batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l62942-l63076
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source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: H. H. WILSON. / THE SUPPLIANT DOVE. / INDEX OF PRINCIPAL NAMES / FOOTNOTES;
lines 62942-63076
start: '62942'
end: '63076'
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: 'A sequence of editorial footnotes explains mythic figures, names, etymologies,
and comparative parallels connected with the Ramayana: earth-supporting elephants
and earthquakes; conflicts of Devas and Asuras; fire, wind, water, and volcanic
interpretations; Garuda''s parentage; seven rivers and seas; gods, titans, divine
mothers, divine physicians, Apsaras, intoxicating drink, ocean-born treasures,
Lakshmi''s birth from the Milky Sea, and Indra''s thunderbolt creating the Maruts.'
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: An ancient Indian belief is described in which enormous elephants support
the earth, and the earth trembles when one shakes its weary head.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The note compares this earth-trembling image to Virgil's account of Enceladus
buried under Aetna, whose movement causes trembling and fiery smoke.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The Devas and Asuras fight in the east, south, west, north, and north-east;
the Devas are defeated in the first four directions but not in the north-east.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The north-eastern direction is identified as aparajita, meaning unconquerable,
and is recommended for ritual work connected with clearing debts.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Kapil is interpreted by Gorresio as possibly referring to a hidden fiery force
that bursts forth in volcanic effects, and Kapil is also named as a name of Agni,
the god of fire.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: Garuda is stated to be the son of Kasyap and Vinata.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: Diti and Aditi are described as wives of Kasyap and as mothers respectively
of Titans and Gods.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: One note refers to seven seas surrounding seven worlds in concentric rings.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:9
text: Apsaras are explained through a water-related etymology and described as inhabitants
of the water, nymphs of the stream, or personifications of vapours forming mist
or clouds.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:10
text: Sura is described as intoxicating liquor, with an etymological connection
also made to Sura as a god from heaven.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:11
text: Uchchaihshravas, the high-eared horse of Indra, is compared to the production
of a horse from the sea by Neptune.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:12
text: Kaustubha is described as a gem burning with living light upon Vishnu's breast
in connection with the Churning of the Ocean.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:13
text: Lakshmi is called daughter of the Milky Sea, and the note compares her birth
with the Greek myth of Venus born from sea foam.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:14
text: Indra is said to destroy the unborn fruit of Diti with his thunderbolt, after
which the Maruts, gods of wind and storm, come forth.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: obs:15
text: The Maruts are also interpreted as exhalations issuing from the rent bosom
of the earth after Indra rends it open.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: obs:16
text: The Heavenly Twins are mentioned in a brief note.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: earth-supporting elephants
description: Elephants believed to support the earth with their enormous backs.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Enceladus
description: A being described from Virgil as buried under Aetna, with movement
associated with trembling and fiery smoke.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Devas
description: Gods who fight the Asuras in multiple directions and are not defeated
in the north-east.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Asuras
description: Titans who defeat the Devas in the east, south, west, and north.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Kapil
description: A figure or name interpreted as hidden fiery force and also identified
as a name of Agni.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Agni
description: God of Fire; Kapil is said to be one of his names.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Garuda
description: Son of Kasyap and Vinata.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Kasyap
description: Father of Garuda; husband of Diti and Aditi.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Vinata
description: Mother of Garuda.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Diti
description: Wife of Kasyap, mother of Titans, and the mother whose unborn fruit
is struck by Indra.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:13
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Aditi
description: Wife of Kasyap and mother of Gods.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Apsaras
description: Water-related nymphs or vapour personifications, according to the note.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Indra
description: God associated with the high-eared horse, the thunderbolt, and the
title Purandhar.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:13
- ev:15
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Neptune
description: Greek deity named in comparison with production of a horse from the
sea.
role_refs:
- role:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: fig:15
name_or_label: Vishnu
description: Deity whose breast bears the Kaustubha gem; also associated with the
name Sarngin in another note.
role_refs:
- role:15
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:16
- id: fig:16
name_or_label: Lakshmi
description: Called daughter of the Milky Sea and compared with Venus in relation
to sea birth.
role_refs:
- role:16
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: fig:17
name_or_label: Venus
description: Greek figure said to be born from the foam of the sea in a comparison
with Lakshmi.
role_refs:
- role:17
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: fig:18
name_or_label: Maruts
description: Gods of wind and storm produced after Indra destroys Diti's unborn
fruit.
role_refs:
- role:18
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: fig:19
name_or_label: Heavenly Twins
description: A pair identified only as the Heavenly Twins.
role_refs:
- role:19
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
roles:
- id: role:1
label: earth-bearers
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: They are said to support the earth with their backs.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: buried tremor-causing giant
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Enceladus is described as buried under Aetna and associated with tremors
and fiery smoke when he shifts.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: gods in directional combat
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The Devas fight the Asuras in several directions and are not defeated in
the north-east.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: titans in directional combat
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The Asuras defeat the Devas in four directions.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: hidden fiery force
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Gorresio interprets Kapil as a hidden fiery force bursting forth in volcanic
effects.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:6
label: god of fire
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Agni is explicitly named the God of Fire.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:7
label: divine son
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Garuda is identified as son of Kasyap and Vinata.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:8
label: divine father and husband
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Kasyap is father of Garuda and husband of Diti and Aditi.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:9
label: mother of Garuda
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Vinata is named as Garuda's mother.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:10
label: mother of Titans and womb-struck mother
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Diti is mother of Titans, and Indra destroys her unborn fruit with a thunderbolt.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:13
- id: role:11
label: mother of Gods
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: Aditi is mother of Gods.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:12
label: water nymphs or vapour beings
assigned_to:
- fig:12
basis: Apsaras are described as inhabitants of water, nymphs of the stream, or personifications
of vapours.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:13
label: thunderbolt wielder and owner of ocean-born horse
assigned_to:
- fig:13
basis: Indra has the high-eared horse and destroys Diti's unborn fruit with his
thunderbolt.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:13
- id: role:14
label: sea-horse producer in comparison
assigned_to:
- fig:14
basis: Neptune is mentioned in comparison with production of a horse from the sea.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: role:15
label: bearer of Kaustubha gem
assigned_to:
- fig:15
basis: The Kaustubha gem is said to burn with living light upon Vishnu's breast.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: role:16
label: daughter of the Milky Sea
assigned_to:
- fig:16
basis: Lakshmi is explicitly called daughter of the Milky Sea.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: role:17
label: sea-foam-born comparator
assigned_to:
- fig:17
basis: Venus is cited as born from the foam of the sea in comparison with Lakshmi.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: role:18
label: wind and storm gods
assigned_to:
- fig:18
basis: The Maruts are described as Gods of Wind and Storm.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: role:19
label: divine twin pair
assigned_to:
- fig:19
basis: They are identified only as the Heavenly Twins.
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: world-supporting elephant
literal_form: elephants supporting the earth with their backs
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: buried mountain giant
literal_form: Enceladus buried under Aetna
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: unconquerable north-east
literal_form: north-eastern direction called aparajita
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: hidden volcanic fire
literal_form: hidden fiery force bursting forth in volcanic effects
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: concentric seas
literal_form: seven seas surrounding seven worlds in concentric rings
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:6
label: water nymphs
literal_form: inhabitants of the water, nymphs of the stream, vapours forming mist
or clouds
associated_figures:
- fig:12
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:7
label: ocean-born horse
literal_form: high-eared horse of Indra compared with a horse produced from the
sea
associated_figures:
- fig:13
- fig:14
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:8
label: Kaustubha gem
literal_form: gem burning with living light on Vishnu's breast
associated_figures:
- fig:15
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: sym:9
label: Milky Sea birth
literal_form: Lakshmi as daughter of the Milky Sea
associated_figures:
- fig:16
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: sym:10
label: thunderbolt-riven womb
literal_form: Indra's thunderbolt destroying Diti's unborn fruit
associated_figures:
- fig:10
- fig:13
- fig:18
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: sym:11
label: heavenly twins
literal_form: the Heavenly Twins
associated_figures:
- fig:19
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: sym:12
label: horn bow
literal_form: bow of horn associated with Vishnu's name Sarngin
associated_figures:
- fig:15
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: earth-supporting elephants and tremor comparison
summary: A footnote describes elephants supporting the earth and causing tremors
when they shake their heads, then compares the idea with Enceladus under Aetna.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: directional battle of gods and titans
summary: The Devas and Asuras fight in several directions; the Devas are defeated
in four directions but not in the north-east, which is called unconquerable.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: fiery volcanic interpretation
summary: Kapil is interpreted as a hidden fiery force that bursts out volcanically
and is linked by name with Agni, the god of fire.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: water and ocean-born beings and treasures
summary: The notes explain Apsaras through water and vapour imagery, mention an
ocean-born horse parallel, the Kaustubha gem from the Churning of the Ocean, and
Lakshmi as daughter of the Milky Sea.
figure_refs:
- fig:12
- fig:13
- fig:14
- fig:15
- fig:16
- fig:17
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
- sym:7
- sym:8
- sym:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:12
- id: scene:5
label: Indra's thunderbolt and the Maruts
summary: Indra destroys Diti's unborn fruit with a thunderbolt, and the Maruts,
gods of wind and storm, arise afterward; the note also presents a geological interpretation.
figure_refs:
- fig:10
- fig:13
- fig:18
symbol_refs:
- sym:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: scene:6
label: divine parentage and twin pair
summary: The notes identify Garuda as son of Kasyap and Vinata, Diti and Aditi as
mothers of Titans and Gods, and a pair called the Heavenly Twins.
figure_refs:
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:19
symbol_refs:
- sym:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:14
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: world supported by giant beings or animals
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage reports a belief that elephants support the earth and that their
movement causes earthquakes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: high
cautions: The available taxonomy list has no exact world-animal support category.
- id: motif:2
label: buried giant whose movement shakes the earth
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage quotes a comparison to Enceladus buried under Aetna, whose shifting
is associated with trembling and fire.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: This is presented as a comparative note rather than the primary Ramayana
narrative.
- id: motif:3
label: gods and titans in directional cosmic conflict
taxonomy_refs:
- duality
basis: The Devas and Asuras, glossed as Gods and Titans, fight in multiple directions
with different outcomes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The duality taxonomy is applicable only broadly; the passage is also about
ritual directionality.
- id: motif:4
label: unconquerable sacred direction
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The north-east is called aparajita, unconquerable, because the Devas were
not defeated there, and ritual work is recommended in that direction.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: No exact directionality motif is available in the supplied taxonomy.
- id: motif:5
label: hidden fiery force erupting from the earth
taxonomy_refs:
- world_destroying_fire
basis: Kapil is interpreted as a hidden fiery force that bursts forth volcanically
and is linked with Agni, the god of fire.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: low
cautions: The passage speaks of volcanic effects, not explicitly world-destroying
fire; taxonomy match is tentative.
- id: motif:6
label: concentric cosmic waters surrounding worlds
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: A note describes seven seas surrounding seven worlds in concentric rings.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: No exact supplied taxonomy category for concentric world-seas.
- id: motif:7
label: water-born or water-associated divine females
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_birth
basis: Apsaras are linked with water, streams, vapours, mist, and clouds; Lakshmi
is called daughter of the Milky Sea.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:12
confidence: medium
cautions: Apsaras are described by etymology and interpretation, while Lakshmi is
the clearer birth example.
- id: motif:8
label: ocean churning yields divine treasures
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: The passage mentions the Kaustubha gem in connection with the Churning of
the Ocean and also notes ocean-born figures or objects such as Lakshmi and Indra's
horse.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:12
confidence: medium
cautions: The supplied excerpt contains footnotes, not the full churning narrative;
sacred_exchange is a broad fit.
- id: motif:9
label: goddess born from the sea
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_birth
basis: Lakshmi is called daughter of the Milky Sea, and the note explicitly compares
this to Venus born from sea foam.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
confidence: high
cautions: The passage is an editorial note and includes a cross-cultural comparison.
- id: motif:10
label: violent divine birth of storm gods
taxonomy_refs:
- miraculous_child
- sacred_birth
basis: Indra destroys Diti's unborn fruit with a thunderbolt, after which the Maruts,
gods of wind and storm, arise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
confidence: medium
cautions: The note is interpretive and geological as well as mythic; the exact birth
mechanics are summarized only briefly.
- id: motif:11
label: heavenly twin pair
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_twins
basis: The passage identifies a pair as the Heavenly Twins.
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
confidence: medium
cautions: The note gives only the label, with no narrative context.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage itself states that the Indian fancy of earth-supporting elephants
causing tremors is similar to Virgil's image of Enceladus buried under Aetna and
causing tremors when he shifts.
claim_level: same_function
target: 'Virgil, Aeneid III: Enceladus under Aetna'
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: The comparison is from an editorial note and does not establish historical
contact.
- id: claim:2
claim: The passage compares the high-eared horse of Indra with the production of
a horse from the sea by Neptune.
claim_level: same_motif
target: Greek mythic production of a horse from the sea by Neptune
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The note supplies only a brief comparison and no detailed shared narrative
structure.
- id: claim:3
claim: The passage states that the similarity between Lakshmi as daughter of the
Milky Sea and Venus born from sea foam is remarkable.
claim_level: same_motif
target: Greek myth of Venus born from sea foam
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: The comparison is limited to the sea-birth image and does not demonstrate
borrowing or common inheritance.
- id: claim:4
claim: The passage compares the Indian knowledge of horn bows associated with Vishnu's
name Sarngin to Homeric Trojans using bows made from horns of antelopes or wild
goats.
claim_level: visual_similarity
target: Homeric Trojans' horn bows
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: This is a comparison of material culture or weapon imagery, not a full
narrative motif.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 62942-62945, footnote 188
quote_or_summary: 'Ancient Indian belief: elephants supported the earth with their
enormous backs, and when one shook its wearied head the earth trembled with woods
and hills.'
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 62945-62956, footnote 188
quote_or_summary: The note says a similar mythical fancy appears in Virgil's description
of Enceladus buried under Aetna, with flame and trembling when he shifts.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 62958-62969, footnote 189
quote_or_summary: Devas and Asuras fight in the east, south, west, north, and north-east;
Devas lose in the first four directions but not the north-east, called aparajita,
unconquerable, and ritually useful for clearing debts.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 62975-62979, footnote 191
quote_or_summary: Gorresio interprets Kapil as possibly a hidden fiery force that
bursts forth in volcanic effects and notes Kapil is a name of Agni, God of Fire.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: line 62981, footnote 192
quote_or_summary: Garuda is stated to be the son of Kasyap and Vinata.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 63001-63002, footnote 201
quote_or_summary: Diti and Aditi were wives of Kasyap and mothers respectively of
Titans and Gods.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 63004-63005, footnote 202
quote_or_summary: One of the seven seas is said to surround one of seven worlds
arranged in concentric rings.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 63017-63024, footnote 206
quote_or_summary: Apsaras are explained through water etymologies and described
as inhabitants of water, nymphs of streams, or vapours forming mist and clouds.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 63026-63036, footnote 207
quote_or_summary: Sura is described as intoxicating liquor; the note also discusses
Sura as God derived from heaven.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 63038-63039, footnote 208
quote_or_summary: The high-eared horse of Indra is compared with production of a
horse from the sea by Neptune.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: lines 63041-63044, footnote 209
quote_or_summary: Kaustubha is called the best of gems, burning with living light
on Vishnu's breast, in the Churning of the Ocean.
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rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: lines 63046-63056, footnote 210
quote_or_summary: Lakshmi is called daughter of the Milky Sea, and the note calls
the similarity to Greek Venus born from sea foam remarkable.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:13
type: summary
locator: lines 63064-63074, footnote 213
quote_or_summary: Indra destroys the unborn fruit of Diti with his thunderbolt;
the Maruts, gods of wind and storm, come forth; the note offers a geological interpretation
of dry earth rent by thunder and exhalations issuing from it.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:14
type: summary
locator: line 63078, footnote 216
quote_or_summary: The Heavenly Twins are identified in a brief note.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:15
type: summary
locator: line 63061, footnote 211
quote_or_summary: Purandhar is identified as a common title of Indra.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:16
type: summary
locator: lines 63009-63015, footnote 204
quote_or_summary: Sarngin is explained as 'carrying a bow of horn,' a recurring
name of Vishnu, and the note compares Indian horn bows with Homeric Trojan horn
bows.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
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extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: The passage consists mainly of editorial footnotes rather than continuous
narrative. Many motifs are attested only as brief explanations or comparisons,
so several taxonomy assignments are broad or tentative.
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notes: Machine-generated draft from OpenAI Batch; not human-reviewed.
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