batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l47376-l47437
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l47376-l47437
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto XLII. The Giants Roused. / Canto XLIII. The Ruin Of The Temple. / Canto
XLV. The Seven Defeated. / Canto XLVI. The Captains.; lines 47376-47437
start: '47376'
end: '47437'
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: King Rávaṇ, angered by injured pride, orders five chief captains to seize
a powerful Vánar foe whom he suspects is no ordinary monkey. The captains attack
with vehicles and weapons, but the Vánar kills Durdhar by crushing his chariot,
kills Yúpáksha and Virúpáksha with an uprooted tree, and crushes Bhásakama and
Praghas beneath a hurled mountain peak.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: King Rávaṇ summons five highly honored captains who lead his host.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Rávaṇ orders the captains to bring the monkey to his feet with car and steed.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Rávaṇ says the foe's exploits suggest he is not an ordinary forest monkey
and may have been sent by Indra to harm them.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: Rávaṇ warns the captains not to despise a chief of the monkey race, citing
Báli and Sugríva as powerful examples.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:5
text: The captains go out in swift cars with bright weapons, including sword, mace,
axe, and spear.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: Durdhar shoots five arrows that strike the Vánar's head.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: The Vánar roars loudly, then drops his weight from above onto Durdhar's chariot,
destroying it and killing Durdhar.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: Yúpáksha and Virúpáksha attack after Durdhar dies and strike the Vánar on
the breast, but their blows are ineffective against his iron frame.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: The Vánar uproots a tree from the ground and kills Yúpáksha and Virúpáksha
with it.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:10
text: Bhásakama raises a spear and Praghas approaches laughing before both attack
the Vánar.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:11
text: The wounded Vánar is compared in appearance to a red sun as blood flows from
his wounds.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:12
text: The Vánar seizes and hurls a mountain peak with its beasts, snakes, and trees,
crushing Bhásakama and Praghas beneath it.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: King Rávaṇ
description: A king angered by injured pride who commands the five captains to capture
the Vánar foe.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: the Vánar foe
description: A monkey or Vánar warrior of exceptional strength, described by Rávaṇ
as possibly no ordinary forest monkey.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Durdhar
description: One of the captains; he shoots five arrows at the Vánar and is killed
when the Vánar crushes his chariot.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Yúpáksha
description: One of the captains; he attacks after Durdhar's death and is slain
by the Vánar with an uprooted tree.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Virúpáksha
description: One of the captains; he attacks after Durdhar's death and is slain
by the Vánar with an uprooted tree.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Bhásakama
description: One of the captains; he raises a spear and attacks the Vánar, then
is crushed beneath a hurled mountain peak.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Praghas
description: One of the captains; he approaches laughing, attacks the Vánar, and
is crushed beneath a hurled mountain peak.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Báli
description: A monkey-race figure whom Rávaṇ says he has known as powerful.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: King Sugríva
description: A monkey-race king whose power Rávaṇ acknowledges.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Indra
description: A divine figure whom Rávaṇ names as a possible sender of the extraordinary
creature.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
roles:
- id: role:1
label: commanding king
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Rávaṇ summons the captains and commands them to seize the monkey.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: extraordinary Vánar combatant
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Rávaṇ says the foe's exploits make him seem unlike an ordinary forest monkey,
and the passage shows him defeating five captains.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: target of capture
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Rávaṇ orders the captains to bring the monkey to his feet.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:4
label: attacking captain
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
basis: The five captains go out to take the Vánar and attack him in sequence.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:5
label: example of powerful monkey-race leader
assigned_to:
- fig:8
- fig:9
basis: Rávaṇ cites Báli and Sugríva when warning not to despise a chief of the monkey
race.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:6
label: possible sender of the foe
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Rávaṇ speculates that the creature may be sent by Indra to work them woe.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: tree weapon
literal_form: A tree torn from the ground and used to kill two demons.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:2
label: mountain peak weapon
literal_form: A mountain peak with beasts, snakes, and trees, seized and hurled
to crush two attackers.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
- tree
- serpent
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:3
label: five arrows
literal_form: Five arrows shot by Durdhar into the Vánar's head.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: shattered chariot
literal_form: Durdhar's car with pole, axle, and steeds crushed beneath the Vánar's
descending weight.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:5
label: red sun comparison
literal_form: The wounded Vánar appears like a red sun as torrents of blood flow
from his wounds.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Rávaṇ commands the five captains
summary: Rávaṇ, angered by the Vánar's deeds, summons five honored captains and
orders them to capture the foe while warning that he may not be an ordinary monkey.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: The captains advance
summary: The captains obey Rávaṇ and go out in swift vehicles with shining weapons
to take the Vánar.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Durdhar defeated
summary: Durdhar wounds the Vánar with five arrows, but the Vánar roars, leaps or
descends from above, crushes Durdhar's chariot, and kills him.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Yúpáksha and Virúpáksha defeated
summary: Yúpáksha and Virúpáksha attack to avenge Durdhar, but the Vánar withstands
their blows and kills them with a tree torn from the ground.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Bhásakama and Praghas defeated
summary: Bhásakama and Praghas attack the wounded Vánar, who seizes a mountain peak
and hurls it upon them, crushing them.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: extraordinary monkey warrior mistaken for more-than-natural being
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Rávaṇ argues that the foe cannot be an ordinary forest monkey because of
his exploits and may be a new creature sent by Indra.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage presents Rávaṇ's speculation, not confirmed divine origin.
- id: motif:2
label: single hero defeats multiple elite captains
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Vánar successively defeats Durdhar, Yúpáksha, Virúpáksha, Bhásakama,
and Praghas after Rávaṇ sends five captains against him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage is limited to this combat episode and does not name the Vánar
within the supplied text.
- id: motif:3
label: natural objects used as colossal weapons
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Vánar tears up a tree to kill two attackers and then hurls a mountain
peak to crush two more.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: Classed as a motif candidate from repeated battle imagery; no external
motif index is invoked.
- id: motif:4
label: invulnerable or iron-framed warrior withstands blows
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Yúpáksha and Virúpáksha strike the Vánar on the breast, but the blows are
said to be in vain against his iron frame.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage describes resistance to this attack, not absolute invulnerability.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 47378-47399
quote_or_summary: Rávaṇ summons five honored captains, commands them to seize the
monkey, says the foe may not be an ordinary forest monkey and may have been sent
by Indra, and warns them not to despise monkey chiefs such as Báli and Sugríva.
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 47401-47406
quote_or_summary: The captains obey and advance in swift cars with bright weapons,
charging with sword, mace, axe, and spear.
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 47407-47416
quote_or_summary: Durdhar shoots five arrows into the Vánar's head; the Vánar roars
and descends onto Durdhar's car, crushing its parts and steeds and killing Durdhar.
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 47417-47426
quote_or_summary: Yúpáksha and Virúpáksha attack to avenge Durdhar, strike the Vánar
on the breast without effect, and are killed when the Vánar tears up a tree and
uses it against them.
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 47427-47436
quote_or_summary: Bhásakama raises his spear and Praghas draws near laughing; the
wounded Vánar appears like a red sun, seizes a mountain peak with beasts, snakes,
and trees, and hurls it to crush them.
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 combat sequence and figures are explicit in the passage. Motif labels
are descriptive candidates only; no cross-text comparison is made because the
supplied passage does not itself support one.
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: |-
The Vánar is not named in the supplied passage, so no external identification has been added.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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