batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l63848-l64027
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l63848-l64027
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: THE SUPPLIANT DOVE. / INDEX OF PRINCIPAL NAMES / FOOTNOTES / ILIAD. XVII.
426.; lines 63848-64027
start: '63848'
end: '64027'
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 translator’s notes identifies names, beings, plants, places,
and mythic references in the Ramayan, including gods, serpents, divine animals,
departed ancestors, underworld regions, demons slain by Indra or Śiva, a deluge,
and a scholarly comparison between Gandharvas and centaurs.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
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text: Daśaratha is described as dead, in heaven, and still lovingly interested in
his son’s fortunes.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The south is said to be the residence of the departed.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Eight elephants are described as attached to the four quarters and intermediate
compass points to support and guard the earth.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Vásuki is named, and Bhogavatī in Pātāla is described as the capital of the
serpent race whose king is Vásuki.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: obs:5
text: Hooded serpents are said by the commentator Tīrtha to be the offspring of
Surasā, while all others are of Kadrū.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:6
text: A note says some scholars identify centaurs with the Gandharvas.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:7
text: Namuchi is described as an Asura who drank up Indra’s strength with wine and
Soma; the Aśvins gave Indra a thunderbolt in the form of foam, and Indra struck
off Namuchi’s head with it.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:8
text: Garuḍ is described as the King of Birds who carried off the Amrit, the drink
of Paradise, from Indra’s custody.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:9
text: A demon, son of Kaśyap and Diti, was slain by Rudra or Śiva when he attempted
to carry off the tree of Paradise.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:10
text: Vritra is described as a demon slain by Indra, personifying drought and imprisoning
rain in the cloud.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:11
text: The passage includes a reference to a great deluge.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:12
text: Agni is identified as the God of fire, Varuṇa as the God of the sea, Kuvera
as God of riches or gold, Brahmā as creator, Śiva, the Wind-God, the Sun, and
other deities are identified in the notes.
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- ev:13
- ev:14
- ev:15
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name_or_label: Daśaratha
description: Dead father of Rāma, described as being in heaven and still concerned
for his son.
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- role:1
- role:2
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- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Rāma
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- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Vásuki
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- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Surasā
description: Named as mother of the hooded serpents according to the commentator
Tīrtha.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Kadrū
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role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Gandharvas
description: A class or group compared by some scholars with centaurs; Chitraratha
is identified as King of the Gandharvas.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:16
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Indra
description: Divine figure associated with an elephant, with Namuchi and Vritra
as demons slain by him, and with custody of Amrit before Garuḍ carried it off.
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- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:11
- ev:17
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Namuchi
description: Asura and friend of Indra who drank Indra’s strength and was beheaded
by Indra with a foam-formed thunderbolt.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Aśvins
description: Figures who gave Indra a thunderbolt in the form of foam.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Sarasvatī
description: Named as one to whom Indra reported that Namuchi had drunk up his strength.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Garuḍ
description: King of Birds who carried off the Amrit from Indra’s custody.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Rudra or Śiva
description: Divine figure who slew a demon attempting to carry off the tree of
Paradise; Śiva is also separately identified in the notes.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:15
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Unnamed demon son of Kaśyap and Diti
description: Demon slain by Rudra or Śiva when he attempted to carry off the tree
of Paradise.
role_refs:
- role:8
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Vritra
description: Demon slain by Indra; described as personifying drought and imprisoning
rain in the cloud.
role_refs:
- role:8
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: fig:15
name_or_label: Eight elephants of the quarters
description: Elephants attached to the compass points to support and guard the earth.
role_refs:
- role:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
roles:
- id: role:1
label: departed ancestor in heaven
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Daśaratha is dead and in heaven while caring about his son’s fortunes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: concerned father
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- fig:1
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- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: son whose fortunes are watched
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- fig:2
basis: Daśaratha’s loving interest is directed toward his son.
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- ev:1
- id: role:4
label: serpent king
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- fig:3
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evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:5
label: serpent progenitor
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- fig:4
- fig:5
basis: The note assigns hooded serpents to Surasā and all others to Kadrū.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:6
label: demi-divine or mythic group compared with centaurs
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The note reports that some scholars identify centaurs with Gandharvas.
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- ev:7
- id: role:7
label: demon-slaying deity
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- fig:7
- fig:12
basis: Indra is said to slay Namuchi and Vritra; Rudra or Śiva is said to slay a
demon attempting to carry off the tree of Paradise.
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- ev:8
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: role:8
label: slain demon
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- fig:8
- fig:13
- fig:14
basis: Namuchi, the son of Kaśyap and Diti, and Vritra are each described as slain
by a deity.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: role:9
label: divine helpers supplying weapon
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- fig:9
basis: The Aśvins give Indra a thunderbolt in the form of foam.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:10
label: recipient of Indra’s report
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Indra tells the Aśvins and Sarasvatī that Namuchi drank up his strength.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:11
label: bird king and carrier-off of Amrit
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- fig:11
basis: Garuḍ is called King of Birds and is said to have carried off Amrit from
Indra’s custody.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:12
label: would-be carrier-off of paradise tree
assigned_to:
- fig:13
basis: The demon attempted to carry off the tree of Paradise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: role:13
label: drought personification
assigned_to:
- fig:14
basis: Vritra is said to personify drought and imprison rain in the cloud.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: role:14
label: earth supporters and guardians
assigned_to:
- fig:15
basis: The eight elephants are said to support and guard the earth from compass
points.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: heaven
literal_form: heaven as the place where dead Daśaratha remains interested in his
son
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: southern realm of the departed
literal_form: the south as residence of the departed
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: earth-supporting elephants
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associated_figures:
- fig:15
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: serpent realm
literal_form: Bhogavatī in Pātāla, capital of the serpent race
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- fig:3
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- serpent
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- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: serpents
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- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: sym:6
label: foam thunderbolt
literal_form: thunderbolt in the form of foam
associated_figures:
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:7
label: Amrit
literal_form: drink of Paradise carried off from Indra’s custody
associated_figures:
- fig:7
- fig:11
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:8
label: tree of Paradise
literal_form: tree of Paradise that a demon attempted to carry off
associated_figures:
- fig:12
- fig:13
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:9
label: imprisoned rain
literal_form: rain imprisoned in the cloud by Vritra
associated_figures:
- fig:7
- fig:14
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: sym:10
label: great deluge
literal_form: the great deluge
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: sym:11
label: fire deity
literal_form: Agni as the God of fire
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: sym:12
label: sea deity
literal_form: the God of the sea
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: sym:13
label: Himālaya
literal_form: Himālaya
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:18
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Daśaratha in heaven remains concerned for Rāma
summary: The note states that Daśaratha is dead and in heaven but still takes loving
interest in his son’s fortunes.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Directional realm of the dead
summary: The south is identified as the residence of the departed.
figure_refs: []
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Elephants support and guard the earth
summary: Eight elephants are attached to the four quarters and intermediate compass
points, where they support and guard the earth.
figure_refs:
- fig:15
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Serpent ancestry and serpent capital
summary: The notes name Vásuki and identify Bhogavatī in Pātāla as the serpent capital;
a commentator distinguishes the descent of hooded serpents from Surasā and other
serpents from Kadrū.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:5
label: Indra defeats Namuchi with a foam thunderbolt
summary: Namuchi drinks Indra’s strength with wine and Soma; after Indra reports
this, the Aśvins give him a foam-shaped thunderbolt, with which he beheads Namuchi.
figure_refs:
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: scene:6
label: Garuḍ carries off Amrit
summary: Garuḍ, King of Birds, carries off Amrit, the drink of Paradise, from Indra’s
custody.
figure_refs:
- fig:7
- fig:11
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: scene:7
label: Demon slain while attempting to carry off paradise tree
summary: A demon, son of Kaśyap and Diti, is slain by Rudra or Śiva when attempting
to carry off the tree of Paradise.
figure_refs:
- fig:12
- fig:13
symbol_refs:
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: scene:8
label: Indra slays drought demon Vritra
summary: Vritra is described as a demon slain by Indra, personifying drought and
imprisoning rain in the cloud.
figure_refs:
- fig:7
- fig:14
symbol_refs:
- sym:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: departed ancestor in heavenly realm retaining concern for living descendant
taxonomy_refs:
- afterlife_journey_map
basis: Daśaratha is dead, in heaven, and still lovingly interested in his son’s
fortunes; the passage also identifies the south as residence of the departed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The notes give afterlife locations and continued concern but do not narrate
an afterlife journey.
- id: motif:2
label: cosmic support by directional animals
taxonomy_refs:
- world_center
basis: Eight elephants are stationed at the cardinal and intermediate directions
to support and guard the earth.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage gives a cosmological support image but does not explicitly
call it a world center.
- id: motif:3
label: serpent race and underworld serpent capital
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
basis: Vásuki is king of the serpent race, whose capital Bhogavatī is in Pātāla;
serpent descent is also explained through Surasā and Kadrū.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The notes identify serpent beings and setting rather than narrating a
full serpent episode.
- id: motif:4
label: deity defeats demon with extraordinary weapon
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Indra beheads Namuchi with a thunderbolt in the form of foam, supplied by
the Aśvins.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: No available taxonomy reference exactly matches the foam-weapon episode.
- id: motif:5
label: theft or carrying-off of immortal drink
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_theft
basis: Garuḍ carries off Amrit, the drink of Paradise, from Indra’s custody.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: The note summarizes the act but does not provide the full narrative context
or motive.
- id: motif:6
label: attempted theft of paradise tree punished by divine slaying
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_theft
- sacred_tree_axis
basis: A demon attempts to carry off the tree of Paradise and is slain by Rudra
or Śiva.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not describe the tree’s cosmic function, so the sacred-tree
classification is cautious.
- id: motif:7
label: storm god defeats drought demon who withholds rain
taxonomy_refs:
- water
basis: Vritra is slain by Indra and is said to personify drought, imprisoning rain
in the cloud.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
confidence: high
cautions: The available taxonomy list includes water as a symbol but lacks a precise
storm-god-versus-drought-demon motif family.
- id: motif:8
label: great deluge
taxonomy_refs:
- flood_and_renewal
basis: A note refers to the great deluge.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
confidence: low
cautions: The reference is very brief and gives no narrative details of destruction,
survival, or renewal.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage reports that some scholars identify centaurs with the Gandharvas.
claim_level: same_motif
target: centaurs and Gandharvas
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: low
limitations: The note provides only a scholarly identification without presenting
supporting features, context, or argument.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 63848-63852 / note 423
quote_or_summary: Daśaratha is described as dead; although in heaven, he still takes
loving interest in his son’s fortunes.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: note 452
quote_or_summary: "“The south is supposed to be the residence of the departed.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quote.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: note 446
quote_or_summary: Eight elephants are attached to the four quarters and intermediate
compass points to support and guard the earth.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: citation
locator: note 438
quote_or_summary: Vásuki is named.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; citation/brief summary.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: note 485
quote_or_summary: Bhogavatī in Pātāla, under the earth, is identified as the capital
of the serpent race whose king is Vásuki.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: note 448
quote_or_summary: The commentator Tīrtha says hooded serpents were offspring of
Surasā, and all others of Kadrū.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: quote
locator: note 447
quote_or_summary: "“Some scholars identify the centaurs with the Gandharvas.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quote.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: note 473
quote_or_summary: Namuchi, an Asura and friend of Indra, drinks Indra’s strength
with wine and Soma; the Aśvins give Indra a thunderbolt in the form of foam, and
Indra beheads Namuchi with it.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: note 476
quote_or_summary: Garuḍ, King of Birds, carried off the Amrit, the drink of Paradise,
from Indra’s custody.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: note 477
quote_or_summary: A demon, son of Kaśyap and Diti, was slain by Rudra or Śiva when
he tried to carry off the tree of Paradise.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: note 478
quote_or_summary: Namuchi and Vritra are demons slain by Indra; Vritra personifies
drought and imprisons rain in the cloud.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:12
type: citation
locator: note 482
quote_or_summary: A note refers to “the great deluge.”
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short citation.
- id: ev:13
type: citation
locator: note 429
quote_or_summary: Agni is identified as the God of fire.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; citation/brief summary.
- id: ev:14
type: citation
locator: note 435
quote_or_summary: The God of the sea is identified.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; citation/brief summary.
- id: ev:15
type: citation
locator: notes 432-434
quote_or_summary: Brahmā is identified as creator; Śiva and the Wind-God are also
identified.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; citation/brief summary.
- id: ev:16
type: citation
locator: note 460
quote_or_summary: Chitraratha is identified as King of the Gandharvas.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; citation/brief summary.
- id: ev:17
type: citation
locator: notes 444 and 484
quote_or_summary: Indra’s elephant is identified in the notes.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; citation/brief summary.
- id: ev:18
type: citation
locator: note 467
quote_or_summary: Himālaya is identified.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; citation/brief summary.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: low
notes: The passage is primarily a footnote list, not a continuous narrative. Several
motif candidates rely on brief explanatory notes rather than full episodes.
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: |-
Only the supplied passage and metadata were used. Taxonomy references were limited to the available lists and applied cautiously.
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