batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l51949-l52118
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l51949-l52118
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto XXXVIII. The Ascent Of Suvela. / Canto XLII. The Sally. / Canto XLIII.
The Single Combats. / Canto XLIV. The Night.; lines 51949-52118
start: '51949'
end: '52118'
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: At night, battle between Rākshasas and Vānars becomes confused and violent.
Rāma kills six attacking giants and many chieftains. After Angad defeats Indrajít’s
car and driver, Indrajít vanishes, fights under magical concealment, wounds Vānars
searching the sky, and binds Rāma and Lakshmaṇ with a serpent noose. Vānar chiefs
and Vibhishaṇ find the wounded brothers; Indrajít boasts that they are slain,
and the giants praise him.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Night falls during an ongoing battle, and warriors have difficulty distinguishing
friend from foe except by speech.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Rākshasa warriors attack Vānars; the passage says the giants ate foes they
slew, while Vānars bite and attack the giants.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Rāma is charged by six giants and kills the six with six shots, cleaving their
heads.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Rāma continues shooting many arrows, and chieftains fall before him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: After Angad has won victory over Indrajít’s side, Indrajít sees his horses
and driver dead and vanishes from sight.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Indrajít, concealed by magical mist, shoots at Rāma and Lakshmaṇ and then
binds them with a serpent noose described as a magic bond that none might loose.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: Rāma commands ten leading Vānars to search the sky for Indrajít; Indrajít
wounds them with arrows while hidden.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: Indrajít declares that neither Indra nor the princes can see or assail him
when he veils himself in battle.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: Rāma and Lakshmaṇ are pierced in many parts of the body, lose strength, and
fall prostrate on the battlefield.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:10
text: Vānar chiefs, the Vānar monarch, Vibhishaṇ, Angad, Níla, Hanumān, and others
gather near the fallen brothers and lament.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:11
text: Vibhishaṇ is able to see Indrajít despite magical concealment, while others
cannot.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:12
text: Indrajít claims that Rāma and Lakshmaṇ are slain by his arrows and bound in
a chain that gods and fiends cannot free.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:13
text: The giants shout and praise Indrajít because they believe Rāma is dead.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Rāma
description: One of Raghu’s sons and an Ikshvāku royal son; he kills six giants
and many chieftains, then is wounded and bound by Indrajít.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:9
- ev:12
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Lakshmaṇ
description: Rāma’s brother and one of Raghu’s sons; he is wounded and bound by
Indrajít along with Rāma.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:9
- ev:12
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Indrajít / Rāvaṇ’s son
description: A giant warrior who vanishes or hides by magic, attacks from concealment,
binds Rāma and Lakshmaṇ with a serpent noose, and proclaims triumph.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:12
- ev:13
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Angad / Bāli’s son
description: A Vānar warrior praised by gods, saints, and Raghu’s sons after victory
over Indrajít’s forces; later he stands among those near the fallen brothers.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:10
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Vānars / Vānar chiefs
description: The forest allies who fight the giants, search the sky for Indrajít,
are wounded, and lament over the fallen princes.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:7
- ev:10
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Rākshasas / giants
description: Night-roving foes of the Vānars; they attack, kill, and praise Indrajít
after believing Rāma dead.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:13
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Vibhishaṇ
description: A wise figure with knowledge of magic arts who can see Indrajít despite
concealment.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Gods and saints
description: They raise glad voices and praise Angad after his valorous deed.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Hanumān and Níla
description: Named Vānar allies who stand with the group lamenting the fallen brothers.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
roles:
- id: role:1
label: royal warrior brothers
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:2
basis: The passage calls Rāma and Lakshmaṇ Raghu’s sons and Ikshvāku’s royal sons.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:2
label: hidden magical attacker
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Indrajít conceals himself in magic mist, cannot be seen by most opponents,
and attacks with arrows.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:11
- id: role:3
label: praised victor
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: After Angad’s victory, gods, saints, and Raghu’s sons praise or honor him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: boastful conqueror
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Indrajít claims that Rāma and Lakshmaṇ are slain and that gods and fiends
cannot free them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- ev:13
- id: role:5
label: fallen bound heroes
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:2
basis: Rāma and Lakshmaṇ are pierced, weakened, prostrate, and said to be bound
by an arrowy or serpent noose.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:9
- ev:12
- id: role:6
label: allied witnesses and mourners
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:9
basis: The Vānar chiefs and named allies gather, see the wounded brothers, and lament.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: role:7
label: nocturnal enemy host
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The giants are called night-rovers and fight the Vānars in the darkness.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:8
label: seer through magic concealment
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Vibhishaṇ’s knowledge of magic allows him to see Indrajít despite the concealment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: role:9
label: celestial applauders
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The gods and saints raise glad voices and praise Angad.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: night battle darkness
literal_form: Night and gloom on the battlefield
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: serpent noose
literal_form: A magic bond called the serpent noose
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:3
label: arrows like serpents
literal_form: Indrajít’s arrows compared to hissing serpents through the air
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:4
label: fiery arrows and flame imagery
literal_form: Rāma’s arrow storm has fiery glare; fallen chieftains are compared
to moths perishing in flame, and arrows glisten like fireflies
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: magic mist or cloud veil
literal_form: Indrajít is concealed in magic mist and described like the sun obscured
by cloud
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: sym:6
label: blood flood and blood streams
literal_form: The battlefield and wounded bodies are described with dark blood,
streams of blood, and gore
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: sym:7
label: sixfold killing
literal_form: Six giants attack Rāma; six shots cleave six heads
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Night battle and confusion
summary: The battle continues after sunset; darkness makes friend and foe hard to
distinguish, and Vānars and Rākshasas fight violently.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Rāma’s six shots and arrow storm
summary: Six giants charge Rāma; he kills them with six shots and then sends out
many arrows that slay chieftains.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: Angad’s victory and Indrajít’s disappearance
summary: After Angad’s victory leaves Indrajít’s horses and driver dead, Indrajít
leaves the battlefield, vanishes from sight, and Angad receives praise.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:8
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Concealed attack and serpent binding
summary: Indrajít hides in magical mist, shoots Rāma and Lakshmaṇ, and binds them
with a magic serpent noose.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:5
label: Search of the sky and fall of the brothers
summary: Rāma sends Vānar chieftains to search the sky, but Indrajít wounds them
while hidden; he boasts of his invisibility and continues shooting until Rāma
and Lakshmaṇ fall prostrate.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: scene:6
label: Lament and Indrajít’s triumph claim
summary: Vānar leaders and Vibhishaṇ gather around the wounded brothers; Vibhishaṇ
sees the hidden Indrajít, who claims the princes are slain, and the giants praise
him.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:12
- ev:13
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: battle in darkness with confused identities
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Night makes it difficult for warriors to distinguish friends from foes, and
combat continues with fear and shouted identification.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: high
cautions: This is a battle scene pattern rather than a named taxonomy family in
the supplied list.
- id: motif:2
label: invisible or magically veiled warrior attacks from concealment
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Indrajít hides by magical mist, cannot be seen by most opponents, attacks
with arrows, and boasts that even Indra cannot see or assail him when veiled.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:11
confidence: high
cautions: The passage describes concealment rather than transformation; no shapeshifting
taxonomy reference is assigned.
- id: motif:3
label: serpent noose binding heroes
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
basis: Indrajít binds Rāma and Lakshmaṇ with a serpent noose, explicitly described
as a magic bond that none might loose.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:12
confidence: high
cautions: The noose is magical and serpent-named; the passage does not specify an
actual living serpent.
- id: motif:4
label: fallen heroic brothers under enemy triumph claim
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Rāma and Lakshmaṇ are wounded, bound, and prostrate; Indrajít proclaims them
slain and the giants praise him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:12
- ev:13
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage itself presents Indrajít’s death claim, but does not confirm
final death or later recovery within this excerpt.
- id: motif:5
label: counter-vision through magic concealment
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Most allies cannot find the hidden Indrajít, but Vibhishaṇ’s knowledge of
magic reveals him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
confidence: medium
cautions: This is extracted as a local narrative pattern without a supplied taxonomy
match.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 51949-51960, Canto XLIV opening
quote_or_summary: After sunset, night intensifies the battle; warriors cannot easily
distinguish foe from friend and identify one another by speech.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 51961-51975, Canto XLIV
quote_or_summary: Night-roving giants in golden armor attack Vānars, eat slain foes,
and are themselves attacked by biting Vānars; horses, riders, and warriors fall
amid blood.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: Canto XLIV, Rāma charged by six giants
quote_or_summary: "“Six times he shot: six heads were cleft; / Six giants dead on
earth were left.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: Canto XLIV, Rāma’s arrow storm
quote_or_summary: Rāma rains fiery shafts from his bow; chieftains fall like moths
in flame, and arrows glisten like fireflies in the dark.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: Canto XLIV, Indrajít after Angad’s victory
quote_or_summary: Indrajít sees his mangled steeds and driver dead after Angad’s
victory; he vanishes from sight, while gods, saints, and Raghu’s sons praise Angad.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: Canto XLIV, Indrajít concealed and binding the brothers
quote_or_summary: Indrajít, enraged and hidden in magical mist, shoots at Rāma and
Lakshmaṇ and binds them with the serpent noose, a magic bond none can loose.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: Canto XLV opening
quote_or_summary: Rāma orders ten chief Vānars to search the sky; Indrajít, hidden
by magic, wounds them with swift arrows and appears like the sun obscured by cloud.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:8
type: quote
locator: Canto XLV, Indrajít’s speech
quote_or_summary: "“Not mighty Indra can assail / Or see me when I choose to veil
/ My form in battle.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: Canto XLV, arrow assault and fall
quote_or_summary: Indrajít’s arrows are compared to hissing serpents; Rāma and Lakshmaṇ
are pierced in every limb, weaken, and fall like standards whose ropes are untied.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: Canto XLVI opening
quote_or_summary: Vānar chiefs see the brothers wounded and bloodstained; the Vānar
monarch, Vibhishaṇ, Angad, Níla, Hanumān, and others gather and lament.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: Canto XLVI, Vibhishaṇ’s perception
quote_or_summary: Vibhishaṇ knows magic arts and sees Rāvaṇ’s son despite the concealment
that hides him from the rest.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: Canto XLVI, Indrajít’s boast
quote_or_summary: Indrajít claims Rāma and Lakshmaṇ are slain by his arrows and
that gods and fiends cannot free them from the binding chain.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:13
type: summary
locator: Canto XLVI ending
quote_or_summary: The giants shout like thunder and praise Indrajít because they
deem Rāma dead.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The passage gives clear narrative actions, figures, and symbols. Motif labels
are local and cautious; only serpent and fire taxonomy references are applied
where directly supported by imagery or naming. No external comparison claims are
made.
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 and metadata. Empty comparison_claims reflects absence of passage-internal comparative claims.
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