batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l49087-l49274
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l49087-l49274
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 49087-49274
start: '49087'
end: '49274'
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: Kumbhakarna rebukes Ravana for abducting Sita without counsel but vows
to fight Rama. Mahaparsva urges Ravana to overpower Sita and rely on Kumbhakarna
and Indrajit. Ravana explains that Brahma cursed him after his assault on Punjikasthala,
so he does not force Sita, then boasts of his strength. Vibhishana warns Ravana
to return Sita to Rama to save Lanka; Prahasta rejects this caution, and Vibhishana
repeats the warning.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Kumbhakarna becomes angry at Ravana's words and speaks in reproach to him.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Kumbhakarna says Ravana should have consulted others when he first looked
upon his captured prize.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Kumbhakarna says he will not avoid the toil of war and vows to strike Ravana's
enemies down.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: Kumbhakarna threatens that Rama will fall and that he will drink Rama's blood.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:5
text: Mahaparsva advises Ravana to make his will prevail over Sita's and says Kumbhakarna
and Indrajit can lead the fighting.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: Ravana recounts that he once seized Punjikasthala, stripped her garments,
and ignored her prayers and cries.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: Punjikasthala reports Ravana's assault to Brahma, who pronounces a curse against
Ravana if he repeats the crime.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: Ravana states that fear of Brahma's threatened punishment is why he does not
force Sita's will.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:9
text: Vibhishana warns Ravana that Sita is dangerous and urges him to restore her
to Rama before Rama's forces enclose the city.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: Prahasta opposes Vibhishana's counsel and rejects fear of gods, serpents,
Gandharvas, fiends, or a human king.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:11
text: Vibhishana repeats that Ravana should return Sita to save the town, people,
and friends from ruin.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Ravana
description: Rakshasa monarch who abducted Sita, receives counsel, recounts Brahma's
curse, refuses to force Sita because of the curse, and boasts of his might.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Kumbhakarna
description: Ravana's mighty ally who rebukes him for acting without counsel but
vows to fight and kill Rama.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Rama
description: Raghu's son, Sita's champion, and Ravana's opponent; Vibhishana says
no Rakshasa champion can match him.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Sita / the Videhan / the Maithil dame
description: Woman held by Ravana and desired by him; Vibhishana urges that she
be restored to Rama.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Mahaparsva
description: Counselor who seeks to appease Ravana and advises him to overcome Sita's
will while relying on Kumbhakarna and Indrajit in battle.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Punjikasthala
description: Fair woman whom Ravana says he assaulted; she goes weeping to Brahma
and reports the outrage.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Brahma
description: The Sire and maker of the universe who curses Ravana after Punjikasthala
reports the assault.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Vibhishana
description: Counselor who warns Ravana to restore Sita to Rama and to save the
kingdom from ruin.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Prahasta
description: Rakshasa chieftain who opposes Vibhishana's advice and dismisses fear
of gods and a human king.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Indrajit
description: Rakshasa warrior named by Mahaparsva as a champion of matchless might
and introduced as beginning a reply after Vibhishana speaks.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:8
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: woodland warriors
description: Forces approaching Ravana's city, described as vast as mountain peaks
and armed with teeth and claws.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: ruler and abductor
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Ravana is addressed as monarch and is linked to Sita as his ravished or captured
prize.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: role:2
label: captive desired woman
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Sita is described as Ravana's prize and as a woman whose will Ravana desires
to overcome but does not force because of a curse.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: Rakshasa champion
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:10
basis: Kumbhakarna vows to fight Rama, and Mahaparsva names Kumbhakarna and Indrajit
as champions to lead the fighting.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: opposing hero and rightful claimant
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Rama is Sita's champion and Raghu's son to whom Vibhishana says Sita should
be restored.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: counselor urging coercion
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Mahaparsva urges Ravana to make his will prevail over Sita's.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:6
label: divine judge and curse-giver
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Brahma pronounces a curse on Ravana after hearing Punjikasthala's report.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:7
label: prior victim and complainant
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Punjikasthala is assaulted by Ravana and reports the outrage to Brahma.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:8
label: warning counselor
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Vibhishana repeatedly warns Ravana to restore Sita and avert ruin.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:9
label: counsel-opponent
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Prahasta rejects Vibhishana's caution and speaks against fearing Rama or
divine beings.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:10
label: approaching hostile force
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: Vibhishana describes woodland warriors approaching to enclose the city.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: serpent with deadly fang
literal_form: Vibhishana compares Sita to a serpent with a deadly fang hanging on
Ravana's bosom.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:2
label: lion in mountain cave
literal_form: Ravana compares himself to a lion lying grim and terrible in a mountain
cave.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
- cave
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: arrows as fiery snakes or lightning
literal_form: Ravana's arrows are likened to snakes with cloven tongues of flame;
Vibhishana also likens Rama's arrows to lightning's flame.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Kumbhakarna's reproach and war vow
summary: Kumbhakarna says Ravana should have planned before abducting Sita but promises
to fight, kill Rama, and leave Sita to Ravana.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Mahaparsva's coercive counsel and Ravana's curse explanation
summary: Mahaparsva urges Ravana to overbear Sita's will. Ravana answers by recounting
his assault on Punjikasthala and Brahma's curse, explaining why he does not force
Sita.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:10
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Ravana's martial boasting
summary: Ravana boasts that Rama does not know his might and compares himself to
a lion in a mountain cave and his arrows to fiery snakes.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Vibhishana's warning and Prahasta's rejection
summary: Vibhishana urges Ravana to return Sita before Rama's forces attack and
warns that no Rakshasa can defeat Rama; Prahasta rejects fear, and Vibhishana
repeats the appeal to save the realm.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:11
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: scene:5
label: Indrajit's reply introduced
summary: After Vibhishana ceases, Indrajit is introduced as beginning a reply, but
the provided passage ends before the reply is given.
figure_refs:
- fig:8
- fig:10
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: abducted beloved held by rival ruler
taxonomy_refs:
- stolen_beloved
basis: Sita is repeatedly described as Ravana's ravished or captive prize, while
Vibhishana urges her restoration to Rama, Raghu's son.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The passage assumes the abduction context rather than narrating the original
abduction in full.
- id: motif:2
label: divine curse restraining further violation
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Ravana recounts that Brahma cursed him after the assault on Punjikasthala,
warning that his head would shatter if he repeated the crime; Ravana says this
threat prevents him from forcing Sita.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The curse concerns a repeated sexual crime; the passage does not describe
its fulfillment.
- id: motif:3
label: warning counselor urges restitution to avert ruin
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
- return
basis: Vibhishana repeatedly advises Ravana to restore Sita to Rama and thereby
save the city, people, and friends from impending destruction.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The wider outcome lies outside the supplied passage.
- id: motif:4
label: martial boast against overwhelming opponent
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Kumbhakarna vows to slay Rama, and Ravana boasts of his own power and fiery
arrows despite Vibhishana's warnings.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a recurring epic speech pattern, but no supplied taxonomy reference
directly names it.
- id: motif:5
label: dangerous woman figured as serpent
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
basis: Vibhishana tells Ravana not to keep Sita near him, comparing her to a serpent
with a deadly fang.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The serpent is a simile used by a speaker, not a literal serpent episode.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage fits the supplied stolen_beloved motif family at the level of
an abducted woman held by a rival and urged to be returned to her rightful champion.
claim_level: same_motif
target: stolen_beloved motif family
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:6
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: The passage does not narrate the initial abduction itself; it presupposes
it.
- id: claim:2
claim: The Brahma curse episode supports comparison with a divine_judgment pattern
in which a deity imposes punishment for a transgression and thereby constrains
later action.
claim_level: same_function
target: divine_judgment motif family
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: The curse is reported retrospectively by Ravana rather than enacted
in the present scene.
- id: claim:3
claim: Vibhishana's repeated warning supports comparison with a wisdom-counsel pattern,
where a prudent adviser urges restitution to avert communal destruction.
claim_level: same_function
target: wisdom / return motif families
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
counter_evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: medium
limitations: Prahasta's rejection shows the counsel is contested within the scene;
the passage does not include the final result of accepting or ignoring the advice.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 49087-49117; Kumbhakarna's speech
quote_or_summary: Kumbhakarna rebukes Ravana for not taking counsel when he first
saw his ravished prize, then vows to fight, kill Rama, drink his blood, and leave
Sita to Ravana.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; concise summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 49120-49150; Mahaparsva's speech
quote_or_summary: Mahaparsva advises Ravana to let his will prevail over Sita, says
her heart will yield, and names Kumbhakarna and Indrajit as sufficient champions
for battle.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; concise summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 49151-49182; Ravana recounts Brahma's curse
quote_or_summary: Ravana says he assaulted Punjikasthala; she reported the outrage
to Brahma, who cursed Ravana that his head would shatter if he repeated the crime,
so Ravana does not force Sita.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; concise summary used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 49183-49204; Ravana's martial boast
quote_or_summary: Ravana boasts that Rama does not know his power, likens himself
to a lion in a mountain cave, and compares his arrows to snakes with fiery tongues.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; concise summary used.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 49207-49229; Vibhishana's first warning
quote_or_summary: Vibhishana warns Ravana not to keep Sita, compared to a deadly
serpent, and urges him to restore her to Rama before woodland warriors surround
the city and Rama's arrows strike.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; concise summary used.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 49242-49269; Vibhishana's renewed warning
quote_or_summary: Vibhishana says no Rakshasa champion can bring down Rama, warns
of Rama's piercing arrows, and again urges Ravana to restore Sita to save the
town, people, and friends.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; concise summary used.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 49230-49241; Prahasta's reply
quote_or_summary: Prahasta opposes Vibhishana's advice, asking why the Rakshasas
should fear gods, serpents, Gandharvas, fiends, or a human king.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; concise summary used.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 49270-49274; Indrajit's reply introduced
quote_or_summary: After Vibhishana finishes, Indrajit, called the pride of Rakshasa
warriors, begins to reply; the supplied passage ends before his speech continues.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; concise summary used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: Main narrative roles and motifs are explicit in the supplied passage. Symbolic
readings are limited to overt similes and images in the text. Comparison claims
are restricted to supplied taxonomy families and functional parallels directly
supported by the passage.
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'
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