batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l48075-l48164
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l48075-l48164
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto LIII. The Punishment. / Canto LVI. Mount Arishta. / Canto LVIII. The
Feast Of Honey. / Canto LXV. The Tidings.; lines 48075-48164
start: '48075'
end: '48164'
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: Hanumán and the Vánars return to Praśravaṇ’s hill, bow before Ráma and
the Vánar king, and report that Hanumán crossed the sea and found Sítá on the
giants’ island under demon guard. Hanumán gives Ráma Sítá’s gem and recounts her
message, signs of recognition, and one-month deadline. Ráma presses the jewel
to his breast, weeps, recalls its origin, and begs Hanumán to repeat Sítá’s words
and guide him to her.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The Vánar party goes to Praśravaṇ’s hill, bows to Raghu’s sons, and then bows
to their king under Angad’s lead.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Hanumán places in Ráma’s hand the gem that had adorned Sítá’s brow before
giving his full report.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Hanumán says he crossed the sea, searched the giants’ island, and found Sítá
surrounded by demon guards who taunted and threatened her.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Sítá is described as lying on the bare earth with a single braid, weeping,
pale, and distressed.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Hanumán says he whispered Ráma’s name to Sítá, comforted her, and told her
the adventure.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: 'Sítá sends signs Ráma would recognize: the crow, the brow mark, and the sea-born
gem; she also says she will look upon Ráma’s ring to dull her sorrow.'
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Sítá says she can sustain her life for one month, after which she expects
to die as the giants’ prey.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: Ráma presses the jewel to his breast and weeps after hearing Hanumán’s report.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: Ráma says the gem was Janak’s wedding gift to Sítá and that the King of Heaven
had given it to Janak after a sacrificial rite.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: Ráma asks Hanumán to repeat Sítá’s message and to guide him to her side.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Ráma
description: One of Raghu’s sons; recipient of Hanumán’s tidings and Sítá’s gem;
he grieves and asks to be led to Sítá.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Sítá
description: Ráma’s beloved, found on the giants’ island under demon guard; her
brow gem is brought to Ráma with her message.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Hanumán
description: The Vánar who crossed the sea, found Sítá, returned with her gem, and
reported her message to Ráma.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:7
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Angad
description: Leader under whom the Vánar chieftains bow to their king.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Vánar chieftains
description: The returning Vánar group who bow before Raghu’s sons and their king.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Vánar king
description: The monarch before whom the Vánar chieftains bow and to whom Hanumán
tells his tidings.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Demon guards
description: Guards around Sítá on the giants’ island, described as taunting and
threatening her.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Janak
description: Giver of the gem to Sítá at her wedding; Ráma identifies him as ruler
of Videha.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: King of Heaven
description: Figure said by Ráma to have given the gem to Janak after Janak’s sacrificial
rite.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
roles:
- id: role:1
label: returning messenger and witness
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Hanumán returns, gives Sítá’s gem, and reports that he crossed the sea and
found her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:2
label: captive beloved under guard
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Sítá is beyond the sea on the giants’ island, surrounded by demon guards
and awaiting rescue.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: role:3
label: grieving recipient of token and message
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Ráma receives the jewel, weeps, and asks for Sítá’s words and guidance to
her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: role:4
label: leader of returning chieftains
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The Vánar chieftains bow to their king led by Angad.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:5
label: returning retinue
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The Vánar chieftains arrive, bow, and accompany the report scene.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:6
label: recipient monarch of the report
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Hanumán tells his tidings to the monarch after the chieftains bow to their
king.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:7
label: hostile guards
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The demon guards stand about Sítá and vex her with taunt and threat.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:8
label: wedding gift-giver
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Ráma says Janak gave the gem when Sítá and Ráma were wed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:9
label: divine giver of gem
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Ráma says the King of Heaven gave the sea-born gem to Janak.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Sítá’s brow gem
literal_form: Gem, precious stone, or treasured jewel formerly worn on Sítá’s brow
and placed in Ráma’s hand.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:8
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: sym:2
label: Ráma’s ring
literal_form: Ring that Sítá says she will gaze upon to dull the sting of woe.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: Sea and wave-origin
literal_form: The sea crossed by Hanumán and the wave-born origin of the gem.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:8
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: sym:4
label: Praśravaṇ’s hill
literal_form: Hill where the returning Vánars come before Raghu’s sons and their
king.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:5
label: Tears as waters
literal_form: Ráma’s tears described as waters or a flood that steeps the jewel.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:6
label: One-month limit
literal_form: Sítá’s stated period of one month before she expects to die.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Return to Praśravaṇ’s hill
summary: The Vánar chieftains arrive at Praśravaṇ’s hill, bow to Raghu’s sons, and
then bow to their king under Angad’s lead.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Hanumán delivers the token and report
summary: Hanumán gives Ráma the gem from Sítá’s brow and reports crossing the sea,
finding Sítá on the giants’ island, and seeing her guarded by demons.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Sítá’s signs and deadline
summary: 'Hanumán recounts Sítá’s recognitions and message: the crow, the brow mark,
the sea-born gem, her comfort in Ráma’s ring, and her one-month limit.'
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Ráma’s grief over the jewel
summary: Ráma presses the jewel to his breast, weeps, recalls the gem’s history,
asks for Sítá’s words, and urges Hanumán to guide him to her.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Stolen or captive beloved beyond the sea
taxonomy_refs:
- stolen_beloved
basis: Sítá is found on the giants’ island beyond the sea, distressed and guarded
by demons, while Ráma longs to reach her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The passage reports the captivity and Ráma’s response but does not narrate
the original abduction.
- id: motif:2
label: Return of messenger with proof-token
taxonomy_refs:
- return
basis: Hanumán returns from the sea-crossing search, places Sítá’s gem in Ráma’s
hand, and delivers her message.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The taxonomy reference is broad; the specific pattern here is a messenger’s
return rather than the hero’s final return.
- id: motif:3
label: Recognition token from absent beloved
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: Sítá sends a known gem and private signs to Ráma, and she keeps comfort by
gazing on his ring.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The exchange is emotionally and narratively significant, but the passage
does not explicitly call the token exchange sacred.
- id: motif:4
label: Quest report after crossing the sea
taxonomy_refs:
- mystical_quest
basis: Hanumán says he crossed the sea, searched the giants’ island, found Sítá,
and returned with news.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: Only the report of the quest appears in this passage; the wider quest
structure lies outside the supplied excerpt.
- id: motif:5
label: Time-limited rescue before threatened death
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Sítá states she can endure one month more, after which she expects to die
as the giants’ prey.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy reference directly corresponds to the deadline pattern.
- id: motif:6
label: Lament over object of the absent beloved
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Ráma presses Sítá’s jewel to his breast, weeps over it, and says the gem
intensifies his grief at her absence.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: This is a local motif candidate without an assigned taxonomy reference.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 48075-48084
quote_or_summary: The Vánars reach Praśravaṇ’s hill, bow to Raghu’s sons, and, led
by Angad, bow to their king.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain; Project Gutenberg Griffith translation; passage supplied
in request.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 48085-48092
quote_or_summary: Hanumán gives Ráma the gem from Sítá’s brow and reports crossing
the sea, searching the giants’ island, and finding Sítá guarded and threatened
by demons.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain; Project Gutenberg Griffith translation; passage supplied
in request.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 48093-48100
quote_or_summary: Sítá is described with a single braid, lying on the bare earth,
weeping and pale; Hanumán whispers Ráma’s name, consoles her, and tells the adventure.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain; Project Gutenberg Griffith translation; passage supplied
in request.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 48101-48116
quote_or_summary: Sítá sends signs Ráma would know, gives the sea-born gem, says
she will gaze on his ring, and states that after one month she must die as the
giants’ prey.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain; Project Gutenberg Griffith translation; passage supplied
in request.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 48117-48123
quote_or_summary: After Hanumán ceases, Ráma presses the jewel to his breast and
weeps, saying his tears steep the jewel like a mother weeping over her child.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain; Project Gutenberg Griffith translation; passage supplied
in request.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 48124-48136
quote_or_summary: Ráma recalls that Janak gave the gem when Sítá and Ráma were wed,
and that the King of Heaven had given it to Janak after a sacrificial rite.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain; Project Gutenberg Griffith translation; passage supplied
in request.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 48137-48154
quote_or_summary: Ráma says the gem makes him feel Sítá near, asks Hanumán for her
message, says he may die of grief, and asks Hanumán to lead him to her.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain; Project Gutenberg Griffith translation; passage supplied
in request.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 48155-48164
quote_or_summary: Ráma asks how Sítá can endure the fierce demons of the guarded
island and says her words alone can be a healing balm.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain; Project Gutenberg Griffith translation; passage supplied
in request.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The passage clearly supports the reported actions, figures, tokens, and several
local motif candidates. Broader motif taxonomy assignments are cautious because
the excerpt is a report scene and not the full narrative arc.
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. No external identification of unnamed figures was added.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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