batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l63301-l63465
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l63301-l63465
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 63301-63465
start: '63301'
end: '63465'
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: 'This passage consists of translator/editorial footnotes identifying places,
names, customs, and mythological references in the Ramayan: Mahendra mountain,
Śiva, Viṣṇu’s four-armed images, imperial insignia, Rāhu and eclipses, Yayāti’s
fall from heaven after merit expires, Indra and his attendants, Bali food-offering,
Garuḍ, Sāvitrī, sacrificial fire, and royal forest retirement.'
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Mahendra is discussed as a mountain associated by the note with Kalinga territory
and a coastal promontory near the ocean.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Śiva is identified, including the epithet God of the Azure Neck.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The four princes are described as portions of Viṣṇu’s substance, in relation
to images of Viṣṇu with four arms.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Rāhu is described as an immortal demon whose severed head and tail became
authors of eclipses by attempting to swallow the sun and moon.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Yayāti is described as going to heaven and being thrown down to earth when
his term of heavenly residence expired.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: The note states that only the highest merit obtains a permanent home in heaven,
while lesser merit obtains temporary heavenly residence.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: Indra is identified by the epithet Purandara, Town-destroyer, and associated
with a charioteer and an elephant.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: Ocean is said by commentators to have grieved his mother in a former creation
and to have suffered the pains of hell as a consequence.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:9
text: Bali is described as the presentation of food to all created beings and as
one of the five great sacraments of the Hindu religion.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:10
text: Bali is performed by throwing a small parcel of offering such as ghee or rice
into the open air at the back of the house.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:11
text: Garuḍ is identified as King of the birds and offspring of Vinatā.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:12
text: The story of Sāvitrī is stated to be told in the Mahābhārata.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:13
text: Fire for sacrificial purposes is described as produced by rubbing two pieces
of wood together.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:14
text: A chapel is described as the place where the sacred fire used in worship is
kept.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:15
text: Kings of the solar dynasty are said to resign the kingdom to the heir in extreme
old age and spend their remaining days in holy meditation in the forest.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Mahendra
description: A mountain discussed in relation to Kalinga territory and the ocean
coast.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Śiva
description: Named as Śiva and as God of the Azure Neck.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Viṣṇu
description: A god whose images have four arms and of whose substance the four princes
are described as portions.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Four princes
description: Princes described as portions of Viṣṇu’s substance.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Rāhu
description: A demon with the tail of a dragon; after being severed by Viṣṇu, his
head and tail continued separately and caused eclipses.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Yayāti
description: A king of the Lunar race who went to heaven and was later thrown down
to earth when his term expired.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Indra
description: Identified as Purandara, Town-destroyer; associated with a charioteer
and an elephant.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Ocean
description: Personified Ocean, said by commentators to have grieved his mother
in a former creation and suffered hell-pains.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Garuḍ
description: King of the birds, offspring of Vinatā.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Sāvitrī
description: A figure whose story is stated to be told in the Mahābhārata.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Kings of the solar dynasty
description: Kings who customarily resign the kingdom to the heir in extreme old
age and retire to forest meditation.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
roles:
- id: role:1
label: named mountain
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The note identifies Mahendra as a mountain in a coastal region.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: deity
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:7
basis: The notes identify Śiva, Viṣṇu, and Indra as divine figures or gods.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:6
- id: role:3
label: divine portion relationship
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:4
basis: The four princes are described as portions of Viṣṇu’s substance.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: eclipse-causing demon
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Rāhu is described as a demon whose severed immortal parts cause eclipses
by trying to swallow the sun and moon.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:5
label: king expelled from heaven
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Yayāti is described as going to heaven and being ejected when his term expired.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:6
label: lord with attendants and mount
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Indra is associated with a charioteer and an elephant in the notes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:7
label: personified sea subject to consequence
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Ocean is treated as an agent who grieved his mother and suffered hell-pains.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:8
label: king of birds
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Garuḍ is explicitly called the King of the birds.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:9
label: Mahābhārata story figure
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: The note says the story of Sāvitrī is told in the Mahābhārata.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: role:10
label: renouncing royal elders
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: Solar dynasty kings are said to resign rule in old age and retire to forest
meditation.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: mountain
literal_form: Mahendra mountain
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: four arms
literal_form: four-armed images of Viṣṇu
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: dragon tail / serpent form
literal_form: Rāhu as a demon with the tail of a dragon
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: swallowed sun and moon
literal_form: Rāhu attempting to swallow the sun and moon during eclipses
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: temporary heavenly mansion
literal_form: heavenly residence obtained by merit for a limited term
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:6
label: food offering
literal_form: ghee, rice, or similar parcel thrown into the open air
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:7
label: sacrificial fire
literal_form: fire produced by attrition of two pieces of wood and kept for worship
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: sym:8
label: forest retirement
literal_form: forest as place of holy meditation after royal abdication
associated_figures:
- fig:11
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: sym:9
label: water / sea
literal_form: Ocean or the Sea
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Rāhu and eclipses
summary: Rāhu’s head and tail survive separation and are transferred to the stellar
sphere, where they cause eclipses by trying to swallow the sun and moon.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:2
label: Yayāti’s expired heaven-term
summary: Yayāti reaches heaven, but after the merit-based term expires he is cast
down to earth.
figure_refs:
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:3
label: Bali food-offering
summary: A parcel of food such as ghee or rice is thrown into the open air at the
back of the house as an offering to all created beings.
figure_refs: []
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: scene:4
label: Sacrificial fire preparation and keeping
summary: Sacrificial fire is made by rubbing two pieces of wood together and sacred
fire for worship is kept in a chapel.
figure_refs: []
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: scene:5
label: Royal retirement to forest meditation
summary: In extreme old age, kings of the solar dynasty resign the kingdom to the
heir and spend their remaining days in holy meditation in the forest.
figure_refs:
- fig:11
symbol_refs:
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Divine substance embodied in royal princes
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_parent_child
- royal_legitimacy
basis: The footnote states that the four princes are portions of Viṣṇu’s substance,
linking royal figures with divine embodiment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The note is brief and explanatory; it does not narrate the princes’ birth
or rule in this passage.
- id: motif:2
label: Demon causes eclipses by swallowing luminaries
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
basis: Rāhu is described as a demon with a dragon tail whose immortal severed parts
cause eclipses by attempting to swallow the sun and moon.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The available taxonomy has no specific eclipse motif; serpent is used
only for the dragon-tail imagery.
- id: motif:3
label: Merit-limited heaven and fall to earth
taxonomy_refs:
- afterlife_journey_map
- divine_judgment
basis: The note explains that only highest merit wins permanent heaven, while lesser
merit produces temporary residence; Yayāti is thrown down to earth when his term
expires.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives doctrinal explanation and summary, not a full narrative
of judgment.
- id: motif:4
label: Ritual food offering to all beings
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
- sacrifice
basis: Bali is described as a sacramental presentation of food to all created beings,
performed by casting ghee, rice, or similar offerings into open air.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The passage frames the practice as a note on custom rather than a narrative
episode.
- id: motif:5
label: Sacred fire generated and preserved for worship
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
basis: Fire for sacrifice is produced by attrition of wood, and a chapel is described
as keeping the sacred fire used in worship.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
confidence: high
cautions: The note supplies ritual facts, not a mythic origin of fire.
- id: motif:6
label: Aged king abdicates and retires to forest meditation
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
- royal_legitimacy
basis: Solar dynasty kings are said to hand the kingdom to the heir in extreme old
age and spend the rest of life in holy meditation in the forest.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
confidence: medium
cautions: This is stated as dynastic custom rather than a single narrated event.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage explicitly locates the story of Sāvitrī in the Mahābhārata tradition.
claim_level: same_motif
target: Mahābhārata story of Sāvitrī
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The note names the Mahābhārata connection but does not summarize the
story’s content, so the motif identity cannot be further specified from this passage
alone.
- id: claim:2
claim: A footnote states that another referenced story is told in the Mahābhārata,
indicating cross-reference between the Ramayan note and the Mahābhārata corpus.
claim_level: same_motif
target: Unspecified story said to be told in the Mahābhārata
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: low
limitations: The provided excerpt does not identify the story named by the footnote’s
antecedent; no detailed motif comparison can be extracted.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 63301-63310, note 255
quote_or_summary: Schlegel’s note discusses Mahendra as a mountain placed in Kalinga
territory, near the ocean, and compares it with a coastal promontory.
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 63312-63314, notes 256-257
quote_or_summary: Śiva is named, and one note identifies Siva as God of the Azure
Neck.
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 63316-63320, notes 258-259
quote_or_summary: Śatrughna’s name is explained, and the four princes are linked
to four-armed images of Viṣṇu as portions of that god’s substance.
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 63331-63339, notes 265-267
quote_or_summary: Rāhu is described as a demon with a dragon tail whose severed
immortal head and tail cause eclipses by trying to swallow the sun and moon.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 63365-63373, notes 275-277
quote_or_summary: A note says only highest merit grants permanent heaven; lower
merit grants temporary heavenly residence. Yayāti went to heaven and was thrown
down to earth when his term expired.
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 63375-63380, notes 278-280
quote_or_summary: Indra is also called Purandara, Town-destroyer; notes identify
Indra’s charioteer and elephant.
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 63394-63398, notes 285-288
quote_or_summary: The Sea and the Moon are identified; commentators say Ocean grieved
his mother in a former creation and suffered hell-pains in consequence.
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 63422-63427, note 299
quote_or_summary: Bali is defined as presentation of food to all created beings,
one of five great sacraments, performed by throwing a small offering such as ghee
or rice into the open air behind the house.
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 63429-63432, notes 300-301
quote_or_summary: A demon slain by Indra is mentioned; Garuḍ is identified as King
of the birds and offspring of Vinatā.
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 63436-63439, note 304
quote_or_summary: The story of Sāvitrī is said to be told in the Mahābhārata, with
references to later translations or epitomes.
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 63441-63445, notes 305-307
quote_or_summary: Fire for sacrificial purposes is produced by rubbing two pieces
of wood together; a chapel is where sacred fire used in worship is kept.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: lines 63459-63465, note 310
quote_or_summary: Kings of the solar dynasty customarily resign the kingdom to the
heir in extreme old age and spend the rest of their days in holy meditation in
the forest.
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 63365-63366, note 275
quote_or_summary: A note states that an unspecified story is told in the Mahābhārata
and has a free version elsewhere.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: low
notes: The passage is a set of editorial footnotes rather than a continuous narrative.
Motifs are extracted only where the notes summarize mythic or ritual content.
Some figures and references are omitted where the note only names them without
motif-relevant detail.
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'
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No external sources were used. Taxonomy references are limited to the available taxonomy list supplied in the request.
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