batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l53066-l53172
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l53066-l53172
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto XLII. The Sally. / Canto XLIII. The Single Combats. / Canto XLIV. The
Night. / Canto L. The Broken Spell.; lines 53066-53172
start: '53066'
end: '53172'
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: In battle, Lakshman and Ravana exchange arrows. Ravana uses a weapon said
to have been bestowed by Brahma and fierce like world-ending flames; Lakshman
is struck but rises, breaks Ravana's bow, and wounds him. Ravana tries and fails
to lift Lakshman, who remains firm while conscious of being part of Vishnu. Hanuman
strikes Ravana senseless and carries the wounded Lakshman to Rama. Hanuman then
bears Rama into battle like Vishnu borne on Garuda. Rama destroys Ravana's chariot,
wounds him, cuts away his coronet, and spares him because he is weary, telling
him to return to Lanka and come back the next day.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Ravana hurls a special weapon at Lakshman; the weapon is described as bestowed
by Brahma and fierce like the flames that end the world.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Lakshman falls in pain, later rises, breaks Ravana's bow, and wounds Ravana
with three arrows.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Ravana wraps his arms around Lakshman and tries to lift him from the earth
but cannot move him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The passage states that Lakshman is conscious that he is part of Vishnu and
remains firm in heart.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Hanuman, called the Wind-God's son, strikes Ravana in the chest and Ravana
falls senseless.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Hanuman carries the wounded Lakshman to Rama; Lakshman is described as light
as air to such a friend.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: The dart that wounded Lakshman leaves his body and returns through the air
to Ravana's car.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: Hanuman invites Rama to ride on his back into battle, comparing this to Vishnu
borne on Garuda's wing.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: Rama challenges Ravana and says he must pay the penalty of sin and cannot
escape the death that waits for him.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:10
text: Ravana shoots fiery shafts that make red torrents flow from Hanuman.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:11
text: Rama kills Ravana's driver and steeds and shatters Ravana's chariot, flag,
pole, yoke, and wheel.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:12
text: Rama strikes Ravana near the heart with a flaming dart, and Ravana reels,
falls, and drops his bow.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:13
text: Rama cuts the bright coronet from Ravana's forehead with a crescent-headed
arrow.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:14
text: Rama does not kill the conquered Ravana because Ravana is weary and faint
from fighting; he tells him to return to Lanka for the night and come again with
car and bow the next day.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:15
text: Ravana rises in humbled pride, says nothing, and returns to his royal town
with wounded limbs and a shattered crown.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Lakshman
description: Raghu's son and Ikshvaku's son; wounded by Ravana's weapon, unmoved
when Ravana tries to lift him, and described as conscious that he is part of Vishnu.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Ravana
description: Giant king and monarch of Lanka; fights Lakshman and Rama, wounds Lakshman
and Hanuman, is struck down by Hanuman and later defeated and spared by Rama.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Hanuman
description: The Wind-God's son and Vanar; strikes Ravana, carries Lakshman, and
bears Rama on his back into battle.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Rama
description: Warrior who rides on Hanuman, challenges Ravana, destroys Ravana's
chariot, wounds him, cuts away his coronet, and spares him until the next day.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Brahma
description: Named as the giver of Ravana's choice weapon and as source of Ravana's
unrivalled strength.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Vishnu
description: 'Named in comparisons: Lakshman is conscious of being part of Vishnu,
and Rama riding Hanuman is compared to Vishnu borne on Garuda.'
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Garuda
description: Named in Hanuman's comparison of Rama riding on his back to Vishnu
borne on Garuda's wing.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Indra
description: Named in a simile comparing Rama's flaming dart to Indra hurling his
bolt at Mount Meru.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: opposing warrior
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:4
basis: Lakshman and Rama each fight Ravana directly in the passage.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:2
label: giant king antagonist
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Ravana is repeatedly called the giant king or monarch of the giants and fights
Lakshman, Hanuman, and Rama.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: rescuer and bearer
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Hanuman carries wounded Lakshman to Rama and later offers Rama his back as
a battle mount.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:4
label: Wind-God's son
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The passage explicitly calls Hanuman the Wind-God's son.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: Vishnu-associated hero
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Lakshman remains firm while conscious that he is part of Vishnu.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:6
label: defeated combatant and sparing victor pair
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:4
basis: Rama defeats Ravana but does not kill him because he is weary, ordering him
to return the next day.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:7
label: divine giver of weapon or strength
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The passage says Ravana's weapon was bestowed by Brahma and refers to Ravana's
strength as Brahma's gift.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:8
label: divine figure in simile or association
assigned_to:
- fig:6
- fig:8
basis: Vishnu is named in connection with Lakshman and the Hanuman/Rama comparison;
Indra is named in the simile for Rama's dart.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:9
label: divine mount in comparison
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Garuda is named as the being on whose wing Vishnu is borne in Hanuman's comparison.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: world-ending flame
literal_form: flames that end the world
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: Brahma-bestowed weapon
literal_form: choice weapon from Ravana's store, bestowed by Brahma
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: immovable body
literal_form: Lakshman remains unmoved when Ravana tries to lift him from earth
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: battle mount
literal_form: Rama riding on Hanuman's back
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: Garuda's wing
literal_form: Vishnu borne on Garuda's wing
associated_figures:
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:6
label: flaming dart
literal_form: Rama's flaming dart that strikes Ravana near the heart
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:7
label: Mount Meru
literal_form: Mount Meru, invoked in Ravana's boast and in the Indra simile
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: sym:8
label: shattered crown
literal_form: Ravana's bright coronet cut from his forehead and later described
as shattered
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: sym:9
label: broken chariot
literal_form: Ravana's chariot with driver, steeds, car, flag, pole, yoke, and wheel
destroyed
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Lakshman and Ravana exchange weapons
summary: Ravana shoots arrows at Lakshman, uses a Brahma-bestowed weapon, and wounds
him; Lakshman rises, breaks Ravana's bow, and pierces him with arrows.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Ravana fails to lift Lakshman
summary: Ravana seizes Lakshman and tries to lift him, boasting of his power over
Meru, the Lord of Snow, heaven, and its dwellers, but Lakshman remains unmoved
and firm in heart.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Hanuman strikes Ravana and carries Lakshman
summary: Hanuman strikes Ravana in the chest so that he falls senseless, then bears
the wounded Lakshman to Rama; the dart leaves Lakshman and returns to Ravana's
car.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Rama rides Hanuman to challenge Ravana
summary: Hanuman offers Rama his back like Vishnu borne on Garuda, and Rama rides
him into battle while challenging Ravana to face the penalty of sin and death.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Rama disables Ravana's chariot and crown
summary: After Ravana wounds Hanuman with fiery shafts, Rama destroys Ravana's chariot
and attendants, strikes Ravana near the heart with a flaming dart compared to
Indra's bolt against Meru, and cuts the coronet from his forehead.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
- sym:7
- sym:8
- sym:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:6
label: Rama spares Ravana for the night
summary: Rama praises Ravana's fighting, refuses to kill him while weary, sends
him back to Lanka for the night, and tells him to return the next day with car
and bow; Ravana leaves wounded and silent.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: world-ending fire weapon
taxonomy_refs:
- world_destroying_fire
basis: Ravana's special weapon is directly described as fierce like the flames that
end the world.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage uses the image as a simile for a weapon's ferocity rather
than narrating an actual world destruction.
- id: motif:2
label: divinely bestowed weapon and strength
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Ravana's weapon is said to have been bestowed by Brahma, and his strength
is also described as Brahma's gift.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: No broader taxonomy reference is assigned because the available list does
not include a direct divine-weapon category.
- id: motif:3
label: divine hero carried by animal or allied bearer
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Hanuman invites Rama to mount his back and explicitly compares the scene
to Vishnu borne on Garuda's wing.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The taxonomy list has no direct mount or vehicle motif; the claim is limited
to the literal passage comparison.
- id: motif:4
label: defeated enemy spared and combat deferred
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Rama defeats Ravana but refuses to kill him while weary, sends him to Lanka
for the night, and orders him to return the next day with car and bow.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: This is a passage-level action pattern, not mapped to an available motif-family
taxonomy reference.
- id: motif:5
label: humbling of royal power through shattered crown
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: Rama cuts Ravana's bright coronet from his forehead, and Ravana returns with
a shattered crown in humbled pride.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage shows humiliation of royal insignia, but it does not explicitly
discuss legitimacy or enthronement.
- id: motif:6
label: penalty of sin pronounced before combat
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Rama tells Ravana to stay and pay the penalty of sin, saying death now waits
for him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The statement is a battle challenge; the passage does not present a formal
judgment scene.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage explicitly compares Rama riding on Hanuman's back to Vishnu borne
on Garuda's wing.
claim_level: visual_similarity
target: Vishnu borne on Garuda
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: This is an internal simile in the passage, not evidence by itself for
historical contact or a separate tradition-level parallel.
- id: claim:2
claim: The passage explicitly compares Rama's flaming dart against Ravana to Indra
hurling his bolt at Mount Meru.
claim_level: visual_similarity
target: Indra's bolt against Mount Meru
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: This is a poetic simile within the passage and should not be extended
beyond the stated comparison.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 53066-53082
quote_or_summary: Ravana and Lakshman exchange arrows; Ravana hurls a Brahma-bestowed
weapon fierce like world-ending flames, Lakshman falls, then rises, breaks Ravana's
bow, and wounds him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 53083-53099
quote_or_summary: Ravana seizes Lakshman and tries to lift him while boasting of
overthrowing Meru, the Lord of Snow, and heaven, but Lakshman remains unmoved
and firm, conscious that he is part of Vishnu.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 53100-53118
quote_or_summary: Hanuman strikes Ravana in the chest, causing him to fall senseless;
he carries the wounded Lakshman to Rama, and the dart leaves Lakshman's body and
returns to Ravana's car.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 53119-53132
quote_or_summary: Hanuman tells Rama to ascend his back and ride like Vishnu on
Garuda; Rama rides him and challenges Ravana to pay the penalty of sin and face
death.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary used.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 53133-53155
quote_or_summary: Ravana fires fiery shafts that wound Hanuman; Rama destroys Ravana's
driver, steeds, and chariot, strikes him near the heart with a flaming dart compared
to Indra's bolt against Meru, and cuts off his coronet.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary used.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 53156-53172
quote_or_summary: Rama tells the defeated Ravana that he fought well, refuses to
slay him while weary, sends him to Lanka for the night, and orders him to return
the next day; Ravana returns wounded and silent with shattered crown.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Figures and actions are explicit in the passage. Motif labels without taxonomy
references are descriptive and require review for atlas normalization.
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 text and metadata; no external comparisons added.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg__l53066-l53172
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