batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l59936-l60014
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l59936-l60014
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: HIPPOLYTE FAUCHE. / ADDITIONAL NOTES. / H. H. WILSON. / THE SUPPLIANT DOVE.;
lines 59936-60014
start: '59936'
end: '60014'
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 praises Ráma as Vishṇu, Krishṇa, Prajápati, and Sítá as Lakshmí;
recalls the Vāmana incarnation and the subduing of Bali; states that Ráma took
human form to kill Rávaṇa at the gods’ behest; promises efficacy to his devotees
and to reciters of the prayer. A note then describes the annual Bharat-Miláp dramatic
meeting with Bharat during Ráma’s triumphant return, and explains Ráma’s shoes
as emblems of royalty or possession with Hebrew and Greenlandic comparisons.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Ráma is addressed with divine identifications including Vishṇu, Krishṇa, and
Prajápati.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Sítá is identified as Lakshmí and as Ráma’s wife.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The Vāmana incarnation is said to have pervaded the three worlds with three
steps and confined Bali.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: Ráma is said to have assumed human form in order to kill Rávaṇa, completing
a task imposed by the gods.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:5
text: The passage states that Ráma’s devotees and those who recite the prayer and
divine account will obtain benefits and avoid defeat.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:6
text: The Bharat-Miláp is described as an annual open-air dramatic representation
of Ráma’s victory and triumphant return in Northern India.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:7
text: During the meeting scene, crowds, processions, flowers, music, shouting, and
joy accompany the advancing car.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:8
text: Bharat bears Ráma’s shoes on his head.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:9
text: Ráma’s shoes are explained as emblems of royalty or possession.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:10
text: The note compares Ráma’s shoes with Hebrew and Greenlandic examples in which
a shoe signifies dominion or derived authority.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Ráma
description: Praised as divine, identified with Vishṇu, Krishṇa, and Prajápati,
said to have assumed human form to kill Rávaṇa, and associated with royal shoes
borne by Bharat.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Sítá
description: Named as Ráma’s wife and identified as Lakshmí.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Vāmana
description: Named as an incarnation in which the deity pervaded the three worlds
with three steps.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Bali
description: Described as fearful and confined in the Vāmana episode.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Mahendra
description: Made king of paradise after Bali was confined.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Rávaṇa
description: Killed by Ráma.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Bharat
description: Associated with the meeting scene and with bearing Ráma’s shoes on
his head.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Devotees of Ráma
description: Said to obtain desires in this world and the next through Ráma’s favour.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine incarnation
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Ráma is identified with Vishṇu, Krishṇa, and Prajápati and said to have assumed
the form of a man.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: victor over Rávaṇa
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage says Rávaṇa has been killed by Ráma.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: source of royal emblem
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Ráma’s shoes are treated as emblems of royalty or possession.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:4
label: divine wife
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Sítá is called Ráma’s wife and Lakshmí.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:5
label: world-striding incarnation
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Vāmana is said to pervade the three worlds with three steps.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:6
label: confined adversary
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Bali is described as fearful and confined.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:7
label: king of paradise
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Mahendra is made king of paradise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:8
label: slain enemy
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Rávaṇa is said to have been killed by Ráma.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:9
label: bearer of Ráma’s shoes
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The quoted line says he bore Ráma’s shoes on his head in the meeting context.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:10
label: beneficiaries of devotion
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Devotees who obtain Ráma’s favour are said to obtain their desires in this
world and the next.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: fire as anger
literal_form: fire
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: moon as favour
literal_form: moon
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: three steps across three worlds
literal_form: three steps; three worlds
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:4
label: Ráma’s shoes
literal_form: shoes borne on the head and interpreted as emblems of royalty or possession
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: flowers rained on advancing car
literal_form: flowers rained down on the advancing car
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Divine praise of Ráma after victory
summary: Ráma is praised as a divine being who took human form to kill Rávaṇa, completed
the gods’ task, and grants benefits to devotees and reciters.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:6
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Vāmana’s three steps and Bali’s confinement
summary: The Vāmana incarnation strides across the three worlds, confines Bali,
and Mahendra is made king of paradise.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:3
label: Bharat-Miláp performance of triumphant return
summary: An annual open-air dramatic performance presents Ráma’s victory and return,
culminating in the brothers’ meeting amid processions, crowds, flowers, music,
and celebration.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:4
label: Bharat bearing Ráma’s shoes
summary: Bharat bears Ráma’s shoes on his head, and the note explains the shoes
as emblems of royalty or possession.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine incarnation completes the gods’ task
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Ráma is identified with major deities and is said to have assumed human form
to kill Rávaṇa and complete the task imposed by the gods.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: high
cautions: The available taxonomy list does not include a precise avatar/incarnation
motif family.
- id: motif:2
label: world-striding deity subdues adversary
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Vāmana pervades the three worlds with three steps and confines Bali.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: high
cautions: No exact available taxonomy reference is supplied for the three-stride
world-pervasion motif.
- id: motif:3
label: devotional recitation brings protection and success
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The passage says devotees and reciters of the prayer and divine account will
obtain desires and never suffer defeat.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy reference is broad; the passage specifically concerns devotional
efficacy and recitation.
- id: motif:4
label: triumphant return and reunion with brother
taxonomy_refs:
- return
basis: The note describes the Bharat-Miláp as the closing scene of Ráma’s victory
and triumphant return, especially the day when the brothers meet.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: This is described as a dramatic and festival representation rather than
only a narrative event.
- id: motif:5
label: royal authority represented by shoes
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: Ráma’s shoes are borne by Bharat and explicitly interpreted as emblems of
royalty or possession.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The object is shoes rather than a crown or throne; the interpretation
is supplied by the note.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage itself compares Ráma’s shoes as emblems of royalty or possession
with the Hebrew phrase about casting a shoe over Edom, implying a similar function
of a shoe as a sign of dominion.
claim_level: same_function
target: Hebrew phrase “Over Edom will I cast forth my shoe”
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The note provides only a brief phrase and does not supply broader Hebrew
context.
- id: claim:2
claim: The passage itself compares Ráma’s shoes with a Greenlandic chronicle passage
in which a king is commanded to wear another ruler’s shoes and acknowledge that
his kingdom and power derive from that ruler.
claim_level: same_function
target: LYSCHANDER’S Chronicon Greenlandiæ Rhythmicon shoe passage
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The comparison is based on the note’s translated excerpt; it does not
establish historical contact.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 59936-59951
quote_or_summary: Ráma is praised as divine; Sítá is Lakshmí; Vāmana strides the
three worlds and confines Bali; Ráma assumes human form to kill Rávaṇa; devotees
and reciters gain benefits.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 59953-59969
quote_or_summary: The Bharat-Miláp is described as the annual closing scene of Ráma’s
victory and triumphant return, with processions, spectators, flowers, music, shouting,
and joy.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 59971-59972
quote_or_summary: "“Still on his head ... Ráma’s shoes he bore.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt quoted.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: lines 59974-59975
quote_or_summary: "“Ráma’s shoes are here regarded as the emblems of royalty or
possession.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt quoted.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: line 59975
quote_or_summary: "“Over Edom will I cast forth my shoe.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt quoted.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 59976-59989
quote_or_summary: A cited Greenlandic chronicle passage says a ruler sent shoes
to Ireland and commanded the local king to wear them in royal state and acknowledge
his kingdom and power from the sender.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: The passage combines narrative praise, performance notes, and comparative
footnote material. Comparisons are limited to those explicitly made in the supplied
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'
notes: |-
No external sources or taxonomy items beyond those supplied were used.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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