báli, and restores Sugríva’s kingdom to him.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Sugríva orders Vánar legions to search for the queen, and Sampáti’s counsel
leads the speaker to leap a hundred leagues across the sea.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: The Vánar states that he has now seen the long-sought Maithil queen whose
form, eye, and grace match Ráma’s description.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: After the Vánar ceases speaking, Sítá draws her flowing locks around herself
and anxiously raises her eyes to the tree.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:10
text: Sítá looks at the monkey speaker, trembles, weeps, shrinks in fear, and then
reasons with herself.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:11
text: Sítá questions whether the monkey speaker is a dream, an unclean creature,
or an illusion produced by her longing for Ráma.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: obs:12
text: Sítá says she has watched and wept without sleep, can think and speak only
of Ráma, and prays that the words she heard be true.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Vánar speaker
description: A Vánar who speaks to Janak’s child, says he leapt across the deep
on Sampáti’s counsel, and reports that he has found the Maithil queen.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Janak’s child / Maithil queen / Sítá
description: The woman addressed by the Vánar; identified as Janak’s child, the
long-sought Maithil queen, and Sítá in the canto heading; she is frightened and
doubtful after hearing the speaker.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Daśaratha
description: A noble, blameless king of Ikshváku’s line and father of Ráma.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Ráma
description: Daśaratha’s son, skilled with the bow, righteous, exiled to the forest,
husband of the stolen consort, ally of Sugríva, and the one for whom Sítá longs.
role_refs:
- role:6
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:9
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Ráma’s brother / Lakshmaṇ
description: Ráma’s brother, present in the exile account and later named by Sítá
in her prayer for safety.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:8
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Giant king
description: The giant king who deceives Ráma and steals his consort, Janak’s child.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Sugríva
description: Lord of the Vánar race, expelled from his realm by Báli and later restored
as ruler after Ráma conquers Báli.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Báli
description: Holder of Sugríva’s realm until Ráma conquers him.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Sampáti
description: Gives counsel that leads the Vánar speaker to leap a hundred leagues
across the deep.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Eternal Sire
description: A divine figure to whom Sítá gives glory in her prayer.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Lord of Fire
description: A divine figure to whom Sítá gives glory in her prayer.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Mighty Teacher in the skies
description: A divine figure to whom Sítá gives glory in her prayer.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Indra
description: A thousand-eyed divine figure to whom Sítá gives glory in her prayer.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
roles:
- id: role:1
label: speaker
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The Vánar speaks directly to Janak’s child and recounts events.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- id: role:2
label: searcher or messenger
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He says the Vánar legions searched for the queen and that he leapt across
the deep and found her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:3
label: stolen consort
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The Vánar says the giant king stole Ráma’s consort, Janak’s child.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: doubting listener
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: She trembles, fears the speaker, wonders if he is a dream or illusion, and
prays the words are true.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: role:5
label: royal father
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Daśaratha is described as a king and as father of Ráma.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:6
label: exiled prince
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Ráma obeys his father’s command and goes into forest exile with his wife
and brother.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:7
label: husband seeking stolen consort
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The passage links Ráma to the stolen consort and the search ordered by Sugríva.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:8
label: exile companion
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Ráma wanders in the forest with his wife and brother; Sítá later names Lakshmaṇ
in prayer.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:8
- id: role:9
label: abductor
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The giant king deceives Ráma and steals his consort.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:10
label: restored ruler and ally
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Sugríva is described as Ráma’s firm friend, expelled from his realm, then
restored to the kingdom.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:11
label: dispossessing rival
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Báli held Sugríva’s realm until Ráma conquered him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:12
label: counsel-giver
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Sampáti’s counsel directs the speaker’s leap across the deep.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:13
label: invoked divine power
assigned_to:
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:12
- fig:13
basis: Sítá gives glory to these divine figures and asks that the heard words be
true.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: tree
literal_form: Tree toward which Sítá raises her eyes after hearing the Vánar speaker.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:2
label: deep sea
literal_form: The deep crossed by the Vánar speaker in a leap of a hundred leagues.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:3
label: fire
literal_form: Fire named through the divine title “Lord of Fire” in Sítá’s prayer.
associated_figures:
- fig:11
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:4
label: flowing locks
literal_form: Sítá’s hair, which she draws around herself to shield her from a stranger’s
view.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:5
label: bow
literal_form: The bended bow whose science Ráma knows.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Vánar recounts Ráma’s lineage, exile, and search
summary: The Vánar tells Janak’s child about Daśaratha, Ráma, the forest exile,
the abduction of Ráma’s consort, Ráma’s alliance with Sugríva, and the Vánar search
that brought him across the sea.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:2
label: Sítá’s fearful doubt
summary: After the Vánar’s speech, Sítá shields herself, looks toward the tree,
fears the monkey speaker, wonders whether he is dream or illusion, and reflects
on her constant longing for Ráma.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: scene:3
label: Sítá’s prayer for truth
summary: Sítá invokes divine powers and asks that the words she heard prove true.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:12
- fig:13
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: stolen beloved or abducted consort
taxonomy_refs:
- stolen_beloved
basis: The passage explicitly says the giant king deceived Ráma and stole his consort,
Janak’s child, and the rest of the speech concerns the search for her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The passage summarizes the abduction rather than narrating the act in
full.
- id: motif:2
label: exiled prince in the forest
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: Ráma obeys his father’s command and enters forest exile with his wife and
brother.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage recounts the departure as background; it is not the main event
of this excerpt.
- id: motif:3
label: restoration of rightful ruler
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: Ráma conquers Báli and restores the kingdom to Sugríva, described as the
rightful lord.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a brief narrated episode within the Vánar’s speech.
- id: motif:4
label: crossing water to complete a search
taxonomy_refs:
- mystical_quest
basis: The Vánar speaker says Sampáti’s counsel led him to leap a hundred leagues
across the deep and find the long-sought queen.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The available taxonomy has no specific sea-crossing search motif; “mystical_quest”
is a broad fit.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 46576-46586
quote_or_summary: The Vánar speaks gently to Janak’s child and describes Daśaratha
as an unstained, blameless, protective king of Ikshváku’s line.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 46587-46601
quote_or_summary: Ráma is described as Daśaratha’s righteous, bow-skilled son, who
obeys his father’s command and goes into the forest with his wife and brother.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 46602-46606
quote_or_summary: In the wilds Ráma slays Rákshas warriors; the giant king deceives
him and steals his consort, Janak’s child.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 46607-46614
quote_or_summary: Ráma finds Sugríva, who had been expelled from his realm by Báli;
Ráma conquers Báli and restores the kingdom to Sugríva.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 46615-46618
quote_or_summary: By Sugríva’s decree the Vánars search for the queen; Sampáti’s
counsel sends the speaker leaping a hundred leagues across the deep.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 46619-46622
quote_or_summary: The speaker says he has seen the long-sought Maithil queen and
recognizes the form, eye, and grace described by Ráma.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 46623-46627
quote_or_summary: After the speech, Sítá draws her flowing locks around herself
to shield herself from a stranger and raises anxious eyes to the tree.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 46628-46639
quote_or_summary: Under the heading “Sítá’s Doubt,” the Maithil lady sees the monkey
speaker, trembles, weeps, fears him, and asks whether he is a dream or an unclean
creature; she prays that Ráma, Lakshmaṇ, and her sire be kept from harm.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 46640-46652
quote_or_summary: Sítá decides she has not slept, says she has watched and wept
far from Ráma, and reflects that every sight and sound brings Ráma to mind, perhaps
producing an illusion.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 46653-46655
quote_or_summary: Sítá gives glory to the Eternal Sire, the Lord of Fire, the Teacher
in the skies, and thousand-eyed Indra, asking that the words she heard be true.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The main narrative relationships and actions are explicit in the passage.
Motif mapping is limited to the supplied taxonomy and is strongest for the stolen-beloved
pattern. No comparison claims were made because the passage itself does not support
a cross-tradition or corpus comparison.
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: |-
Only provided passage text and metadata were used. Some locator line subdivisions are approximate within the supplied range.
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