batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l57756-l57837
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l57756-l57837
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: CAREY AND MARSHMAN. / SCHLEGEL. / GORRESIO. / HIPPOLYTE FAUCHE.; lines 57756-57837
start: '57756'
end: '57837'
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: 'The passage summarizes several later Ramayana episodes: Rávaṇ’s defeats,
alliances, descents into lower realms, battles with divine and royal powers, seizure
of women, Indrajít’s capture and release of Indra, Hanumán’s curse of unawareness,
and the continuation of the story in which the pregnant Sítá wishes to visit hermitages
by the Ganges but is abandoned there by Ráma because of public slander.'
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Rávaṇ attacks Arjuna or Kárttavírya on the banks of the Narmadá, is defeated,
captured, imprisoned, and later released through Pulastya’s intercession.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Rávaṇ visits Kishkindhá and enters an alliance with Báli, proposing that they
share possessions and pleasures.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Rávaṇ invades the kingdom of departed spirits and fights Yáma.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The departed-spirit region is described with a blood-like river, lamentations,
thirst, a devouring worm, punishments of the guilty, and pleasures of the just.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Yáma does not use his deadly weapon against Rávaṇ because Brahmá requests
restraint and because of a prior divine promise protecting Rávaṇ.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Rávaṇ goes beneath the earth into Pátála, described as a water treasure-house
inhabited by serpents and Daityas and defended by Varuṇ.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: Rávaṇ subdues Bhogavatí, the city ruled by Vásuki, and reduces the Nágas or
serpents to subjection.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: Rávaṇ and Mándhátá fight with supernatural weapons until Pulastya and Gálava
intervene and separate them.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:9
text: Rávaṇ returns home in the chariot Pushpak carrying virgin daughters of kings,
Rishis, Daityas, and Gandharvas whom he has seized.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:10
text: Meghanáda, also called Indrajít, captures Indra, binds him with magic, carries
him to Lanká, and releases him after Brahmá’s intercession in exchange for a boon
tied to sacrifice to the Lord of Fire.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:11
text: Agastya explains that Hanumán did not overcome Báli earlier because a Rishi’s
curse made him unaware of his own power.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:12
text: In spring, Ráma and the pregnant Sítá sit together under Aśoka trees, and
Sítá asks to visit holy hermitages on the banks of the Ganges.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:13
text: After hearing Ayodhyá’s slander about Sítá’s captivity in Rávaṇ’s palace,
Ráma resolves to abandon her despite knowing her purity and love.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: obs:14
text: Lakshmaṇ takes Sítá to the hermitage, tells her the truth, and Sítá faints,
laments, resolves to live for Ráma and her unborn son, and sends a message back
to Ráma.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Rávaṇ
description: Rákshas ruler and repeated invader in the summarized episodes; he is
defeated, released, allied with Báli, victorious in lower realms, and later carries
seized women in Pushpak.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Arjuna or Kárttavírya
description: Mighty king of Máhishmati who defeats, captures, and imprisons Rávaṇ.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Pulastya
description: Intercedes for Rávaṇ’s release and later, with Gálava, intervenes to
stop the battle with Mándhátá.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:7
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Báli
description: King of the Vánars at Kishkindhá who enters an alliance with Rávaṇ.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Yáma
description: Sovereign of the kingdom of departed spirits who battles Rávaṇ but
refrains from using his deadly weapon.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Brahmá
description: God whose request restrains Yáma and whose intercession later leads
to Indra’s release by Indrajít.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:9
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Varuṇ
description: Defender of Pátála’s watery treasure-house; absent when Rávaṇ reaches
his imperial seat.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Vásuki
description: Ruler of Bhogavatí, the city subdued by Rávaṇ.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Nágas or serpents
description: Serpent beings in Pátála who are reduced to subjection by Rávaṇ.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Mándhátá
description: King of Ayodhyá and distinguished ancestor of Ráma who fights Rávaṇ
with supernatural weapons.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Gálava
description: Muni who, with Pulastya, sees and stops the battle between Mándhátá
and Rávaṇ.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Meghanáda / Indrajít
description: Son of Rávaṇ who captures Indra, binds him by magic, and releases him
after receiving a boon connected with fire sacrifice.
role_refs:
- role:12
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Indra
description: King of the Gods, captured and carried to Lanká by Meghanáda and later
released.
role_refs:
- role:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Hanumán
description: Marvellous Vánar whose strength is explained by Agastya as having been
hidden from his own awareness by a Rishi’s curse.
role_refs:
- role:15
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: fig:15
name_or_label: Agastya
description: Sage who explains Hanumán’s lack of awareness of his own might.
role_refs:
- role:16
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: fig:16
name_or_label: Ráma
description: Husband of Sítá who grants her request to visit hermitages but then
orders Lakshmaṇ to abandon her there after hearing public slander.
role_refs:
- role:17
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- ev:13
- id: fig:17
name_or_label: Sítá
description: Pregnant wife of Ráma who asks to visit Ganges hermitages and is abandoned
there, though the passage states Ráma knows her purity.
role_refs:
- role:18
- role:19
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- ev:13
- ev:14
- id: fig:18
name_or_label: Lakshmaṇ
description: Obedient brother or attendant ordered by Ráma to convey Sítá to the
hermitage and leave her there.
role_refs:
- role:20
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- ev:14
- id: fig:19
name_or_label: People of Ayodhyá
description: Public voices whose slander and lamentation about Ráma’s taking back
Sítá influence Ráma’s decision.
role_refs:
- role:21
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: fig:20
name_or_label: Kuvera
description: Original owner to whom the chariot Pushpak is restored.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
roles:
- id: role:1
label: invader and conqueror
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Rávaṇ invades the kingdom of departed spirits, goes into Pátála, subdues
cities and beings, and departs victorious.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- id: role:2
label: seizer of women
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He carries away virgin daughters whom he has seized.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:3
label: captor of Rávaṇ
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Arjuna or Kárttavírya defeats, captures, and imprisons Rávaṇ.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:4
label: intervening sage or divine mediator
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:6
- fig:11
basis: Pulastya intercedes for release, Brahmá requests restraint and later intercedes,
and Pulastya with Gálava stops a battle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: role:5
label: allied Vánar king
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Báli, king of the Vánars, enters an alliance with Rávaṇ.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:6
label: sovereign of departed spirits
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Yáma is called sovereign of the kingdom of departed spirits.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:7
label: boon-related intercessor
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Brahmá’s intercession accompanies Indrajít’s release of Indra and acquisition
of a boon.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:8
label: guardian of Pátála waters
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Pátála is described as well defended by Varuṇ.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:9
label: serpent-city ruler
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Vásuki rules Bhogavatí.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:10
label: subdued serpent beings
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: The Nágas or serpents are reduced to subjection by Rávaṇ.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:11
label: royal warrior ancestor
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Mándhátá is king of Ayodhyá and ancestor of Ráma who battles Rávaṇ.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:12
label: captor of the god-king
assigned_to:
- fig:12
basis: Meghanáda captures and binds Indra and carries him to Lanká.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:13
label: recipient of sacrificial invincibility boon
assigned_to:
- fig:12
basis: Indrajít obtains the boon that sacrifice to the Lord of Fire will make him
invincible in coming battle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:14
label: divine prisoner
assigned_to:
- fig:13
basis: Indra is captured, bound, carried away, and released.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:15
label: powerful being unaware of strength
assigned_to:
- fig:14
basis: Hanumán is described as marvellously strong but under a curse that prevents
awareness of his might.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: role:16
label: explanatory sage
assigned_to:
- fig:15
basis: Agastya explains the cause of Hanumán’s earlier inaction.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: role:17
label: husband and king constrained by public shame
assigned_to:
- fig:16
basis: Ráma knows Sítá’s purity but cannot endure mockery and orders her abandonment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: role:18
label: pregnant abandoned wife
assigned_to:
- fig:17
basis: Sítá is pregnant, taken to the hermitage, and left there by Lakshmaṇ on Ráma’s
order.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- ev:13
- ev:14
- id: role:19
label: devotee of husband
assigned_to:
- fig:17
basis: Sítá’s message says the husband is the wife’s god, lord, and guide.
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: role:20
label: obedient messenger and agent of abandonment
assigned_to:
- fig:18
basis: Lakshmaṇ obeys Ráma’s order to convey Sítá to the hermitage and tells her
what has happened.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- ev:14
- id: role:21
label: public slanderers
assigned_to:
- fig:19
basis: The people are reported as criticizing Ráma for taking back Sítá after captivity.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: serpent beings of Pátála
literal_form: Nágas or serpents; swarms of serpents; Vásuki ruling Bhogavatí
associated_figures:
- fig:8
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:2
label: underworld waters and rivers
literal_form: Narmadá bank, river with waves of blood, Pátála as treasure-house
of waters, Ganges banks
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:7
- fig:17
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:12
- id: sym:3
label: sacrificial fire
literal_form: sacrifice to the Lord of Fire that makes Indrajít invincible in coming
battle
associated_figures:
- fig:12
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:4
label: Aśoka trees and hermit grove
literal_form: shade of the Aśoka trees and the hermits’ grove Sítá wishes to visit
associated_figures:
- fig:16
- fig:17
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Rávaṇ defeated and released at the Narmadá
summary: Rávaṇ attacks Arjuna or Kárttavírya, is defeated and imprisoned, and is
released through Pulastya’s intercession.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Alliance of Rávaṇ and Báli
summary: Rávaṇ visits Kishkindhá and forms an alliance with Báli, proposing shared
possessions, family, cities, kingdoms, food, clothing, and delights.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Invasion of the departed-spirit realm
summary: Rávaṇ enters the realm of departed spirits, where punishments and rewards
are described, and battles Yáma, who refrains from using a deadly weapon because
of Brahmá’s request and a prior promise.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Rávaṇ in Pátála
summary: Rávaṇ descends beneath the earth into Pátála, subdues Bhogavatí and the
Nágas, reaches Varuṇ’s seat, defeats Varuṇ’s sons, and departs triumphant.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:5
label: Battle of Rávaṇ and Mándhátá stopped by Munis
summary: Rávaṇ and Mándhátá fight with supernatural weapons until Pulastya and Gálava
see the battle through contemplative power and separate the combatants.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:10
- fig:11
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:6
label: Captures in Pushpak and Indra’s release
summary: Rávaṇ returns in Pushpak with seized women; in another battle, Meghanáda
captures Indra and later releases him after Brahmá’s intercession in exchange
for a fire-sacrifice boon.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
- fig:12
- fig:13
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: scene:7
label: Explanation of Hanumán’s unrecognized strength
summary: Agastya explains to Ráma that Hanumán did not act against Báli because
a Rishi’s curse kept him unaware of his own power.
figure_refs:
- fig:14
- fig:15
- fig:16
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: scene:8
label: Sítá’s wish and abandonment
summary: In spring, Sítá asks Ráma to visit the holy hermitages on the Ganges; after
hearing slander in Ayodhyá, Ráma orders Lakshmaṇ to leave her there, where she
faints, laments, resolves to live for Ráma and her unborn son, and sends a message
back.
figure_refs:
- fig:16
- fig:17
- fig:18
- fig:19
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- ev:13
- ev:14
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: mapped realm of the dead with punishments and rewards
taxonomy_refs:
- afterlife_journey_map
basis: The passage describes the kingdom of departed spirits with a blood river,
lamentations, thirst, worms, tortures of the guilty, and pleasures of the just.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage is a translator’s prose summary and comparison rather than
a direct verse excerpt.
- id: motif:2
label: descent or invasion into lower worlds
taxonomy_refs:
- hero_descent
basis: Rávaṇ invades the realm of departed spirits and later goes under the earth
into Pátála.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: Rávaṇ is presented as a Rákshas enemy and conqueror, so the taxonomy label
'hero_descent' only partly fits the literal episode.
- id: motif:3
label: serpent underworld subjugation
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
basis: Pátála is inhabited by serpents, Bhogavatí is ruled by Vásuki, and the Nágas
or serpents are subdued by Rávaṇ.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The motif is based on literal serpent beings rather than an explicitly
stated symbolic interpretation.
- id: motif:4
label: release of captive god in exchange for sacrificial invincibility
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
- sacrifice
basis: Indrajít releases Indra after Brahmá’s intercession and receives the boon
that sacrifice to the Lord of Fire will make him invincible in future battle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: The passage summarizes the transaction without detailing the sacrifice
ritual.
- id: motif:5
label: seized women carried away by a ruler
taxonomy_refs:
- stolen_beloved
basis: Rávaṇ returns in Pushpak carrying virgin daughters of kings, Rishis, Daityas,
and Gandharvas whom he seized; Sítá’s earlier captivity in Rávaṇ’s palace is also
referenced.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:13
confidence: medium
cautions: The women are not individually described as beloved figures in this passage;
the taxonomy fit is broad.
- id: motif:6
label: kingly reputation against innocent queen
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: Ráma knows Sítá’s purity but abandons her because he cannot endure public
mockery and shame after Ayodhyá’s slander.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- ev:14
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not explicitly use the language of legitimacy; the motif
is inferred from royal public pressure and marital abandonment.
- id: motif:7
label: hidden strength caused by a curse
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Hanumán’s marvellous power is explained as unavailable to him because a Rishi’s
curse made him not conscious of his own might.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: No available taxonomy reference precisely matches this curse-and-forgotten-power
pattern.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage itself says the description of the kingdom of departed spirits
recalls underworld scenes described by Homer, Virgil, and Dante.
claim_level: visual_similarity
target: underworld scenes in Homer, Virgil, and Dante
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: This is a comparison made by the translator/commentator in the passage,
not evidence of historical contact or common inheritance.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 57756-57759
quote_or_summary: Rávaṇ attacks Arjuna or Kárttavírya at the Narmadá, is defeated,
captured, imprisoned, and released through Pulastya’s intercession.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: lines 57759-57763
quote_or_summary: Rávaṇ allies with Báli and says they will have all things in common,
including 'dames, sons, cities and kingdoms' and other goods.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation from supplied passage.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 57763-57765
quote_or_summary: Rávaṇ invades the kingdom of departed spirits and fights its sovereign
Yáma.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 57765-57770
quote_or_summary: The departed-spirit region is described with a detested river
with waves of blood, lamentations, cries for water, a devouring worm, tortures
of the guilty, pleasures of the just, and a comparison to Homer, Virgil, and Dante.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 57770-57774
quote_or_summary: Yáma is defeated because, at Brahmá’s request and because of a
divine promise protecting Rávaṇ, he refrains from using his deadly weapon.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 57774-57782
quote_or_summary: Rávaṇ goes beneath the earth into Pátála, the water treasure-house
inhabited by serpents and Daityas and defended by Varuṇ; he subdues Bhogavatí,
the city of Vásuki, subjects the Nágas, reaches Varuṇ’s seat, defeats Varuṇ’s
sons, and departs triumphant.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 57782-57790
quote_or_summary: Rávaṇ and Mándhátá battle with supernatural weapons; Mándhátá
prepares a Rudra-granted weapon, but Pulastya and Gálava perceive the fight through
contemplation and separate the combatants.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 57790-57794
quote_or_summary: Rávaṇ returns home in Pushpak carrying virgin daughters of kings,
Rishis, Daityas, and Gandharvas whom he has seized.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 57794-57800
quote_or_summary: Meghanáda captures Indra, binds him with magic, carries him to
Lanká, and after Brahmá intercedes, releases him in exchange for the boon that
sacrifice to the Lord of Fire will make him invincible in coming battle.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 57800-57809
quote_or_summary: Agastya explains that Hanumán did not easily overcome Báli because
he was under a Rishi’s curse and was not conscious of his own might.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: lines 57809-57814
quote_or_summary: Rishis return to celestial seats, Vánars, Rákshases, and bears
depart, and the chariot Pushpak is restored to Kuvera.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: lines 57814-57825
quote_or_summary: In spring Ráma and pregnant Sítá sit under Aśoka trees; Ráma asks
her wish, and she asks to visit holy Ganges hermitages and venerate ascetics;
Ráma says she shall go.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:13
type: summary
locator: lines 57825-57832
quote_or_summary: Public slander in Ayodhyá criticizes Ráma for taking back Sítá
after captivity in Rávaṇ’s palace; although Ráma knows her purity and love, he
resolves to abandon her and orders Lakshmaṇ to leave her at the hermitage.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:14
type: summary
locator: lines 57832-57837
quote_or_summary: At the hermitage Lakshmaṇ tells Sítá; she faints, weeps, bewails
her undeserved lot, resolves to live for Ráma and her unborn son, and sends a
dignified message saying the husband is the wife’s god, lord, and guide.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: The passage is largely a translator/editorial prose summary of multiple episodes
rather than a continuous primary narrative excerpt; literal event extraction is
straightforward, but motif classification is partly approximate.
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 supplied passage text and metadata. Taxonomy references limited to provided motif families and symbols.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg__l57756-l57837
passage_sha256=546fcd6a6f4c672c9feddb935e74fad70d350a3f5959f35fc22ebe64e89e8cfb