batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l8986-l9065
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l8986-l9065
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto LXI. Sunahsepha. / Canto LXVII. The Breaking Of The Bow. / Canto LXX.
The Maidens Sought. / Canto LXXII. The Gift Of Kine.; lines 8986-9065
start: '8986'
end: '9065'
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: In Canto LXXII, Kuśik’s son proposes that Janak’s brother’s two daughters
marry Bharat and Śatrughna, joining Janak’s house with Ikshváku’s line. Janak
accepts, praises the union with Daśaratha’s house, appoints an auspicious marriage
day, and offers reverence and authority to the sages. Daśaratha replies courteously,
returns to his palace to perform offerings to the shades, and the next morning
gives four hundred thousand gold-horned cows with calves and full pails to Bráhmans,
one hundred thousand for each young prince.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Kuśik’s son praises the houses of Ikshváku and Videha and says they are well
matched for holy marriage bands.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Kuśik’s son requests the two daughters of Janak’s brother as wives for Bharat
and Śatrughna.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Bharat and Śatrughna are described as heroic, wise, fair in form, lofty-souled,
and brave as gods.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Janak hears the request willingly, and Vaśishṭha praises the counsel.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Janak accepts the proposal and says four youths and four maidens will join
hands on the same day.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: Janak names the last day of Phálguni, ruled by a genial deity, as an especially
lucky day for marriage.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: Janak raises his hands in reverence to the arch-saints and offers them his
royal throne and authority in his city.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: Daśaratha says he will return to his house to pay due offerings to the shades.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:9
text: At his palace, Daśaratha performs the rites with solemn care.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:10
text: The next morning Daśaratha gives one hundred thousand cows for each young
prince to Bráhmans, totaling four hundred thousand cows.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:11
text: Each cow has gold-adorned horns, has a calf, and fills a pail.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:12
text: After the gift, Daśaratha with his four children is compared in appearance
to the divine Lord of Life surrounded by the guardians of the worlds.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Janak, king of Videha
description: A monarch who accepts the marriage proposal, offers reverence to the
saints, and speaks of union with Daśaratha’s house.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Kuśik’s son
description: A mighty sage who proposes the marriage of Janak’s brother’s daughters
to Bharat and Śatrughna.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Vaśishṭha
description: A holy sage whose lips praise the counsel concerning the marriages.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Janak’s brother
description: A royal person skilled in duty’s lore, said to have two divinely fair
daughters at home.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Two daughters of Janak’s brother
description: A royal pair of daughters described as most divinely fair and sought
as brides for Bharat and Śatrughna.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Bharat
description: A son of Daśaratha, described as heroic, wise, fair, lofty-souled,
and proposed as husband to one of the two maidens.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Śatrughna
description: A son of Daśaratha, described as heroic, wise, fair, lofty-souled,
and proposed as husband to one of the two maidens.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Daśaratha
description: A king who responds courteously to Janak, returns to pay offerings
to the shades, and gives cows to Bráhmans for his four sons.
role_refs:
- role:5
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Daśaratha’s four children / sons
description: Four young princes associated with the marriage arrangements and with
Daśaratha’s cow-gift.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Bráhmans
description: Recipients who share the cows prepared as Daśaratha’s gift.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: The shades
description: Recipients of due offerings that Daśaratha returns to pay.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Lord of Life divine and the worlds’ guardians
description: Divine comparison figures used in the simile for Daśaratha and his
four children after the gift.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
roles:
- id: role:1
label: sage counselor and marriage proposer
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:3
basis: Kuśik’s son makes the proposal, and Vaśishṭha praises the counsel.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:2
label: consenting bride-side monarch
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Janak accepts the request and authorizes the marriages of the nieces.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:3
label: bridegroom princes
assigned_to:
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:9
basis: Bharat and Śatrughna are specifically sought as husbands, and four youths
are said to join four maiden hands the same day.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: role:4
label: bride maidens
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The two daughters are requested as wives; Janak also speaks of four maidens
joining hands with four youths.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: role:5
label: royal host and kinship ally
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:8
basis: Janak and Daśaratha exchange courteous speeches about the union of their
houses and the hosting of sages and royal train.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:7
- id: role:6
label: ritual donor
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Daśaratha performs rites and gives a large number of cows to Bráhmans.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:7
label: ritual gift recipients
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: The Bráhmans share the cows prepared for each young prince.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:8
label: recipients of offerings
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: Daśaratha says he will pay due offerings to the shades.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: joining of hands
literal_form: Four maiden hands placed in the hands of four youths on the same day
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:2
label: auspicious marriage day
literal_form: The last day of Phálguni ruled by the genial deity
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:3
label: raised hands in reverence
literal_form: Janak speaks with hands upraised to the arch-saints
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:4
label: royal throne offered to saints
literal_form: Janak invites the saints to sit on his royal throne and choose what
they will
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:5
label: gift of kine
literal_form: Four hundred thousand cows, one hundred thousand for each young prince
associated_figures:
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:6
label: gold-adorned cow horns
literal_form: Each cow’s horns are adorned with gold
associated_figures:
- fig:8
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:7
label: calf and full pail
literal_form: Each cow brings a calf and fills a pail
associated_figures:
- fig:8
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Sage proposes additional marriages
summary: Kuśik’s son praises the two royal houses and asks that Janak’s brother’s
two daughters be given to Bharat and Śatrughna, thereby allying Ikshváku’s house
with Janak’s.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Janak accepts the marriage alliance
summary: Janak receives the proposal willingly, Vaśishṭha praises it, and Janak
declares that the four youths and four maidens will join hands on the same auspicious
day.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:3
label: Janak honors the saints
summary: Janak raises his hands in reverence to the arch-saints, calls himself their
pupil, and offers them his royal throne and authority in the city.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:4
label: Daśaratha departs to perform rites
summary: Daśaratha praises the Videha lords, says he will return to pay offerings
to the shades, bids farewell to Janak, and follows the two holy sages back to
his palace.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:8
- fig:11
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: scene:5
label: Daśaratha gives cows to Bráhmans
summary: After performing rites, Daśaratha rises the next morning and gives four
hundred thousand gold-horned cows with calves and full pails to Bráhmans, one
hundred thousand for each prince.
figure_refs:
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:12
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: sacred marriage alliance between royal houses
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_marriage
- royal_legitimacy
basis: The passage frames the marriages as holy bands joining peerless royal pairs
and explicitly uniting Janak’s race with Daśaratha’s house.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage concerns arranged royal marriages; any broader sacred-marriage
reading should remain tied to the explicit holy rites and dynastic union in the
text.
- id: motif:2
label: ritual gift of cattle accompanying royal rites
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: Daśaratha performs rites and gives a counted total of four hundred thousand
adorned cows with calves and full pails to Bráhmans for the four princes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not state an explicit reciprocal obligation from the
Bráhmans; the exchange aspect is inferred from ritual donation language.
- id: motif:3
label: offerings to the shades before auspicious transition
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
basis: Before the marriages proceed, Daśaratha returns to pay due offerings to the
shades and the palace rites are performed with solemn care.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage names offerings and rites but gives few details about the
ritual procedure.
- id: motif:4
label: auspicious timing for marriage rites
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_marriage
basis: Janak identifies the last day of Phálguni, ruled by a genial deity, as an
especially lucky day for marriage.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy has no specific auspicious-time motif; association is limited
to the marriage context.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 8986-9001
quote_or_summary: Kuśik’s son says no mind can reach the glories of Ikshváku’s and
Janak’s lines, that they are unmatched in fame, and that peerless pairs will join
in holy bands.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized rather than quoted at length.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 9002-9018
quote_or_summary: The sage says Janak’s brother has two divinely fair daughters
and asks for their hands for Bharat and Śatrughna, who are described as heroic,
wise, fair, lofty-souled, and brave as gods.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized rather than quoted at length.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 9019-9023
quote_or_summary: The monarch hears the sage’s suit willingly, and Vaśishṭha praises
the counsel.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized rather than quoted at length.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 9024-9033
quote_or_summary: Janak says his race is blessed by union with Daśaratha’s house
through love and marriage rites; he grants his two nieces to Bharat and Śatrughna
and says four youths and four maidens will join hands on the same day.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized rather than quoted at length.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 9034-9037
quote_or_summary: Janak states that no day compares for marriage with the last day
of Phálguni, ruled by the genial deity.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized rather than quoted at length.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 9038-9047
quote_or_summary: With raised hands Janak addresses the arch-saints, calls himself
their pupil, and invites them to sit on his royal throne and exercise authority
there.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized rather than quoted at length.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 9048-9057
quote_or_summary: Daśaratha praises the Videha lords’ virtues and hospitality and
says he will return to his house to pay due offerings to the shades.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized rather than quoted at length.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 9058-9061
quote_or_summary: Daśaratha bids Janak farewell, follows the two holy sages, reaches
his palace, and has the rites paid with solemn care.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized rather than quoted at length.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 9062-9070
quote_or_summary: 'At sunrise Daśaratha makes his gift of kine: one hundred thousand
cows for each young prince, shared by the Bráhmans; each cow has gold-adorned
horns, a calf, and a full pail, totaling four hundred thousand.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized rather than quoted at length.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 9071-9075
quote_or_summary: After the gift is completed, Daśaratha with his four children
is compared to the divine Lord of Life shining with the guardians of the worlds
around him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized rather than quoted at length.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: The supplied passage text appears to extend beyond the stated end line 9065
in the final cow-gift and simile section; locators for later evidence are approximate
continuations based on the provided passage text. Motifs are limited to explicit
marriage, ritual offering, and cattle-gift content.
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 comparison claims were added because the passage itself does not explicitly compare these events to another motif family, pattern, or nearby corpus tradition.
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