batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l53175-l53341
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l53175-l53341
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto XLIII. The Single Combats. / Canto XLIV. The Night. / Canto L. The
Broken Spell. / Canto LX. Kumbhakarna Roused.; lines 53175-53341
start: '53175'
end: '53341'
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: After defeat by Ráma, Rávaṇ recalls prophecies and the condition of Brahmá’s
boon that leaves him vulnerable to a man. He orders Lanká guarded and sends giant
lords to rouse the cursed sleeper Kumbhakarṇa. They find him in a vast cave, use
offerings, noise, blows, animals, and water to wake him. Kumbhakarṇa rises hungry,
eats and drinks, asks why he was awakened, hears from Yúpáksha that Ráma and the
Vánars threaten Lanká because Rávaṇ stole Ráma’s queen, and vows to crush the
enemy.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Rávaṇ returns through Lanká’s gate humbled and frightened after being struck
by Ráma’s arrows.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Rávaṇ recalls that Brahmá’s boon protected him from gods, demons, and serpents
but left him unprotected against man.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Rávaṇ identifies Ráma as the man foretold by earlier prophetic words and connects
his danger to past curses or predictions.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Rávaṇ orders guards to take positions at the ramparts and gates and commands
that Kumbhakarṇa be awakened.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Kumbhakarṇa is said to have lain asleep for months because of Brahmá’s curse.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The giant lords go to Kumbhakarṇa’s vast cave dwelling carrying garlands and
loads of blood and flesh.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The awakeners try flowers, incense, loud voices, conchs, drums, horns, blows,
weapons, animals, water, and physical attacks before Kumbhakarṇa wakes.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: When Kumbhakarṇa wakes, he is hungry and thirsty and consumes wine, marrow,
flesh, and blood.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: Kumbhakarṇa asks why his sleep was broken and says no trivial cause should
wake him.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:10
text: Yúpáksha tells Kumbhakarṇa that armed men are attacking Lanká’s walls and
that Ráma seeks vengeance because his queen was stolen.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:11
text: Yúpáksha reports that a Vánar burned Lanká and killed Aksha and his retinue.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:12
text: Kumbhakarṇa vows to go out, trample the enemy hosts, and drink the princes’
blood while the giants consume slain Vánars.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Rávaṇ
description: Giant king in Lanká, defeated and alarmed by Ráma, seated on a golden
throne, and ordering Kumbhakarṇa roused.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Ráma
description: Human or mortal prince identified by Rávaṇ as foretold, wielder of
arrows, leader of the Vánars, and avenger of his stolen queen.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:8
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Kumbhakarṇa
description: Mighty giant chief who has slept for months under Brahmá’s curse, is
awakened in his cave, eats flesh and blood, and vows battle.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Giant lords and captains
description: Servants of Rávaṇ who obey his command, go to Kumbhakarṇa’s abode,
and attempt to wake him.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Yúpáksha
description: Speaker who explains to Kumbhakarṇa that men and Vánars threaten Lanká
under Ráma’s command.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Vánars
description: Host led by Ráma; one Vánar is reported to have burned Lanká, and the
host is targeted by Kumbhakarṇa.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: King Janak’s child, Ráma’s dame
description: Woman identified by Rávaṇ as Vedavatí in a later birth and as the queen
stolen by Rávaṇ.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:8
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Brahmá
description: Divine giver of Rávaṇ’s boon and source of Kumbhakarṇa’s curse as reported
in the passage.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Prophetic figures named by Rávaṇ
description: Anaraṇya, Vedavatí, Nandíśvara, Umá, Rambhá, and Varuṇ’s child are
named by Rávaṇ as figures whose words or wrongs foretold his fate.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
roles:
- id: role:1
label: defeated giant king facing foretold vulnerability
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Rávaṇ returns humbled, recalls the fatal human exception to his boon, and
orders defenses.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:2
label: foretold human adversary and avenger
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Rávaṇ identifies Ráma as the foretold man, and Yúpáksha reports that Ráma
vows vengeance for the stolen queen.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:8
- id: role:3
label: cursed sleeper and battle champion
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Kumbhakarṇa has slept for months by Brahmá’s curse and is expected to smite
the foe when awakened.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: role:4
label: awakeners and royal agents
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The giant lords obey Rávaṇ’s command and attempt by many means to wake Kumbhakarṇa.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:5
label: alarm-bearing informant
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Yúpáksha answers Kumbhakarṇa and reports the military danger from Ráma and
the Vánars.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:6
label: enemy host and threatened prey
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The Vánars are Ráma’s host and are described by Kumbhakarṇa as beings the
giants will eat after battle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:7
label: stolen queen and reborn wronged woman
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Rávaṇ links Janak’s child to Vedavatí’s later birth, and Yúpáksha says Ráma’s
queen was stolen.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:8
- id: role:8
label: boon-giver and curse-giver
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Brahmá’s boon leaves Rávaṇ vulnerable to man, and Brahmá’s curse causes Kumbhakarṇa’s
long sleep.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:9
label: prophetic witnesses of doom
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Rávaṇ names these figures while recounting predictions or consequences pointing
to his fate.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: vast cave dwelling
literal_form: A cave that reaches a league each way and contains Kumbhakarṇa’s golden
bed.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- cave
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:2
label: blood and flesh offerings or food
literal_form: Reeking loads of blood and flesh, heaps of venison, buffaloes, boars,
deer, marrow, and blood.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: sym:3
label: golden royal furnishings
literal_form: Rávaṇ’s golden throne and Kumbhakarṇa’s golden bed.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: destructive fire and flame imagery
literal_form: Ráma’s arrows are compared to world-ending bolts; a Vánar is reported
to have laid Lanká waste with flame; Kumbhakarṇa’s jaws and threatening form are
compared to fierce fire.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: sym:5
label: awakening tumult
literal_form: Conchs, cymbals, drums, horns, war cries, blows, clubs, maces, animals,
and water used to break Kumbhakarṇa’s sleep.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Rávaṇ’s defeated return and recollection of fate
summary: Rávaṇ returns to Lanká shaken by Ráma’s arrows and recalls Brahmá’s boon,
its exception for man, and earlier prophecies of his destruction.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Command to guard Lanká and rouse Kumbhakarṇa
summary: Rávaṇ orders the city’s defenses strengthened and commands that Kumbhakarṇa,
sleeping under Brahmá’s curse, be awakened for battle.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:8
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Rousing the sleeping giant in the cave
summary: The giant lords enter Kumbhakarṇa’s vast cave with garlands, flesh, and
blood, and finally wake him through overwhelming noise, blows, animals, water,
and weight.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:4
label: Kumbhakarṇa questions the cause and hears the danger
summary: Kumbhakarṇa demands the reason for being awakened, and Yúpáksha reports
the attack by Ráma, the Vánars, and the earlier burning of Lanká.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: scene:5
label: Kumbhakarṇa’s vow of vengeance
summary: Kumbhakarṇa declares that he will go out, crush the enemy host, and provide
the giants with slain Vánars while drinking the princes’ blood.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: invulnerability boon with fatal human exception
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Rávaṇ says Brahmá’s boon made him secure from gods, demons, and serpents
but left him unarmed against man; he identifies Ráma as the foretold man.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage reports the boon and its exception in Rávaṇ’s own speech;
broader theological interpretation is not inferred.
- id: motif:2
label: prophetic doom from prior wrongs
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Rávaṇ recounts multiple prophetic or curse-like statements from figures he
wronged or angered and concludes that his fated hour is near.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy link to divine judgment is cautious because the passage mixes
boon, prophecy, curse, and consequences of insults rather than presenting a single
judgment scene.
- id: motif:3
label: stolen beloved provoking war
taxonomy_refs:
- stolen_beloved
basis: Yúpáksha states that Ráma vows to slay the foe who stole his queen and leads
a Vánar host against Lanká.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The passage summarizes the cause of the attack rather than narrating the
abduction itself.
- id: motif:4
label: rousing the cursed sleeping giant for battle
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Rávaṇ orders Kumbhakarṇa awakened; the giant has slept for months by Brahmá’s
curse, lies in a vast cave, and is awakened only after extreme efforts.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: No available motif-family taxonomy directly names this pattern.
- id: motif:5
label: giant hunger and cannibal war threat
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Kumbhakarṇa wakes hungry, consumes wine, flesh, marrow, and blood, and then
promises that giants will eat Vánars and drink the princes’ blood.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: This is extracted as a local narrative pattern, not as a claim of cross-cultural
motif identity.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 53175-53188
quote_or_summary: Rávaṇ returns through Lanká’s gate humbled and alarmed after Ráma’s
arrows, which are described with destructive lightning imagery; he is later shown
on a golden throne.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; short summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 53189-53228
quote_or_summary: Rávaṇ recalls Brahmá’s warning that he is protected from gods,
demons, and serpents but not from man; he identifies Ráma as the foretold man
and names earlier prophetic figures, including Anaraṇya, Vedavatí, Nandíśvara,
Umá, Rambhá, and Varuṇ’s child.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; short summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 53229-53245
quote_or_summary: Rávaṇ orders captains to their stations, warders to the ramparts
and gates, and commands that Kumbhakarṇa be roused; Kumbhakarṇa has lain asleep
for months under Brahmá’s curse and is expected to defeat Ráma’s forces.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; short summary used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 53246-53262
quote_or_summary: The giant lords leave the palace for Kumbhakarṇa’s vast abode,
carrying garlands and loads of blood and flesh; they reach a league-wide cave
with flowers, gold, fierce breath, and a golden bed.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; short summary used.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 53263-53302
quote_or_summary: The giants try to wake Kumbhakarṇa with flowers, incense, loud
voices, conchs, cymbals, drums, horns, war cries, blows, clubs, maces, rocks,
elephants, camels, horses, water, and attacks on his ears and body.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; short summary used.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 53303-53323
quote_or_summary: Kumbhakarṇa wakes under the unusual weight, rises yawning with
hunger and thirst, is described with fierce flame and deathlike imagery, and gorges
on wine, marrow, flesh, and blood.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; short summary used.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 53324-53337
quote_or_summary: Still drowsy, Kumbhakarṇa asks how the giants dared break his
sleep and says only a serious need could justify waking him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; short summary used.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 53338-53364
quote_or_summary: Yúpáksha says no god or fiend is feared, but armed men assail
the walls; Ráma vows to slay the foe who stole his queen, leads mighty Vánars,
and an earlier Vánar burned Lanká and killed Aksha.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; short summary used.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 53365-53341
quote_or_summary: Kumbhakarṇa vows to go forth, take vengeance, tread the hosts
beneath his feet, let the giants eat slain Vánars, and drink the princes’ blood
before going to Rávaṇ.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; short summary used.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Extraction is based only on the provided passage. Line locators within the
supplied range are approximate sub-ranges because only the passage text and overall
line range were provided. No external comparison claims were 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: |-
Available taxonomy references were used only where directly supported by the passage: cave and fire as symbols, stolen_beloved and a cautious divine_judgment motif family.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg__l53175-l53341
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