batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l4845-l4914
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l4845-l4914
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto XXIV. The Spells. / Canto XXV. The Hermitage Of Love. / Canto XXIX.
The Celestial Arms. / Canto XXXI. The Perfect Hermitage.; lines 4845-4914
start: '4845'
end: '4914'
translation: The Ramayan of Valmiki
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: '"So Indra is adored when he / Has won some glorious victory."'
summary: During a sacred rite, two named demons and their train arrive in darkness
and rain blood. Ráma uses enchanted weapons to hurl Márícha into the ocean, kill
Suváhu, and overthrow the remaining demons. The saints honor Ráma, and Viśvámitra
declares the retreat perfected.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A flame bursts from the altar, shining on ritual participants and ritual objects
as the rite resumes with sacred texts.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Two named fiends, Márícha and Suváhu, arrive with a train, accompanied by
a fearful roar, magical gloom, and a rain of blood.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Ráma tells Lakshmaṇ that the fiends will flee before his mortal weapon like
clouds before wind.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Ráma strikes Márícha in the breast with an arrow empowered by a mystic spell,
and Márícha is hurled a hundred leagues into the ocean.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Ráma says the dart has left Márícha alive but senseless, and that he will
kill those who delight in stopping holy rites.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: Ráma kills Suváhu with a shaft described as glowing with living flame.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: Ráma uses a dart associated with the Wind-God to overthrow the remaining demons.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: The saints honor Ráma after the demons who disturbed holy rites are defeated.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: Viśvámitra tells Ráma that his joy is complete because Ráma has obeyed his
will and made the retreat more perfect.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Ráma
description: Lotus-eyed prince and son of Raghu who fights the demons and protects
the rite.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Lakshmaṇ
description: Ráma's brave and true brother, addressed by Ráma during the fight.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Márícha
description: A Rover of the Night and man-eating fiend who attacks the rite and
is hurled into the ocean by Ráma's weapon.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Suváhu
description: A fiend who attacks the rite and is killed by Ráma's fiery shaft.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Demon train
description: Additional demons accompanying Márícha and Suváhu, later overthrown
by Ráma's Wind-God dart.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Saints, priest, and deacon
description: Ritual participants present at the holy rite who later honor Ráma for
his aid.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Viśvámitra
description: Sage who speaks to Ráma after the successful rite and praises his obedience.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Indra
description: Deity invoked in a comparison to the honor paid to Ráma after victory.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
roles:
- id: role:1
label: defender of sacred rite
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Ráma defeats the beings described as disturbers of holy rites and receives
honor for his aid.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:2
label: weapon-wielding hero
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Ráma uses a mystic arrow, a fiery shaft, and a Wind-God dart against the
demons.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: hero's brother and witness
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Lakshmaṇ is addressed by Ráma as his brave and true brother during the attack.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:4
label: ritual-disrupting adversary
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
basis: The demons rain blood and are described as disturbers of each holy rite.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: ritual community
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Priest, deacon, and saints are associated with the rite and its successful
completion.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- id: role:6
label: sage-director of the task
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Viśvámitra says Ráma has obeyed his will and that the retreat is now more
perfect.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:7
label: victorious divine comparator
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The passage compares Ráma's honor after victory to Indra being adored after
a glorious victory.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: altar flame
literal_form: flame bursting from the altar during the rite
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: blood rain
literal_form: thick blood shed in rain by the approaching fiends
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: mystic arrow
literal_form: arrow winged by a mystic spell that strikes Márícha
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: ocean flood
literal_form: ocean's flood into which Márícha falls
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:5
label: living-flame shaft
literal_form: shaft aglow with living flame that kills Suváhu
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:6
label: Wind-God dart
literal_form: dart described as the Wind-God's own
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:7
label: holy rite
literal_form: sacred ritual with altar, grass, ladles, flowers, and sacred texts
associated_figures:
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Sacred rite resumes at the altar
summary: The altar flame shines over priest, deacon, grass, ladles, and flowers,
and the rite begins again with sacred texts.
figure_refs:
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Demons attack the rite
summary: Márícha, Suváhu, and their train rush in with a fearful roar, magical darkness,
and a rain of blood.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Ráma defeats Márícha without killing him
summary: Ráma tells Lakshmaṇ what he will do, strikes Márícha with an enchanted
arrow, and hurls him into the ocean, leaving him alive but senseless.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Ráma kills Suváhu and overthrows the demon train
summary: Ráma kills Suváhu with a fiery shaft and defeats the remaining demons with
a Wind-God dart.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Rite succeeds and the hermitage is perfected
summary: The saints honor Ráma after the battle, and Viśvámitra declares that the
rite has succeeded and the retreat is now more perfect.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: hero defends a sacred rite from demonic disruption
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
basis: The demons are described as disturbers of holy rites; Ráma kills or overthrows
them, and the rite succeeds.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The passage presents a holy rite but does not specify the full ritual
type within this excerpt.
- id: motif:2
label: enchanted weapons subdue supernatural adversaries
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Ráma uses a mystic-spell arrow, a living-flame shaft, and a Wind-God dart
against the demons.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: No matching supplied taxonomy family directly names magical weapons.
- id: motif:3
label: victorious hero honored like a god after battle
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: The saints honor Ráma for his aid, and the passage compares this honor to
Indra being adored after victory.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The royal-legitimacy taxonomy reference is indirect; the passage calls
Ráma a prince but does not explicitly discuss kingship or succession.
- id: motif:4
label: obedience to sage perfects the hermitage
taxonomy_refs:
- initiation
basis: Viśvámitra tells Ráma that his joy is complete because Ráma obeyed his will
and made the retreat more perfect.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: low
cautions: The excerpt does not explicitly call this an initiation; the link rests
on a task completed under a sage's direction.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage explicitly likens the honor paid to Ráma after defeating the
demons to the adoration of Indra after a glorious victory.
claim_level: same_function
target: Indra as victorious divine figure
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: This is a local simile within the passage, not evidence by itself for
historical borrowing or broader motif transmission.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 4845-4852
quote_or_summary: A sudden altar flame shines on priest, deacon, grass, ladles,
and flowers, and the high rite begins again with sacred texts.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 4853-4866
quote_or_summary: A fearful roar fills the sky; in magical gloom, Márícha, Suváhu,
and their train rush in like dark clouds and rain blood as they approach.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 4867-4882
quote_or_summary: Ráma addresses Lakshmaṇ, predicts the fiends will flee before
his weapon, and strikes Márícha with a mystic-spell arrow that hurls him a hundred
leagues into the ocean.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 4883-4894
quote_or_summary: Ráma tells Lakshmaṇ that the dart has left Márícha senseless but
breathing, then says he will kill the blood-drinking beings who rejoice in stopping
holy rites.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 4895-4902
quote_or_summary: Ráma kills Suváhu with a shaft aglow with living flame, then lays
the Wind-God's dart on his string and overthrows all the demons.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:6
type: quote
locator: lines 4903-4908
quote_or_summary: '"Due honour by the saints was paid / To Ráma for his wondrous
aid: / So Indra is adored when he / Has won some glorious victory."'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt from supplied passage.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 4909-4914
quote_or_summary: After the rite succeeds, Viśvámitra tells Ráma that his joy is
complete because Ráma has obeyed his will and the calm retreat is now more perfect.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary generated from supplied passage.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Literal actions and figures are explicit in the passage. Some motif taxonomy
mappings, especially royal_legitimacy and initiation, are interpretive and should
be reviewed.
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, metadata, and available taxonomy references.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg__l4845-l4914
passage_sha256=4ee146e2057143eb1a3930bf7e6f2894f3d484bac4f1fd5bcb2a055b5f32e14f