batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l4681-l4710
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l4681-l4710
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto XIX. The Birth Of The Princes. / Canto XXIV. The Spells. / Canto XXV.
The Hermitage Of Love. / Canto XXIX. The Celestial Arms.; lines 4681-4710
start: '4681'
end: '4710'
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: Personified arms show reverence to Rama, accept his command, and depart.
As Rama walks with the holy sage, he asks about a beautiful wood near a mountain,
the hermitage there, and the wicked giants who obstruct the sage's sacrifice.
Rama declares that he will guard the altars and slay those who would stop the
rites.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The arms bow to Rama, circle him reverently, answer affirmatively to his command,
and depart as they came.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: After the arms have flown homeward, Rama questions the holy man while walking.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Rama sees a cloudlike wood near a mountain side and asks the sage about it.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Rama describes the land as pleasant, with glades full of deer and birds singing
on sprays.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Rama contrasts the fair land with a past hideous wild.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Rama asks whose pleasant hermitage stands there.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: Rama says wicked ones delight in marring and killing holy rites and obstructing
the sage's sacrifice.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: Rama asks to whom the land belongs, saying the sage's altars are ready there.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: Rama states that it is his role to guard the altars and slay the giants who
would halt the rites.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Rama
description: A prince who receives reverence from the arms, questions the holy sage,
and declares that he will guard the altars and slay the giants.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:9
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: holy man / holy Sage
description: A holy figure addressed by Rama, associated with the sacrifice and
ready altars.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: the arms
description: Personified arms that bow to Rama, go around him in reverence, answer
his command, and fly homeward.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: wicked ones / giants
description: Beings described as wicked, foul-hearted, and hostile to holy rites
and sacrifice.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
roles:
- id: role:1
label: revered commander
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The arms bow, circumambulate Rama in reverence, and answer his command.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: questioning prince
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Rama, called the prince, asks the holy man about the wood, hermitage, land,
and rites.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: role:3
label: protector of rites
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Rama says he will guard the altars and slay the giants who would stop the
rites.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:4
label: holy sacrificer or ritual authority
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Rama addresses him as holy Sage and great Saint and refers to his sacrifice
and altars.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: role:5
label: obedient personified weapons
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The arms behave as agents who offer reverence, obey Rama's command, and fly
away.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:6
label: ritual obstructors
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The wicked ones or giants are said to mar holy rites and impede the sacrifice.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: personified arms
literal_form: arms that bow, respond to command, and fly homeward
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: mountain-side wood
literal_form: cloudlike wood near a mountain side
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: pleasant hermitage
literal_form: hermitage in the fair land, associated with holy rites
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: sym:4
label: ready altars
literal_form: altars ready in the land
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Arms revere Rama and depart
summary: The personified arms bow to Rama, circle him reverently, accept his command,
and fly homeward.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Rama asks about the beautiful wood and hermitage
summary: As he walks, Rama asks the holy sage about a cloudlike wood near a mountain,
a pleasant hermitage, and the fair land filled with deer and birds.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: scene:3
label: Rama vows to defend the rites
summary: Rama identifies the wicked ones or giants as obstructors of sacrifice and
says he will guard the altars and kill those who stop the rites.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: personified divine weapons obey the hero
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The arms act as agents who reverence Rama, accept his command, and fly homeward.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage calls them arms and describes their actions, but wider context
for their celestial nature lies outside the supplied lines.
- id: motif:2
label: hero as protector of sacrifice
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
basis: Rama states that he will guard the sage's ready altars and slay giants who
would stop the rites.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives Rama's declared intention, not the actual combat or
protection outcome.
- id: motif:3
label: movement from wild danger to sacred pleasant landscape
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: Rama says the hideous wild is past and asks about the beautiful mountain-side
wood and hermitage where rites are threatened.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage suggests transition in landscape, but the broader journey
frame is not fully contained in these lines.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 4681-4684
quote_or_summary: The arms bow to Rama, go around him in reverence, answer yes to
his command, and depart as they came.
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 4685-4688
quote_or_summary: After the arms have flown homeward, the prince begins to question
the holy man while walking.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 4689-4692
quote_or_summary: "“What cloudlike wood is that which near / The mountain’s side
I see appear?”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; short excerpt.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 4693-4696
quote_or_summary: Rama says the place charms him and describes glades with deer
and birds singing on every spray.
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 4697-4700
quote_or_summary: Rama says the hideous wild is past and that he greets the fair
land with fresh delight.
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 4701-4703
quote_or_summary: Rama asks the holy Sage whose pleasant hermitage this is.
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 4703-4706
quote_or_summary: Rama says wicked ones delight in marring holy rites and impeding
the sage's sacrifice with foul heart and evil deed.
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 4707-4708
quote_or_summary: Rama asks to whom the land belongs, where the sage's altars stand
ready.
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 4709-4710
quote_or_summary: Rama says it is his to guard the altars and slay the giants who
would stop the rites.
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: Literal extraction is straightforward from the supplied lines. Motif labels
are limited to patterns directly supported by the passage; no external comparative
claims are made.
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 supplied passage text and metadata. No figure names beyond those present in the passage were added.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg__l4681-l4710
passage_sha256=d024bae842a9efbe072f29d7da50a26f071447061ee70de375b1e85302221167