batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l48931-l49085
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l48931-l49085
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto LXV. The Tidings. / BOOK VI.(895) / Canto IV. The March. / Canto XI.
The Summons.; lines 48931-49085
start: '48931'
end: '49085'
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: Rávaṇ rejects counsel to free Sítá, summons his nobles and captains to
council, orders Prahasta to secure Lanká, and speaks of his abduction of Sítá,
her refusal of his love, Kumbhakarṇa’s awakening, and the threat posed by Ráma,
Lakshman, Sugríva, and the Vánar host across the sea.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Rávaṇ states that he will not free the Maithil woman and claims superiority
even if the gods fight for Ráma.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Rávaṇ dismisses his brother from the hall after rejecting his counsel.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Rávaṇ’s thoughts return to Sítá while he remains inclined toward love and
war.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Rávaṇ rides in a gemmed and golden chariot to a council hall filled with nobles.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Warriors carrying shields, maces, spears, and swords follow Rávaṇ’s chariot.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Heralds are ordered to summon Rávaṇ’s captains to the council hall.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: The summoned giants come from houses, chambers, groves, and colonnades, riding
elephants or cars or walking through the streets.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: Vibhishaṇ joins the assembly, arriving in a gold and gem-bright car and bowing
to his brother.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: Rávaṇ orders Prahasta to array the fourfold forces to guard the island and
citadel.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:10
text: Prahasta reports that the inlets to the town are closed and troops are placed
inside and outside.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:11
text: Rávaṇ says Kumbhakarṇa has been asleep for six months and is now waking.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:12
text: Rávaṇ says he captured the daughter of Videha’s king to wound Ráma’s heart
and brought her from a distant land.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:13
text: Rávaṇ says Sítá refuses his love, prayers, and offerings.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: obs:14
text: Rávaṇ describes Sítá’s beauty and says his passion is stirred when he looks
at her.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: obs:15
text: Rávaṇ says Sítá, looking for Ráma, tearfully requested a year’s delay, which
he granted.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
- id: obs:16
text: Rávaṇ questions how Ráma’s side can cross the pathless, monster-filled sea
with the Vánar host.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
- id: obs:17
text: Rávaṇ acknowledges that one Vánar reached Lanká and burned and killed there.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:17
- id: obs:18
text: Rávaṇ says the sons of Daśaratha stand on the far shore of the ocean, following
Sítá’s track and ready to attack.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:18
- id: obs:19
text: Rávaṇ asks the council to devise a plan to retain the captive woman and triumph
over the enemy.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:19
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Rávaṇ
description: King of Lanká who rejects freeing Sítá, summons a council, commands
defenses, and speaks of capturing Sítá.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:9
- ev:12
- ev:19
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Sítá / Maithil dame / daughter of Videha’s king
description: Captive woman desired by Rávaṇ; she refuses his love and looks for
Ráma.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:12
- ev:13
- ev:15
- ev:19
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Ráma
description: Opposing hero named as the one for whom Sítá longs and whose heart
Rávaṇ intended to wound.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:12
- ev:15
- ev:16
- ev:18
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Rávaṇ’s brother / Vibhishaṇ
description: Brother associated with counsel; later Vibhishaṇ joins the council
and bows to Rávaṇ.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:8
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Prahasta
description: Rávaṇ’s fierce captain, called master of warlike art, who arranges
defenses and reports their completion.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Kumbhakarṇa
description: Warrior and champion whose six-month sleep is ending.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Rávaṇ’s nobles, captains, giants, and warriors
description: Assembly and military followers summoned to the council hall and arranged
for defense.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Vánar host
description: Forest creatures led by Sugríva and aligned with the sons of Daśaratha
across the sea.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
- ev:18
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Sugríva
description: Leader of the Vánars mentioned by Rávaṇ.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Sons of Daśaratha / sons of Raghu
description: Opponents on the far ocean shore, ready to attack Lanká on Sítá’s track.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
- ev:18
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Gods
description: Heavenly beings whom Rávaṇ says would not overcome his might and whom
his forces have defeated before.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:20
roles:
- id: role:1
label: defiant king
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He rejects warnings, refuses to free Sítá, and claims superior might.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: role:2
label: abductor-captor
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He says he captured the daughter of Videha’s king and seeks to retain the
captive woman.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- ev:19
- id: role:3
label: council summoner and military commander
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He rides to council, summons captains, and orders Prahasta to guard the island
and citadel.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: role:4
label: captive beloved
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: She is described as captured, retained captive, and desired by Rávaṇ.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- ev:13
- ev:19
- id: role:5
label: faithful wife or beloved awaiting Ráma
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: She looks for Ráma and refuses Rávaṇ’s love and offerings.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- ev:15
- id: role:6
label: avenging rescuer-opponent
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:10
basis: Rávaṇ says Ráma’s side follows Sítá’s track and is ready to attack the giant
foes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:18
- id: role:7
label: brother-counsel figure
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Rávaṇ dismisses his brother after rejecting counsel; Vibhishaṇ later joins
and bows to him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:8
- id: role:8
label: chief captain and defender
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Prahasta is ordered to array forces and reports defensive closure of the
city inlets.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: role:9
label: sleeping champion
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Rávaṇ says Kumbhakarṇa’s six-month sleep is ending and calls him the best
of their champions.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: role:10
label: summoned war council and garrison
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The nobles and captains gather, and troops are disposed to defend Lanká.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:10
- id: role:11
label: invading allied host
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The Vánars are imagined as needing to cross the sea to attack Lanká with
Ráma’s side.
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
- ev:18
- id: role:12
label: Vánar leader
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Rávaṇ names the forest creatures as being led by Sugríva.
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: ocean barrier
literal_form: pathless deep, monster-teeming main, ocean, foam between the attackers
and Lanká
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:8
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
- ev:18
- ev:21
- id: sym:2
label: island citadel
literal_form: Lanká as an island home and citadel with guarded inlets
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:21
- id: sym:3
label: fire and burning
literal_form: Vibhishaṇ’s flame-like car and the single Vánar who burned and slew
in Lanká
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:17
- id: sym:4
label: royal chariot
literal_form: Rávaṇ’s gemmed and golden car with drums, shells, and thunderous motion
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: weapons of the retinue
literal_form: shield, mace, spear, and sword carried by warriors
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:6
label: six-month sleep
literal_form: Kumbhakarṇa’s six months of slumber binding his senses
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Rávaṇ rejects freeing Sítá
summary: Rávaṇ says he sees no danger, refuses to release Sítá, claims greater might
than Ráma even with divine allies, and dismisses his brother.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:11
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Royal procession to council
summary: Rávaṇ, still focused on Sítá and war, rides in a splendid chariot to the
council hall, followed by armed warriors and greeted by nobles.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:3
label: Summoning and gathering of captains
summary: Heralds summon the giants, who come by elephant, car, or foot to the council
hall and take their places; Vibhishaṇ also arrives and bows.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: scene:4
label: Fortifying Lanká
summary: Rávaṇ commands Prahasta to array the fourfold army for the defense of the
island and citadel, and Prahasta reports the inlets closed and troops deployed.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: scene:5
label: Rávaṇ’s account of Sítá and the approaching enemy
summary: Rávaṇ tells the council of Kumbhakarṇa’s awakening, his capture of Sítá,
her refusal and delay, the difficulty of the ocean crossing, the previous Vánar
attack on Lanká, and the need for a plan to keep Sítá and defeat Ráma’s forces.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:6
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:12
- ev:13
- ev:15
- ev:16
- ev:17
- ev:18
- ev:19
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: stolen beloved held captive
taxonomy_refs:
- stolen_beloved
basis: Rávaṇ says he captured Sítá to wound Ráma’s heart, she refuses him, and he
asks the council how to retain the captive woman.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- ev:13
- ev:19
confidence: high
cautions: The passage states the captivity and desire directly; broader narrative
context is not used.
- id: motif:2
label: rejected wise counsel before disaster
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The passage states that Rávaṇ’s haughty heart repelled wise counsel and he
remained blind to signs of danger.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The counsel’s content is only partially present in the excerpt; the coming
disaster is implied by danger signs and war threat, not completed here.
- id: motif:3
label: fortified island under threat from across the sea
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Rávaṇ orders the island and citadel guarded, Prahasta closes the inlets,
and Rávaṇ discusses the enemy’s possible crossing of the ocean.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:16
- ev:21
confidence: high
cautions: No available taxonomy family directly matches a siege or fortified island
motif.
- id: motif:4
label: sleeping champion awakens for war
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Rávaṇ reports that Kumbhakarṇa’s six-month sleep is ending and calls him
the best champion.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage reports the awakening but does not yet show Kumbhakarṇa entering
battle.
- id: motif:5
label: impossible sea crossing challenged by heroic army
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Rávaṇ asks how Ráma’s side can lead the Vánar host across the monster-filled
sea to Lanká, while they stand ready on the farther shore.
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
- ev:18
confidence: medium
cautions: The crossing is anticipated and debated here, not narrated as accomplished
in this passage.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: 'The passage fits the supplied stolen_beloved motif family at the level of
narrative function: an abducted woman is held by a rival ruler while her beloved
or husband approaches for revenge and rescue.'
claim_level: same_motif
target: stolen_beloved
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- ev:13
- ev:18
- ev:19
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: This is a taxonomy-level comparison supplied in the request, not a
claim of historical contact or common inheritance beyond the Ramayana passage.
- id: claim:2
claim: The passage supports comparison to a recurring siege-council pattern in which
a ruler summons captains, fortifies a city, and debates an approaching enemy.
claim_level: same_function
target: war council and fortified city under threat pattern
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:18
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: No specific external text or tradition is named in the passage, and
no supplied motif-family reference directly corresponds to this pattern.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 48931-48934
quote_or_summary: "“The Maithil dame I will not free... Though all the Gods for
Ráma fight, He yields to my superior might.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 48935-48938
quote_or_summary: Rávaṇ speaks as a tremendous king, remains sternly resolved to
resist, and dismisses his brother from the hall.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 48942-48947
quote_or_summary: Rávaṇ’s haughty heart rejects wise counsel; his thoughts return
to Sítá, and he remains blind to danger while inclined to love and war.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 48948-48959
quote_or_summary: Rávaṇ mounts a gemmed, gold-netted chariot, rides to the council
hall, and is heard by the loud sound of shells, drums, and the thunder of his
car.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 48952-48955
quote_or_summary: A host of warriors in rich array follow their lord’s chariot with
shield, mace, spear, and sword.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 48964-48969
quote_or_summary: Rávaṇ sits on a royal seat and orders heralds to summon all his
captains to the council hall.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 48970-48981
quote_or_summary: The summoned giants come from chambers, groves, and colonnades,
riding elephants or cars or moving through the streets to the hall.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 48988-48993
quote_or_summary: Vibhishaṇ arrives in a gold and gem-bright car like flame, speaks
his name, and bows reverently to his brother.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:9
type: quote
locator: lines 49000-49004
quote_or_summary: 'Rávaṇ tells Prahasta: “Array thy fourfold forces well / To guard
our isle and citadel.”'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 49005-49012
quote_or_summary: Prahasta arrays the troops and reports that each inlet is closed
and troops are disposed without and within.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: lines 49025-49030
quote_or_summary: Rávaṇ says Kumbhakarṇa has slept for six months, but now wakes
as the best of their champions.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:12
type: quote
locator: lines 49031-49034
quote_or_summary: "“I captured, Ráma’s heart to wring, / This daughter of Videha’s
king.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:13
type: summary
locator: lines 49035-49038
quote_or_summary: Rávaṇ says Sítá disdainfully spurns his love and turns away from
each prayer and offering.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:14
type: summary
locator: lines 49039-49049
quote_or_summary: Rávaṇ praises Sítá’s beauty, including her waist, moonlike cheek,
and rosy feet, and says her beauty takes his spirit and awakens his passion.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:15
type: summary
locator: lines 49050-49053
quote_or_summary: Sítá, looking for distant Ráma, tearfully asked for a year’s delay,
and Rávaṇ says he did not deny the request.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:16
type: summary
locator: lines 49056-49059, 49062-49065
quote_or_summary: Rávaṇ asks how the sons of Raghu can cross the pathless, monster-filled
sea with the Vánar army, and calls the Vánars forest creatures led by Sugríva.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:17
type: summary
locator: lines 49060-49061
quote_or_summary: Rávaṇ says one Vánar was able to reach Lanká and burn and slay.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:18
type: summary
locator: lines 49068-49071
quote_or_summary: The sons of Daśaratha stand on the far ocean strand, eager to
attack their giant enemies while following Sítá’s track.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:19
type: quote
locator: lines 49072-49075
quote_or_summary: 'Rávaṇ asks the lords to devise a plan: “The captive lady to retain,
/ And triumph when the foes are slain.”'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:20
type: summary
locator: lines 49066-49067
quote_or_summary: Rávaṇ says that when assaulted by his forces, the gods in heaven
fell under their fury.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:21
type: summary
locator: lines 49076-49079
quote_or_summary: Rávaṇ says no power can bring the Vánars across the foam to the
island home, and if they defy his power they must die.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: The main figures and actions are explicit in the passage. Motif labels beyond
the supplied stolen_beloved taxonomy are descriptive 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: |-
Only the provided passage and metadata were used. Quotation excerpts are short and from a public-domain translation.
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