batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l48016-l48072
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l48016-l48072
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto XLVII. The Death Of Aksha. / Canto LIII. The Punishment. / Canto LVI.
Mount Arishta. / Canto LVIII. The Feast Of Honey.; lines 48016-48072
start: '48016'
end: '48072'
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 Vánars fly to a guarded honey grove belonging to Sugríva. Angad permits
them to eat the honey and fruit. They revel drunkenly, damage the grove, ignore
Dadhimukh’s warnings, and beat him. The omitted-canto summary says Dadhimukh reports
the misconduct to Sugríva, who infers from their exuberance that Hanumán and the
search party have succeeded.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The Vánars rise into the air and fly to a beautiful grove where bees store
honey.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The grove is described as Sugríva’s pleasance, fenced and barred to every
creature, and guarded by Dadhimukh.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The Vánars ask Angad for permission to eat the honey stores.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Angad consents, and the Vánars eat honey and fruit from the grove.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The Vánars become merry and intoxicated, dancing, singing, laughing, climbing,
leaping, chattering, and pulling down branches.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Dadhimukh angrily sees the damaged grove and tries to preserve what remains.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The Vánars reject Dadhimukh’s warnings and threats, then strike him with claws,
teeth, hands, and feet.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: The omitted-canto summary states that Dadhimukh reports the misconduct to
Sugríva, and Sugríva interprets the revelry as a sign of successful search.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: The Vánars
description: A flying monkey band that enters the guarded honey grove, consumes
the stores, celebrates, damages the grove, and attacks the keeper.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Angad
description: The lord approached by the Vánars for permission to eat the honey stores;
he grants consent.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Dadhimukh
description: A noble, brave Vánar; Sugríva’s uncle; guardian of the grove; later
reporter of the misconduct.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Sugríva
description: Lord of the Vánars and owner of the guarded grove; he hears Dadhimukh’s
report and infers the search party has succeeded.
role_refs:
- role:6
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Hanumán
description: Named in the omitted-canto summary as associated with the band whose
success Sugríva infers.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: reveling search band
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The Vánars consume honey and fruit, celebrate, and are described as intoxicated.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:2
label: assailants of the grove keeper
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: They ignore Dadhimukh’s warnings and beat him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:3
label: permission-giving leader
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The Vánars ask Angad to allow them to eat the honey stores, and he consents.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: guardian of the grove
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Dadhimukh is appointed to guard Sugríva’s fenced grove.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:5
label: injured complainant
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: After being beaten, he escapes and reports the misconduct to Sugríva in the
omitted-canto summary.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:6
label: owner and lord
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The grove is called the pleasance of the Vánars’ lord, and Dadhimukh is Sugríva’s
uncle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:7
label: interpreter of success
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Sugríva infers from the exuberant misconduct that Hanumán and the band have
succeeded.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:8
label: successful search-associated hero
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The summary says Sugríva infers that Hanumán and his band have been successful
in their search.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: guarded honey grove
literal_form: A lovely grove where bees store honey, belonging to Sugríva and barred
to creatures.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: honey stores
literal_form: The honeyed stores in the grove, eaten by the Vánars.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: trees and branches
literal_form: Trees crowded with bees and bearing fruit; branches are brought down
during the revelry.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: fence and barred access
literal_form: The grove is described as fenced and barred to every creature.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Arrival at Sugríva’s guarded grove
summary: The Vánars fly to a beautiful honey-filled grove belonging to Sugríva and
guarded by Dadhimukh.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Angad permits the feast
summary: The Vánars request permission from Angad to eat the honey stores, and he
allows them to do so.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Drunken revelry and damage
summary: The Vánars feast, become intoxicated, dance, sing, laugh, climb, chatter,
and damage the trees and branches.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Dadhimukh’s failed intervention
summary: Dadhimukh tries to stop the destruction, but the Vánars reject his words
and beat him.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Report to Sugríva and inference of success
summary: Dadhimukh reports the misconduct to Sugríva, who reads the exuberant disorder
as evidence that Hanumán and the band have succeeded in their search.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:1
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: returning band’s joyful disorder after successful quest
taxonomy_refs:
- return
basis: The summary states that Sugríva interprets the honey-grove revelry and mischief
as the natural expression of joy after Hanumán and his band succeed in their search.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage excerpt contains only the revelry and report summary, not
the full search success itself.
- id: motif:2
label: plundering of a guarded store
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Vánars enter a fenced and guarded grove, consume the honey and fruit,
and damage the trees despite the keeper’s intervention.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not call the grove sacred; it is described as Sugríva’s
guarded pleasance.
- id: motif:3
label: festive intoxication leading to boundary violation
taxonomy_refs:
- trickster_boundary
basis: After eating the honey stores, the Vánars become intoxicated, ignore warnings,
and assault the grove keeper.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The text presents collective misbehavior rather than an explicit trickster
figure.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The grove is explicitly compared in fame or beauty to heavenly Nandan.
claim_level: visual_similarity
target: heavenly Nandan grove
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: The passage gives only a brief poetic comparison and does not develop
a broader mythological equivalence.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 48016-48028
quote_or_summary: The Vánars fly to a lovely grove, compared to heavenly Nandan,
where bees store honey; the grove is Sugríva’s barred pleasance guarded by Dadhimukh,
Sugríva’s uncle.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 48029-48039
quote_or_summary: The Vánars ask Angad to let them eat the honey stores; he consents,
and they seek the bee-filled trees, take the stores, and eat fruit.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 48040-48054
quote_or_summary: Their feast grows merry; they become drunk with sweets, dance,
sing, laugh, climb, leap, chatter, and knock down branches.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 48055-48068
quote_or_summary: Dadhimukh sees the intoxicated multitude and damaged grove, tries
to save what remains, but his warnings are spurned and the Vánars beat him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 48069-48072
quote_or_summary: The omitted-canto note says Dadhimukh escapes and reports to Sugríva;
Sugríva infers Hanumán and his band have succeeded, and sends them onward quickly.
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: high
notes: Literal extraction is straightforward. Motif classification is cautious because
the passage is a short excerpt with an editorial summary of omitted cantos.
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: |-
Only the supplied passage and metadata were used.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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