batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l47228-l47324
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l47228-l47324
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto XXXIII. The Colloquy. / Canto XLI. The Ruin Of The Grove. / Canto XLII.
The Giants Roused. / Canto XLIII. The Ruin Of The Temple.; lines 47228-47324
start: '47228'
end: '47324'
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: The Wind-God’s son mounts a temple in ruined woodland, proclaims himself
servant of Kośal’s king, fights armed temple warders, tears out a pillar, sets
the structure ablaze, kills many giants, rises into the air, and foretells the
coming assault on Lankā by Sugrīva’s forces and Raghu’s son. Jambumāli, son of
Prahasta, then attacks him with arrows from a chariot; the Vānara uses stone and
an uprooted Sāl tree, and finally crushes Jambumāli with the shattered trunk.
Rāvaṇ hears of Jambumāli’s death and sends his general’s sons.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The Wind-God’s son scales a temple that stands amid the ruined wood and is
compared in height to Meru.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: He declares himself the slave of Kośal’s king in a battle-shout.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Armed temple warders surround him and attack with shafts, axes, clubs, and
pikes.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The Vānara tears a pillar from its base, dashes it against the wall, and flames
spread over roofs and walls.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: He whirls the pillar and kills a hundred giants.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: He rises into the air and announces that many Vānara chiefs will cross the
sea under Sugrīva and that Lankā, Rāvaṇ, and the hostile hosts will fall.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Jambumāli, Prahasta’s son, comes as a fierce Rākshasa warrior with bow, arrows,
wreath, sanguine robes, and a chariot drawn by asses.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: Jambumāli wounds the Vānara with arrows in the face, throat, arms, shoulders,
and other parts of the body.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: The Vānara raises and throws a stone, but Jambumāli avoids the blow and continues
shooting arrows.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:10
text: The Vānara tears up a Sāl tree; after Jambumāli’s arrows cut it, the Vānara
uses the shattered trunk to crush him.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: obs:11
text: Rāvaṇ is angered by news of Jambumāli’s death and sends out his general’s
sons.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Wind-God’s son / Vānara chieftain
description: A Vānara warrior described as the Wind-God’s son, servant of Kośal’s
king, mighty-voiced, wounded yet unsubdued, and able to rise into the air.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Kośal’s King / Raghu’s son
description: The ruler whom the Wind-God’s son says he serves; his wrath is invoked
in the threat against Lankā.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Temple warders
description: Armed guardians of the temple who rush out, surround the Vānara, and
attack with multiple weapons.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Sugrīva
description: King obeyed by Vānara chiefs; his forces are said to be ready to cross
the sea.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Rāvaṇ
description: King whose city and person are threatened in the Vānara’s speech; he
later becomes enraged by Jambumāli’s death and sends further warriors.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:10
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Jambumāli / Prahasta’s son
description: A brave Rākshasa warrior, son of Prahasta, armed with a thunder-roaring
bow and glittering arrows, who fights the Vānara and is crushed.
role_refs:
- role:8
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Vānara chiefs
description: A multitude of Vānara chiefs said to roam over land and sea, obey Sugrīva,
and possess great might and speed.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Rāvaṇ’s general’s sons
description: Warriors sent out by Rāvaṇ after he hears of Jambumāli’s death.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
roles:
- id: role:1
label: temple destroyer
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He tears out a pillar, causes flames to consume the temple, and kills giants
there.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:2
label: self-declared servant
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He states that he is the slave of Kośal’s king.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: wounded but victorious combatant
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He is repeatedly wounded by arrows but remains unsubdued and kills Jambumāli.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:4
label: absent lord whose wrath is invoked
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The Vānara serves him and threatens destruction upon those who brave his
wrath.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: role:5
label: armed temple defenders
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: They rush out armed and surround the Vānara to pierce and strike him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:6
label: Vānara king and commander
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Vānara chiefs are said to obey his word, and his forces will cross the sea.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:7
label: enemy king
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: His city and person are threatened; he orders further warriors after the
death of Jambumāli.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:10
- id: role:8
label: Rākshasa champion
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: He is described as a proud and brave warrior of the Rākshasa host.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:9
label: defeated archer opponent
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: He wounds the Vānara with arrows but is crushed by the shattered trunk.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: role:10
label: approaching allied host
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: They are said to roam land and sea, obey Sugrīva, and be able to cross the
sea against Lankā.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:11
label: next dispatched warriors
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Rāvaṇ sends them forth after hearing of Jambumāli’s death.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Meru-like temple height
literal_form: temple high as the hill of Meru
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: temple pillar as weapon
literal_form: pillar torn from its base and whirled as a weapon
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: flames consuming the temple
literal_form: flames running over roofs and walls
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: sea to be crossed
literal_form: sea between the Vānara forces and Lankā
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:7
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: stone missile
literal_form: mass of stone raised and thrown
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:6
label: Sāl tree weapon
literal_form: Sāl tree torn from the earth and used as a missile; shattered trunk
used to strike
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: sym:7
label: thunder-roaring bow
literal_form: Jambumāli’s bow, compared to Indra’s and roaring like thunder when
tried
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Temple scaled and challenged
summary: The Wind-God’s son mounts a temple in the ruined wood and proclaims himself
servant of Kośal’s king, drawing the armed warders around him.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Temple destroyed by pillar and fire
summary: The Vānara tears out a pillar, smashes it against the wall, ignites flames
that consume the structure, and kills many giants.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Aerial proclamation over Lankā
summary: The Vānara rises into the air and predicts that Sugrīva’s Vānara hosts
will cross the sea and destroy Lankā, Rāvaṇ, and hostile forces.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Duel with Jambumāli
summary: Jambumāli attacks with arrows and repeatedly wounds the Vānara; the Vānara
responds with stone and uprooted tree, then crushes Jambumāli with the shattered
trunk.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: scene:5
label: Rāvaṇ escalates the conflict
summary: After hearing that Jambumāli has died, Rāvaṇ becomes angry and sends his
general’s sons.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:8
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Heroic destruction of an enemy sanctuary
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: A single Vānara warrior scales the temple, defeats its armed defenders, tears
out a pillar, brings fire over the structure, and kills many giants.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The passage presents a martial destruction episode; no broader ritual
or theological meaning for the temple is stated in the excerpt.
- id: motif:2
label: Aerial ascent followed by war proclamation
taxonomy_refs:
- ascent
basis: After the temple destruction, the Vānara rises into the air and declares
the coming sea-crossing and fall of Lankā and Rāvaṇ.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The ascent is brief and martial rather than a sustained heavenly journey.
- id: motif:3
label: Divine-parent heroic identity
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_parent_child
basis: The central Vānara warrior is identified as the Wind-God’s son while performing
superhuman feats.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage uses the divine-parent epithet but does not narrate the birth
or parent-child interaction.
- id: motif:4
label: Natural objects used as heroic weapons
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Vānara uses a stone and an uprooted Sāl tree or shattered trunk as weapons
against Jambumāli.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: This is an action pattern rather than a named taxonomy motif in the supplied
list.
- id: motif:5
label: Defeat of champion prompts escalation
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Jambumāli, a leading Rākshasa warrior, is killed; Rāvaṇ’s anger then leads
him to send further warriors.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:9
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: The excerpt ends at the dispatch of the next warriors, so the full escalation
sequence is not contained here.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 47228-47239
quote_or_summary: The Wind-God’s son scales a temple standing amid the ruined wood,
high as Meru, and shouts that he is the slave of Kośal’s king.
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 47240-47245
quote_or_summary: Armed temple warders rush out, surround him, and try to strike
with shafts, axes, clubs, and pikes.
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 47246-47255
quote_or_summary: The Vānara tears out a pillar, dashes it against the wall, flames
spread over roofs and walls, and he kills a hundred giants with the pillar.
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 47256-47273
quote_or_summary: He rises into the air and proclaims that many mighty Vānaras obey
Sugrīva, will cross the sea, and will bring down Lankā, Rāvaṇ, and those who oppose
Raghu’s son.
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 47276-47291
quote_or_summary: Jambumāli, brave son of Prahasta, comes with robes, wreath, a
bow compared to Indra’s, glittering arrows, and a chariot drawn by asses.
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 47292-47300
quote_or_summary: Jambumāli shoots the Vānara in the face, throat, arms, and shoulders;
the Vānara’s anger increases.
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 47301-47306
quote_or_summary: The Vānara raises and throws a stone, but Jambumāli avoids it
and sends more arrows.
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 47307-47315
quote_or_summary: Bleeding, the Vānara tears a Sāl tree from the earth, but Jambumāli’s
arrows cut it and wound his body further.
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 47316-47323
quote_or_summary: Still unsubdued, the Vānara strikes Jambumāli’s chest with the
shattered trunk, crushing him and destroying the visible distinction of his body
and equipment.
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 47324-47327
quote_or_summary: When Rāvaṇ hears of Jambumāli’s death, he is enraged and sends
out his general’s sons.
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 action sequence and figures are explicit in the passage. Motif labels
are descriptive and should be reviewed, especially taxonomy assignments for ascent
and divine_parent_child.
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 text and metadata. No external comparisons were added.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg__l47228-l47324
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