batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l47912-l48013
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l47912-l48013
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto XLVI. The Captains. / Canto XLVII. The Death Of Aksha. / Canto LIII.
The Punishment. / Canto LVI. Mount Arishta.; lines 47912-48013
start: '47912'
end: '48013'
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: After looking on a burning waste, Hanuman consoles the queen and prepares
to depart. He climbs Mount Arishta, whose landscape is richly personified. From
the peak he leaps northward, shaking the mountain, trees, caves, lions, serpents,
and supernatural beings. He flies through the sky and returns to the waiting Vanar
host, who rejoice. Jambavan identifies him as the Wind-God’s son and announces
his successful return. Hanuman reports that he has seen and spoken with the Maithil
queen, and Angad praises his deed as the hope for restoring the lady and ending
Rama’s grief.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Hanuman looks on a burning waste, seeks the queen, consoles her with hopeful
words, and prepares to depart.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Hanuman climbs Mount Arishta, whose summits overhang the sea.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Mount Arishta is described with woods, clouds, morning rays, cascades, rills,
deodar stems, brooks, waterfalls, autumn winds, and reeds.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Hanuman hears waves beating at the mountain’s feet, turns north, and springs
from the peak.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Hanuman’s leap shakes the mountain, crushes trees, rocks caves, causes lions
to roar, brings serpents out of caverns, and frightens Yakshas, Kinnars, and Gandharvas
into flight.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Hanuman flies through the sky, drawing clouds after him, and is compared in
motion and appearance to a winged mountain and to a briefly concealed and revealed
celestial body.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: The waiting Vanar host hears his shout in the sky and recognizes it as triumphant.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: Jambavan calls on the Vanars to rejoice, saying that the Wind-God’s son is
returning and has won full success.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:9
text: The Vanars welcome Hanuman on the mountain crest, bring him fruits and roots,
and rejoice around him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:10
text: Hanuman respectfully greets Jambavan, Angad, and the chiefs, then says he
has seen and spoken with the Maithil queen.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:11
text: Angad praises Hanuman’s valor, power, and endurance, and says his deed will
restore the lady and relieve Rama’s grief.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Hanuman
description: A Vanar, called the Wind-God’s son, who consoles the queen, departs
from Mount Arishta, flies through the sky, and returns successfully to the Vanar
host.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Maithil queen
description: The queen whom Hanuman consoles and later reports having seen and addressed.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:9
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Mount Arishta
description: A glorious mountain over the deep, described in personified terms and
shaken by Hanuman’s leap.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Vanar host
description: The group waiting near the coast who hear Hanuman’s return, rejoice,
and welcome him.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Jambavan
description: A sage who calls on the Vanars to rejoice at Hanuman’s return and success.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Angad
description: A chief who receives Hanuman’s reverence and praises his deed.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Yakshas, Kinnars, and Gandharvas
description: Supernatural beings who flee in dread when Mount Arishta is shaken.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Serpents
description: Fierce serpents with tongues aflame emerging from shaken caverns.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: returning successful messenger
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Hanuman returns to the Vanar host and reports that he has seen and spoken
with the Maithil queen.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: role:2
label: mighty leaper and sky-traveler
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He springs from Mount Arishta and flies through the air and clouds.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:3
label: Wind-God’s son
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Jambavan calls the returning figure the Wind-God’s son.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:4
label: queen awaiting restoration
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Hanuman consoles her, later confirms seeing her, and Angad says the deed
will restore the lady.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: role:5
label: personified departure mountain
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The mountain is described as waking, lifting trees as arms, calling through
waters, trembling, and being shaken by Hanuman’s leap.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:6
label: welcoming companions
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The Vanars hear, recognize, rejoice, and welcome Hanuman with fruits and
roots.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: role:7
label: Vanar elder or chief
assigned_to:
- fig:5
- fig:6
basis: Jambavan speaks authoritatively to the Vanars, and Hanuman reveres Jambavan,
Angad, and the chiefs according to age and rank.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: role:8
label: beings disturbed by mountain-shaking leap
assigned_to:
- fig:7
- fig:8
basis: Serpents emerge and Yakshas, Kinnars, and Gandharvas flee when the mountain
is shaken.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: mountain of departure and return
literal_form: Mount Arishta and the mountain crest where Hanuman lands
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:8
- id: sym:2
label: water around the mountain
literal_form: Sea, waves, white cascade, rills, brooks, and waterfalls
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: trees and woodland offerings
literal_form: Woods, deodar stems, waving trees, fruits, and roots
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: sym:4
label: caverns shaken by the leap
literal_form: Caves and caverns in the mountain
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- cave
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: serpents with fiery tongues
literal_form: Fierce serpents with tongues aflame
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:6
label: burning waste
literal_form: The burning waste seen before Hanuman departs
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Consoling the queen before departure
summary: Hanuman sees the burning waste, seeks the queen, consoles her with hope,
and prepares to leave.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Ascent of Mount Arishta
summary: Hanuman climbs Mount Arishta, a richly described mountain overlooking the
sea and animated by woods, clouds, waters, and winds.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Mountain-shaking leap
summary: Hanuman springs northward from the peak, shaking the mountain, breaking
trees, disturbing caves, lions, serpents, and supernatural beings.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Sky flight and recognized return
summary: Hanuman flies through clouds toward the coast, and the waiting Vanars recognize
his triumphant shout; Jambavan declares his success.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: scene:5
label: Welcome and report
summary: The Vanars welcome Hanuman with fruits and roots. Hanuman respectfully
greets the elders and says he has seen and spoken with the Maithil queen. Angad
praises him and links his deed to the lady’s restoration and Rama’s relief.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: successful return from mission
taxonomy_refs:
- return
basis: The passage is titled as Hanuman’s return; the Vanar host recognizes his
triumphant shout, Jambavan announces his full success, and Hanuman reports that
he has seen and spoken with the queen.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives the successful return and report but not the full earlier
mission context.
- id: motif:2
label: departure by ascent and leap from a mountain
taxonomy_refs:
- ascent
- departure
basis: Hanuman climbs Mount Arishta and departs by springing from its peak into
the sky.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The ascent is a literal climb used for departure rather than an explicitly
spiritual ascent.
- id: motif:3
label: quest for a separated beloved figure
taxonomy_refs:
- stolen_beloved
basis: Hanuman has sought, consoled, seen, and addressed the Maithil queen, and
Angad says his deed will restore the lady and relieve Rama’s grief.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:9
- ev:10
confidence: medium
cautions: This passage does not itself narrate the queen’s abduction; the taxonomy
link rests on the stated restoration of the lady and Rama’s grief.
- id: motif:4
label: divine or wind-born heroic agent
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_parent_child
basis: Jambavan identifies the returning Hanuman as the Wind-God’s son.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage states divine parentage but does not elaborate on birth or
genealogy.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 47912-47916
quote_or_summary: Hanuman looks upon a burning waste, seeks the queen, consoles
her with words of hope, and prepares to depart.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 47917-47928
quote_or_summary: Hanuman scales Mount Arishta, whose summits overhang the deep;
the mountain is adorned with woods, clouds, morning rays, mineral colors, cascades,
and rills.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 47929-47940
quote_or_summary: The mountain is personified as lifting deodar stems like arms,
calling through brooks and waterfalls, trembling in the autumn gale, and moaning
through reeds.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 47941-47948
quote_or_summary: At the mountain’s foot Hanuman hears the waves, turns north, springs
from the peak, and the mountain trembles under the shock.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 47949-47956
quote_or_summary: Trees are crushed, caves are shaken, lions roar, serpents with
tongues aflame come out, and Yakshas, Kinnars, and Gandharvas flee in dread.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 47959-47970
quote_or_summary: Hanuman, compared to a winged mountain, flies through the airy
sea and clouds, appearing and disappearing like a bright celestial body behind
clouds.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 47971-47982
quote_or_summary: The Vanar host hears his triumphant shout; Jambavan tells them
to rejoice because the Wind-God’s son returns with full success.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 47983-47994
quote_or_summary: The Vanars listen to the rushing sound of Hanuman’s flight, leap
in delight, and gather reverently around him when he touches the mountain crest.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 47995-48004
quote_or_summary: The Vanars bring fruits and roots; Hanuman greets Jambavan, Angad,
and the chiefs, then says he has seen and spoken with the Maithil queen.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 48005-48013
quote_or_summary: Angad praises Hanuman as foremost among the Vanars in valor, power,
and might, and says his deed will restore the lady and end Rama’s grief.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal events and figures are clear in the supplied passage. Some motif
labels depend on broader narrative implications only lightly indicated here, so
they are marked with cautions. No external comparison 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 the supplied passage text and metadata. Taxonomy references are limited to the provided available motif families and symbols.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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