batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l9219-l9310
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l9219-l9310
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto LXVII. The Breaking Of The Bow. / Canto LXX. The Maidens Sought. /
Canto LXXII. The Gift Of Kine. / Canto LXXIII. The Nuptials.; lines 9219-9310
start: '9219'
end: '9310'
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: After the nuptials, Viśvámitra departs, Janak gives rich dowers to his
daughters, and Daśaratha returns toward Ayodhyā with his sons and army. Ominous
birds, frightened beasts, and a violent tempest precede the appearance of Jamadagni’s
son, armed with axe, bow, and arrows. The saints recall his former slaughter of
warriors, approach him with a gift, and he addresses Rāma.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Viśvámitra rises at dawn, takes leave of the two kings, and withdraws to the
northern hill.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Janak gives dowers to his daughters, including textiles, troops, vehicles,
animals, attendants, slaves, silver, coral, gold, and pearls.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Daśaratha travels with his sons, seers, and royal army after leaving Mithilā.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Dismal birds cry around the traveling party, and terrified beasts hurry to
the right.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Daśaratha asks Vaśishṭha what misfortune the omens foretell.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: Vaśishṭha says the birds declare great peril, while the movement of the beasts
lessens the dread.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: A tempest shakes the earth, throws trees down, darkens the sun, and spreads
dust and ashes over the army.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: Jamadagni’s son appears with twisted hair, an axe, a bow, and arrows.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:9
text: Jamadagni’s son is described as firm like Kailāsa and fierce like the fire
of doom.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:10
text: His drawn arrow is compared to arrows from Śiva’s bow that destroyed Tripura.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:11
text: The saints draw close together and wonder whether he will again attack warriors
because of his father’s fate.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:12
text: The saints approach Bhrigu’s son with a gift, call softly to Rāma, and he
takes the gift without replying before addressing Rāma.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Viśvámitra
description: A hermit who bids farewell to the kings and withdraws to the northern
hill.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: King Janak
description: Lord of Mithilā and father of the maidens, who gives rich dowers to
his daughters.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Janak’s daughters
description: Beloved girls who receive dowers as they leave their bowers.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Daśaratha
description: Ayodhyā’s monarch, traveling with his sons and army, who questions
Vaśishṭha about ominous signs.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Daśaratha’s sons
description: Dear sons of lofty mind traveling with Daśaratha.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Vaśishṭha
description: A mighty saint who interprets the ominous birds and beasts for Daśaratha.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Jamadagni’s son / Bhrigu’s son
description: A fearsome armed figure with twisted hair, axe, bow, and arrows, associated
with prior violence against warriors.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Saints and seers
description: Religious figures whose care is sacrifice and muttered prayer; they
gather in fear and approach Bhrigu’s son with a gift.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Rāma
description: The person addressed by Bhrigu’s son after the saints approach with
a gift.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
roles:
- id: role:1
label: departing hermit
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He rises, says farewell, and withdraws to the northern hill.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: father and royal donor
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: He gives splendid dowers to his daughters and sends his guests on their road.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: brides receiving dower
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: They leave their bowers and receive precious gifts from their father.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: king troubled by omens
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: He hears dismal birds, sees frightened beasts, and asks what misfortune will
come.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:5
label: royal sons in procession
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: They travel with Daśaratha as the army follows.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: interpreter of omens
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: He explains the meaning of the birds and beasts to Daśaratha.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:7
label: fearsome armed warrior and former slayer of warriors
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: He appears armed and is remembered by the saints for earlier fury against
warriors.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: role:8
label: ritual specialists responding to danger
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: They are associated with sacrifice and prayer, gather in fear, and present
a gift.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: role:9
label: addressed prince or hero
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Bhrigu’s son breaks silence and speaks to Rāma.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: royal dower goods
literal_form: Rugs, silks, warrior force, cars, elephants, foot soldiers, horses,
attendants, slaves, silver, coral, gold, and pearls.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: ominous birds and frightened beasts
literal_form: Dismal birds cry, and beasts in wild fright hurry to the right.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: sym:3
label: tempest with dust and ashes
literal_form: A storm shakes the earth, darkens the sun, and casts dust and ashes
over the army.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:4
label: axe, bow, and arrows
literal_form: Jamadagni’s son carries an axe on his shoulder, a bow ready for battle,
and arrows.
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: sym:5
label: Kailāsa comparison
literal_form: Jamadagni’s son is said to show firm as Kailāsa’s hill.
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:6
label: fire of doom comparison
literal_form: Jamadagni’s son is said to glow fierce as the fire of doom.
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:7
label: appeasing gift
literal_form: The saints draw near to Bhrigu’s son with a gift, which he takes.
associated_figures:
- fig:7
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Departures after the nuptials
summary: Viśvámitra departs; Janak gives dowers to his daughters and sends the guests
away; Daśaratha leaves with his sons, seers, and army.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:2
label: Omens on the road
summary: Dismal birds and frightened beasts disturb Daśaratha, and Vaśishṭha interprets
the signs as peril partly allayed.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:3
label: Storm and fear before the apparition
summary: A violent storm darkens the sun, spreads dust and ashes, and leaves the
army fear-stupefied.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:4
label: Appearance of Jamadagni’s son
summary: Jamadagni’s son appears in fearsome form with weapons, compared to Kailāsa
and the fire of doom, and his arrow is compared to Śiva’s destructive arrows.
figure_refs:
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: scene:5
label: Saints approach the armed figure
summary: The saints fear he may again attack warriors, then approach him with a
gift; he accepts it and speaks to Rāma.
figure_refs:
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: sacred exchange through royal dower and appeasing gift
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: The passage contains formal giving of dowers at a marriage departure and
a later gift offered by saints to a dangerous sacred-warrior figure.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:10
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage presents the gifts literally; their ritual or sacred force
is clearest for the saints’ offering but less explicit for the dowers.
- id: motif:2
label: royal nuptial alliance and bride-gift departure
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_marriage
basis: The passage occurs in the nuptial sequence and describes Janak giving rich
dowers to his daughters as they depart after marriage.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The excerpt emphasizes dowers and departure rather than the marriage rite
itself.
- id: motif:3
label: ominous portents before confrontation
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Bird cries, frightened beasts, and a destructive storm precede the appearance
of Jamadagni’s son.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: No specific taxonomy reference from the supplied list directly names this
portent pattern.
- id: motif:4
label: armed avenger threatening the warrior class
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The saints explicitly recall Jamadagni’s son’s former fury against warriors
and fear renewed slaughter connected with his father’s fate.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: The passage reports the fear and past association but does not yet narrate
a new attack.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage explicitly compares Jamadagni’s son’s arrow to arrows from Śiva’s
ever-conquering bow that destroyed Tripura.
claim_level: visual_similarity
target: Śiva’s bow and the destruction of Tripura
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: This is an explicit poetic comparison within the passage, not evidence
that the weapons or figures are identical.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 9219-9224
quote_or_summary: At dawn Viśvámitra bids farewell to both kings and withdraws to
the northern hill; Ayodhyā’s lord receives farewell and seeks his town.
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 9225-9237
quote_or_summary: 'As each daughter leaves her bower, King Janak gives splendid
dowers: textiles, troops, vehicles, animals, attendants, slaves, silver, coral,
gold, and pearls.'
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 9238-9243
quote_or_summary: The lord of Mithilā returns to court, while Daśaratha travels
on with seers, sons, and the royal army.
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 9244-9254
quote_or_summary: Daśaratha hears dismal birds and sees terrified beasts hurrying
rightward; he asks Vaśishṭha what misfortune is coming.
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 9255-9262
quote_or_summary: Vaśishṭha interprets the birds as declaring great peril, while
the moving beasts allay the fear.
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 9263-9274
quote_or_summary: A tempest shakes the earth, hurls trees down, darkens the sun,
and spreads dust and ashes over the fearful army.
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 9275-9288
quote_or_summary: The party sees Jamadagni’s son, with twisted hair, descended from
Bhrigu, hostile to proud kings, firm like Kailāsa, fierce like the fire of doom,
and armed with axe, bow, and arrows.
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 9289-9292
quote_or_summary: He draws a keen invincible arrow compared to arrows from Śiva’s
victorious bow that destroyed Tripura.
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 9293-9304
quote_or_summary: Vaśishṭha and the saints gather in fear, wondering if anger over
his father’s fate will make him slay warriors again; they recall earlier seas
of warrior blood.
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 9305-9310
quote_or_summary: The saints approach Bhrigu’s son with a gift and softly call to
Rāma; he accepts the gift silently, then speaks to Rāma.
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: high
notes: Extraction is based only on the supplied passage. Motif assignments involving
sacred marriage and sacred exchange require human review because the passage segment
emphasizes dowers, departure, and appeasement rather than full ritual explanation.
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 identifications beyond the labels present in the supplied passage were added.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg__l9219-l9310
passage_sha256=4f880988773609e013c02fca7eb15cedf5447a6f40ce76e60581e494feb8a957