batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l476-l658
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l476-l658
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: The Ramayan of Valmiki / CONTENTS; lines 476-658
start: '476'
end: '658'
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 passage lists canto titles from the later Sundara/Kishkindha transition
into Book VI of the Ramayana, followed by appendix and additional-note headings.
The titles name episodes involving Hanuman in Lanka, Ravana, Sita, Rama, Vibhishan,
the march and war at Lanka, ocean-threatening, omens, a magic head, battles and
deaths, medicinal herbs, Lakshman's fall and healing, Indra's car and boon, praise
of the Sun, Ravana's death, Sita's restoration, a magic car, departure, return,
meeting with Bharat, and consecration.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: 'The contents list a sequence of canto titles involving Hanuman: capture,
reply, punishment, the burning of Lanka, fear for Sita, Mount Arishta, Hanuman''s
return, a honey feast, tidings, and Rama''s speech.'
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: obs:2
text: Book VI titles begin with speeches by Rama, Sugriva, Ravana, Prahasta, Vibhishan,
and Indrajit, and include Lanka, a march, Rama's lament, Vibhishan's counsel,
Vibhishan's flight, and spies.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: obs:3
text: The contents include repeated titles 'Ocean Threatened' and then 'The Omens'
and several spy-related titles.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:4
text: The contents include titles naming a magic head, Sita's lament, Sarama, preparations,
the ascent of Suvela, and Lanka.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:5
text: The contents list many battle and death titles, including victories, sallies,
night attack, Lakshman's fall and healing, Indra's car, glory to the Sun, the
battle, Ravana's death, and laments.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: obs:6
text: Postwar titles include Vibhishan consecrated, Sita's joy, the meeting, Sita's
disgrace and reply, glory to Vishnu, Sita restored, Dasaratha, Indra's boon, the
magic car, departure, return, Bharat consoled, Rama's message, Hanuman's story,
meeting with Bharat, and the consecration.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: obs:7
text: The appendix and additional notes headings name divine or mythic figures and
topics, including Indra, Vishnu, Siva, Apsarases, Vishnu's incarnation as Rama,
Kusa and Lava, Parasurama, Yama, Fate, and household gods.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Hanuman
description: Named in titles as captured, replying, returning, and later as the
subject of 'Hanuman's Story'.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:10
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Ravana
description: Named in titles as giving speeches, being encouraged, entering the
field, dying, and being mourned.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Sita
description: Named in titles connected with fear for her, lament, joy, disgrace,
reply, and restoration.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Rama
description: Named in titles as speaker, lamenter, envoy-sender context, message-giver,
and associated with the final consecration sequence.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:7
- ev:10
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Vibhishan
description: Named in titles for speech, counsel, flight, lament, and consecration.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Lakshman
description: Named in titles as falling and being healed.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Indra
description: Named in titles or headings connected with a car and a boon.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:11
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Vishnu
description: Named in headings for glory and for incarnation as Rama.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:11
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Bharat
description: Named in postwar return titles as consoled and as meeting Rama's party.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Vánars
description: Named collectively in titles as chiefs, chieftains, and as alarmed.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
roles:
- id: role:1
label: captured-and-returning figure
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The titles explicitly say 'Hanuman Captured' and 'Hanuman's Return'.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: opposing king or war leader
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Ravana is repeatedly named in speech, battle, death, and lament titles.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: role:3
label: woman who laments and is restored
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Titles include Sita's lament, joy, disgrace, reply, and restoration.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: role:4
label: speaker, lamenter, and returning royal figure
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Rama is named in speech, lament, message, and final return/consecration sequence
titles.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:7
- ev:10
- id: role:5
label: counselor, fugitive, mourner, and consecrated figure
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Titles name Vibhishan's speech, counsel, flight, lament, and consecration.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:6
label: fallen and healed warrior
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Titles state 'Lakshman's Fall' and 'Lakshman Healed'.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:7
label: divine provider of car and boon
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Titles include 'Indra's Car' and 'Indra's Boon'.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:8
label: deity associated with glory and incarnation
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Headings include 'Glory To Vishnu' and 'Vishnu's Incarnation As Rama'.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:11
- id: role:9
label: recipient of consolation and reunion
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Titles include 'Bharat Consoled' and 'The Meeting With Bharat'.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: role:10
label: collective allied chiefs or troops
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Titles name Vánar chiefs, chieftains, and alarm.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: burning city
literal_form: The title 'The Burning Of Lanka'.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: mountain stage
literal_form: Mount Arishta and Suvela as named mountain places in titles.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- id: sym:3
label: threatened ocean
literal_form: The repeated title 'Ocean Threatened'.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:4
label: omens
literal_form: The title 'The Omens'.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: magic head
literal_form: The title 'The Magic Head'.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:6
label: medicinal herbs
literal_form: The title 'The Medicinal Herbs'.
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:7
label: divine or magic car
literal_form: The titles 'Indra's Car' and 'The Magic Car'.
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: sym:8
label: sun praise
literal_form: The title 'Glory To The Sun'.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Hanuman in Lanka and return
summary: A contents sequence names Hanuman's capture, reply, punishment, the burning
of Lanka, fear for Sita, Mount Arishta, Hanuman's return, a honey feast, tidings,
and Rama's speech.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: War counsel, defection, and approach to Lanka
summary: Book VI titles list speeches and counsel, Vibhishan's flight, spies, threatened
ocean, omens, and descriptions of Vánar chiefs.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:3
label: Preparations and ascent near Lanka
summary: Titles name a magic head, Sita's lament, Sarama's tidings, preparations,
the ascent of Suvela, and Lanka.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:4
label: Battle sequence and healing
summary: The table of contents lists assaults, single combats, night events, victories,
deaths, medicinal herbs, Lakshman's fall and healing, Indra's car, glory to the
Sun, battle, Ravana's death, and laments.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
- sym:7
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: scene:5
label: Restoration, boon, departure, return, and consecration
summary: Final Book VI titles name Vibhishan consecrated, Sita's joy and restoration,
divine glory, Dasaratha, Indra's boon, a magic car, departure, return, Bharat
consoled, Rama's message, Hanuman's story, meeting with Bharat, and consecration.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: captured hero or envoy returns with tidings
taxonomy_refs:
- return
basis: The contents sequence explicitly pairs 'Hanuman Captured' with later 'Hanuman's
Return' and 'The Tidings'.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage gives only canto titles; it does not narrate the capture,
escape, or report.
- id: motif:2
label: burning of a hostile city
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The title 'The Burning Of Lanka' identifies a city-burning episode within
the Hanuman sequence.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The title does not describe the cause, scale, or ritual meaning of the
fire.
- id: motif:3
label: mountain ascent or mountain way-station
taxonomy_refs:
- ascent
basis: Titles include 'Mount Arishta' and 'The Ascent Of Suvela'.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: Only the titles support the mountain/ascent pattern; no details of action
or symbolism are included.
- id: motif:4
label: ocean as obstacle confronted by threat
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The repeated title 'Ocean Threatened' indicates a water/ocean episode involving
threat or compulsion.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not specify who threatens the ocean or the result.
- id: motif:5
label: omens before conflict
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The title 'The Omens' appears in the war-preparation sequence.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The omens themselves are not described.
- id: motif:6
label: fallen warrior healed by medicinal aid
taxonomy_refs:
- death_rebirth
basis: The contents include 'The Medicinal Herbs', 'Lakshman's Fall', and 'Lakshman
Healed'.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: low
cautions: The title sequence suggests healing after a fall, but the passage does
not state death, near-death, or rebirth.
- id: motif:7
label: divine or magical vehicle enabling final movement
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
- return
basis: Postwar titles include 'Indra's Car', 'The Magic Car', 'The Departure', and
'The Return'.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
confidence: medium
cautions: The table of contents does not state that the cars directly cause the
departure or return.
- id: motif:8
label: restoration of Sita after trial-like public exchange
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Titles list 'The Meeting', 'Sita's Disgrace', 'Sita's Reply', and 'Sita Restored'.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not narrate the nature of the disgrace, reply, or restoration.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The contents support a motif-family comparison to return narratives because
both 'Hanuman's Return' and the later 'The Return' are explicit title elements.
claim_level: same_motif
target: motif_families:return
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:10
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The passage is an index of titles, not a narrative account of the returns.
- id: claim:2
claim: The titles support a motif-family comparison to ascent patterns through the
explicit title 'The Ascent Of Suvela'.
claim_level: same_motif
target: motif_families:ascent
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: No details of the ascent's ritual, military, or symbolic function are
present.
- id: claim:3
claim: The sequence 'The Departure' and 'The Return' supports comparison to a departure-return
narrative pattern.
claim_level: same_function
target: motif_families:departure and motif_families:return
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The titles alone do not identify the departing party, route, or full
narrative function.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 476-486
quote_or_summary: Titles include 'Hanumán Captured', 'Rávan', 'Prahasta’s Questions',
'Hanumán’s Reply', 'Vibhishan’s Speech', 'The Punishment', and 'The Burning Of
Lanká'.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title excerpts used.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: lines 487-493
quote_or_summary: Titles include 'Fear For Sítá', 'Mount Arishta', 'Hanumán’s Return',
'The Feast Of Honey', 'The Tidings', and 'Ráma’s Speech'.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title excerpts used.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 494-511
quote_or_summary: Book VI opens with titles including 'Ráma’s Speech', 'Sugríva’s
Speech', 'Lanká', 'The March', 'Ráma’s Lament', multiple speeches by Rávan, Prahasta,
Vibhishan, and Indrajít, and 'Vibhishan’s Flight'.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title excerpts used.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: lines 512-519
quote_or_summary: Titles include 'Ráma’s Speech', 'Vibhishan’s Counsel', 'The Spies',
and repeated 'Ocean Threatened'.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title excerpts used.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: lines 520-527
quote_or_summary: Titles include 'The Omens', 'The Spy’s Return', 'Rávan’s Spies',
'The Vánar Chiefs', 'The Chieftains', 'Sárdúla Captured', and 'Sárdúla’s Speech'.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title excerpts used.
- id: ev:6
type: quote
locator: lines 528-537
quote_or_summary: Titles include 'The Magic Head', 'Sítá’s Lament', 'Saramá', 'Saramá’s
Tidings', 'Malyaván’s Speech', 'Rávan’s Reply', 'Preparations', 'The Ascent Of
Suvela', and 'Lanká'.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title excerpts used.
- id: ev:7
type: quote
locator: lines 538-566
quote_or_summary: Titles include 'Rávan Attacked', 'Ráma’s Envoy', 'The Sally',
'The Single Combats', 'The Night', 'Indrajít’s Victory', 'Indrajít’s Triumph',
'Rávan’s Sally', 'Kumbhakarna Roused', 'The Vánars’ Alarm', and several death
titles.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title excerpts used.
- id: ev:8
type: quote
locator: lines 567-584
quote_or_summary: Titles include 'The Medicinal Herbs', 'The Night Attack', 'Rávan’s
Lament', 'Rávan’s Sally', 'Rávan In The Field', 'Lakshman’s Fall', 'Lakshman Healed',
'Indra’s Car', 'Glory To The Sun', 'The Battle', 'Rávan’s Death', and related
laments.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title excerpts used.
- id: ev:9
type: quote
locator: lines 585-596
quote_or_summary: Titles include 'Vibhishan Consecrated', 'Sítá’s Joy', 'The Meeting',
'Sítá’s Disgrace', 'Sítá’s Reply', 'Glory To Vishnu', 'Sítá Restored', 'Dasaratha',
'Indra’s Boon', 'The Magic Car', and 'The Departure'.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title excerpts used.
- id: ev:10
type: quote
locator: lines 597-603
quote_or_summary: Titles include 'The Return', 'Bharat Consoled', 'Ráma’s Message',
'Hanumán’s Story', 'The Meeting With Bharat', and 'The Consecration'.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title excerpts used.
- id: ev:11
type: quote
locator: lines 604-658
quote_or_summary: Appendix and additional-note headings include 'Rávan Doomed',
'Indra', 'Vishnu', 'Siva', 'Apsarases', 'Vishnu’s Incarnation As Ráma', 'Kusa
and Lava', 'Parasuráma', 'Yáma', 'Fate', and other named notes and index headings.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short title excerpts used.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: Confidence is limited because the passage is a contents list. Titles can
support identifying named figures, episodes, and broad motif candidates, but not
detailed narrative causality or symbolism.
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. Taxonomy references are limited to provided motif-family and symbol lists where directly supported by title wording.
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