batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l46658-l46840
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l46658-l46840
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto XII. The Search Renewed. / Canto XIII. Despair And Hope. / Canto XIV.
The Asoka Grove. / Canto XXXIII. The Colloquy.; lines 46658-46840
start: '46658'
end: '46840'
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: Hanuman descends from a tree and addresses Sita in Lanka. He questions
her identity, recognizes her as Rama's abducted queen, and hears her account of
Ravana's seizure and threat. Hanuman declares himself Rama's messenger, gives
news of Rama and Lakshman, reassures Sita despite her fear of disguise, praises
Rama, and recounts Rama's alliance with Sugriva, the search by the Vanaras, and
his own sea-crossing to find her.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Hanuman comes down from a tree, stands humbly before the lady, joins his palms
reverently, and speaks consoling words.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Hanuman asks whether the lady is of Asur, celestial, Naga, Rudra, storm-god,
Rohini, or Arundhati origin before inferring that she is a royal woman and Rama's
queen stolen by Ravana.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Sita identifies herself as the wife won by Dasaratha's son Rama and says Ravana
carried her from the Dandaka forest to Lanka's isle by guile.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Sita says Ravana has allowed her a remaining respite of two months, after
which the captive will be slain.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Hanuman says he has come as a messenger by Rama's decree, that Rama is safe
with friends, and that Rama and Lakshman send greetings or reverence to Sita.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Sita first rejoices at Hanuman's news, then becomes afraid that he may be
Ravana using a new magical disguise.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: Sita asks Hanuman, if he is truly Rama's messenger, to repeat Rama's glories.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: Hanuman praises Rama's virtues and strength, predicts Ravana's fall, and says
Rama, Lakshman, Sugriva, and Vanara hosts will come soon.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:9
text: Hanuman says he is Sugriva's servant, came by Sugriva's order, crossed the
sea to Lanka with a desperate leap, and searched for Sita.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:10
text: Sita asks how Hanuman came to stand by Rama, how Rama and forest-dwellers
became allied, and what Rama's form, speech, and gait are like.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:11
text: Hanuman recounts that Sugriva saw Rama and Lakshman from a mountainside, ordered
Hanuman to bring them, and formed a friendship and alliance with Rama for mutual
aid.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:12
text: Hanuman says Rama killed Bali with an arrow, after which Vanara hosts explored
every land; Hanuman's party reached the coast, and he crossed the sea and found
Sita.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Hanuman
description: A Vanara who descends from a tree, speaks to Sita, identifies himself
as Sugriva's servant and Rama's messenger, and says he crossed the sea to Lanka
in search of her.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:5
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:8
- ev:10
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Sita
description: Rama's queen, King Janak's child, a captive in Lanka who was carried
away by Ravana and threatened with death after two months.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Rama
description: Dasaratha's son and Sita's lord, described as safe with friends, virtuous,
strong, and expected to come to Lanka against Ravana.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:10
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Lakshman
description: Rama's faithful brother, also called Sumitra's son, who sends reverence
to Sita and is expected to come with Rama.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Ravana
description: A giant or fiend who came with guile, bore Sita to Lanka, is suspected
by Sita of using magical disguise, and is predicted to fall to Rama.
role_refs:
- role:9
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Sugriva
description: A banished Vanara king and Hanuman's lord, who sees Rama and Lakshman
from a mountainside, allies with Rama, and sends Vanara hosts in the search.
role_refs:
- role:5
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:10
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Bali
description: Sugriva's foe, killed by an arrow launched from Rama's bow.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Vanara hosts
description: Vanara forces associated with Sugriva, sent to explore each land and
expected to come with Rama and Lakshman.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:10
roles:
- id: role:1
label: messenger
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Hanuman states he comes as a messenger to Sita by Rama's decree.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:2
label: abducted queen and captive
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Sita is identified as Rama's queen stolen by Ravana and says she is held
in Lanka with two months left before death.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:3
label: absent husband
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Sita identifies herself as Rama's wife, while Rama sends greetings through
Hanuman from elsewhere.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: faithful brother
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Lakshman is described as Sumitra's son accompanying Rama and as ever faithful.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: role:5
label: servant of Sugriva
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Hanuman calls himself Sugriva's servant and says he came by Sugriva's order.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:6
label: suspicious hearer seeking proof
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Sita fears Hanuman may be Ravana in disguise and asks him to repeat Rama's
glories if he is truly the messenger.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:7
label: allied rescuer
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:6
basis: Rama and Sugriva make friendship and alliance for mutual aid, and their forces
are expected to come to Sita.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:10
- id: role:8
label: searcher
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:8
basis: The Vanaras are sent to explore the lands, and Hanuman crosses the sea to
find Sita.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:10
- id: role:9
label: abductor
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Sita says Ravana came with guile and bore her to Lanka.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:10
label: suspected disguiser
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Sita suspects the speaker may be Ravana trying to mock her with a new magical
disguise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:11
label: slain foe
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Bali is named as Sugriva's foe and is said to have been killed by Rama's
arrow.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: tree
literal_form: The tree from which Hanuman descends before speaking to Sita.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: sea
literal_form: The sea crossed by Hanuman in a leap to reach Lanka in search of Sita.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:10
- id: sym:3
label: Lanka's isle
literal_form: The island to which Ravana carries Sita and where Hanuman finds her.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:8
- id: sym:4
label: votive garb
literal_form: The clothing by which Hanuman helps identify the lady as Janak's child
and Rama's queen.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:5
label: Rama's arrow
literal_form: The arrow launched from Rama's bow that kills Bali.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Hanuman addresses the lady from the tree
summary: Hanuman descends from the tree, stands humbly before Sita, and begins a
reverent address by asking her identity.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Recognition of the captive queen
summary: Hanuman infers that the lady is Sita, Rama's queen stolen by Ravana, and
Sita confirms her identity and abduction to Lanka.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: Messenger's reassurance and Sita's suspicion
summary: Hanuman declares himself Rama's messenger and brings news, causing Sita
joy, but she fears he may be Ravana in magical disguise and requests proof through
praise of Rama.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:4
label: Hanuman praises Rama and foretells rescue
summary: Hanuman describes Rama's virtues and power, predicts Ravana's defeat, and
says Rama, Lakshman, Sugriva, and the Vanara hosts will come soon.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:8
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:5
label: Account of alliance and sea-crossing search
summary: Sita asks about Hanuman's relation to Rama; Hanuman recounts the Rama-Sugriva
alliance, Bali's death, the Vanara search, and his crossing of the sea to find
Sita.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: abducted beloved held by hostile ruler
taxonomy_refs:
- stolen_beloved
basis: Sita, Rama's wife and queen, says Ravana carried her by guile from Dandaka
to Lanka and holds her under threat of death.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives the captive's report and Hanuman's recognition, not
the abduction scene itself.
- id: motif:2
label: messenger from absent beloved reassures captive
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Hanuman identifies himself as Rama's messenger, conveys Rama's safety and
greeting, and reassures Sita in captivity.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: No physical token is included in this excerpt; the following heading mentions
a ring but its episode is not included in the passage text.
- id: motif:3
label: fear of enemy in magical disguise
taxonomy_refs:
- shapeshifter
basis: Sita fears the apparent messenger may be Ravana using a new magical disguise
to deceive her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage presents suspicion of disguise, not confirmation that the
figure is actually shapeshifted.
- id: motif:4
label: quest search across the sea
taxonomy_refs:
- mystical_quest
basis: Hanuman says the Vanara hosts searched the lands, reached the coast, and
he crossed the sea to Lanka to find Sita.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:10
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy label is broad; the passage emphasizes search and rescue
rather than an explicitly mystical initiation.
- id: motif:5
label: heroic alliance for rescue
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Rama and Sugriva form bonds of friendship and alliance for mutual aid, leading
to the Vanara search and expected rescue campaign.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: The alliance is narrated retrospectively by Hanuman rather than enacted
in the present scene.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 46658-46663
quote_or_summary: Hanuman comes down from the tree, stands humbly before the lady,
joins palms, and addresses her with comforting words.
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 46664-46701
quote_or_summary: Hanuman asks whether the lady belongs to divine or celestial categories,
then concludes from her tears, earth-treading, royal name, agony, form, and votive
garb that she is Janak's child and Rama's queen stolen by Ravana.
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 46702-46716
quote_or_summary: Sita says she is the woman won by Dasaratha's son Rama; Rama left
home for the Dandaka wilds with Lakshman and Sita, and Ravana came with guile
and carried her to Lanka's isle.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: lines 46717-46720
quote_or_summary: "“Two moons of hopeless woe remain, / And then the captive will
be slain.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 46721-46731
quote_or_summary: Hanuman tells Sita that he has come as a messenger by Rama's decree;
Rama is safe with friends and sends greeting, while Lakshman bows reverently to
Rama's spouse.
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 46732-46757
quote_or_summary: Sita rejoices at Hanuman's words, then fears the story may be
false and that Ravana may be trying to mock her in a new magical disguise; she
asks the supposed messenger to repeat Rama's glories.
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 46758-46791
quote_or_summary: Hanuman describes Rama as radiant, beloved, strong like Vishnu,
truthful, gentle, just, and protective; he foretells Ravana's ruin and the coming
of Rama, Lakshman, Sugriva, and Vanara hosts.
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 46792-46798
quote_or_summary: Hanuman says he is Sugriva's servant, came by Sugriva's order,
and crossed the sea by a desperate leap to Lanka in search of Sita.
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 46799-46812
quote_or_summary: Sita asks how Hanuman came to be allied with Rama, how forest
people and men became bound in brotherhood, and what Rama's form, speech, and
gait are like.
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 46813-46840
quote_or_summary: Hanuman describes Rama's qualities, says Sugriva saw the princes
from a mountainside, sent Hanuman to bring them, made alliance with Rama, gained
from Rama's killing of Bali, then sent Vanara hosts to search; Hanuman reached
the coast, crossed the sea, and found Sita.
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 major figures, events, and motifs are explicit in the passage. Taxonomy
assignments beyond stolen_beloved and basic symbols are somewhat broad and should
be reviewed.
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 the supplied passage and metadata were used. The heading 'Canto XXXVI. Ráma’s Ring.' appears at the end, but no ring episode is included in the supplied passage, so no ring symbol or token motif was extracted.
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