batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l9644-l9793
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record_id: batch.motif.hindu-ramayana-griffith-gutenberg-l9644-l9793
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
passage_locator:
label: Canto LXXV. The Parle. / Canto LXXVI. Debarred From Heaven. / BOOK II. /
Canto I. The Heir Apparent.; lines 9644-9793
start: '9644'
end: '9793'
translation: The Ramayan of Valmiki
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: "“Oh that I might, while living yet, / My Ráma o’er the kingdom set.”"
summary: Bharat and Śatrughna remain with King Aśvapati while their father remembers
them. The aged monarch especially loves Ráma, whose virtues, learning, self-control,
martial skill, and public esteem are praised at length. Feeling old and warned
by ominous signs, the monarch resolves to install Ráma as regent heir, summons
rulers and people, honors them, and prepares to address the assembly.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Bharat goes to his grandsire and takes Śatrughna as his companion.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Bharat and Śatrughna are entertained with love and honor by King Aśvapati,
but they remember their aged father.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The monarch is described as loving all four princes, with special affection
for his eldest child, Ráma.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Ráma is described as beautiful, strong, truthful, modest, self-controlled,
respectful to elders and Bráhmans, trained in lore and arms, and skilled in governance,
horses, elephants, bow, chariot, and battle.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: The aged monarch wishes to set Ráma over the kingdom while he is still alive
and to see his son anointed.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Fearful signs in earth and sky and the king’s weakness warn him that death
is near.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: The monarch summons people, princes, peers, and rulers from town, country,
and distant lands, gives them lodging, honors them, and bestows gifts.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: The king does not summon the Kekaya king or Janak at that time because of
haste, intending to send them the joyful news later.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: The rulers sit on assigned thrones in the hall and look silently at the monarch
before he addresses the full assembly.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Bharat
description: A prince who goes to his grandsire and remains for a time with King
Aśvapati; he is remembered fondly by his father.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Śatrughna
description: Bharat’s chosen companion, called a slayer of foes; he remains with
Bharat and is remembered by his father.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: King Aśvapati
description: Bharat’s grandsire, who entertains Bharat with love and honor and treats
him as beloved as a son and heir.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: The aged monarch
description: Ráma’s father and king; he loves the princes, wishes to install Ráma
as regent heir, summons the assembly, and prepares to address it.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:10
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Ráma
description: The monarch’s eldest and darling child, praised for virtue, learning,
self-control, martial skill, public belovedness, and fitness for rule.
role_refs:
- role:5
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Kekaya’s king
description: A royal friend not summoned at this time because of haste.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Janak
description: Lord of men and royal friend not summoned at this time because of haste.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Summoned rulers and people
description: People, princes, peers, and rulers from town, country, and distant
lands who are lodged, honored, and gathered in the hall.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
- ev:10
roles:
- id: role:1
label: absent prince remembered by father
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:2
basis: The princes remain away with Aśvapati while their aged father keeps them
in mind.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: grandsire host
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Aśvapati entertains Bharat with love and honor and is described as caring
for him constantly.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: aged king and father
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The monarch is described as aged, loving his children, and wishing to complete
his life by installing Ráma.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: royal convener
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: He summons people, princes, peers, and rulers, honors them, and prepares
to address the assembly.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:10
- id: role:5
label: eldest son and intended heir
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Ráma is named the monarch’s eldest child and the one whom the king wishes
to set over the kingdom and anoint.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: role:6
label: exemplary royal hero
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The passage catalogs Ráma’s virtues, learning, self-command, martial skill,
and public belovedness.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:7
label: absent royal friend
assigned_to:
- fig:6
- fig:7
basis: The king does not call them because of haste, intending to send news later.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:8
label: royal and popular assembly
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The summoned people and rulers gather in the hall and are addressed by the
monarch.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
- ev:10
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: hallowed drops of anointing
literal_form: drops used to anoint the son
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:2
label: throne
literal_form: royal throne and assigned thrones in the hall
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:3
label: fearful signs in earth and sky
literal_form: ominous signs in earth and sky
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:4
label: sun-like radiance
literal_form: Ráma compared to the noontide sun with rays
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: moon of every eye
literal_form: Ráma described as the moon whose ray removes grief and fear
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Bharat and Śatrughna at Aśvapati’s court
summary: Bharat obeys a summons to his grandsire, chooses Śatrughna as companion,
and remains with Aśvapati while both brothers remember their father.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Praise of Ráma’s royal qualities
summary: The passage lists Ráma’s moral, intellectual, devotional, administrative,
and martial qualities and compares his virtue to radiant light.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: The aged king resolves on succession
summary: The monarch, fearing death and seeing Ráma’s excellence and popularity,
wishes to install and anoint Ráma as ruler and regent heir.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:4
label: Summoning of the assembly
summary: The king summons people and rulers, honors and houses them, omits two royal
friends because of haste, and sits before the gathered assembly.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: legitimation of the heir apparent
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: The king’s choice of his eldest, virtuous son as regent heir is publicly
prepared through summons, assembly, throne imagery, and intended anointing.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:9
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: The passage shows preparation and public assembly, not the completed consecration.
- id: motif:2
label: exemplary prince as rightful ruler
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
- wisdom
basis: Ráma’s eligibility is grounded in an extended catalogue of virtues, scriptural
learning, self-control, administrative competence, and martial skill.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The motif label combines royal legitimacy with wisdom because the passage
itself uses virtues and knowledge as grounds for succession.
- id: motif:3
label: ominous signs prompting succession
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: Fearful signs in earth and sky and the monarch’s weakness prompt the urgent
decision to install Ráma.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The signs are mentioned briefly and not described in detail.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 9644-9662
quote_or_summary: Bharat goes to his grandsire with Śatrughna; Aśvapati entertains
him with love and honor, while the brothers remember their aged father.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 9663-9678
quote_or_summary: The king loves all four princes, but especially his eldest child,
Ráma, described as virtuous, undefiled, beautiful, strong, and free from envy.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 9679-9708
quote_or_summary: Ráma speaks gently, honors the good, elders, and Bráhmans, controls
his passions, fulfills duty, studies lore, and avoids false or harmful speech.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 9709-9740
quote_or_summary: Ráma knows duty, gain, and pleasure; is prudent, restrained, skilled
in wealth and recompense, elephant and horse training, archery, chariotry, and
warfare; his virtues shine like the noontide sun.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: lines 9741-9753
quote_or_summary: "“Oh that I might, while living yet, / My Ráma o’er the kingdom
set. / And see ... / The hallowed drops anoint my son.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 9754-9764
quote_or_summary: The king considers making Ráma regent heir because fearful signs
and weakness warn him death is near; Ráma is beloved and removes grief and fear
like the moon’s ray.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 9765-9772
quote_or_summary: The monarch summons people, princes, and peers from town and country,
gives proper lodging, honors them, and bestows gifts.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 9773-9776
quote_or_summary: Kekaya’s king and Janak are not called because of haste; the king
plans to send them the joyful news later.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 9777-9785
quote_or_summary: Crowds from distant countries meet; the king sits on his throne,
and rulers enter the hall and sit silently on assigned thrones.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 9786-9793
quote_or_summary: The king appears in regal pride among lords and townspeople, like
Indra among the gods, then bows to the full assembly and begins to address them.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/hindu/project-gutenberg/ramayana-griffith.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: high
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Extraction is based only on the supplied passage. Comparison claims are left
empty because no cross-textual comparison is required by the passage itself.
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: |-
The supplied locator label includes earlier canto titles, but the passage text itself begins with BOOK II, Canto I, 'The Heir Apparent,' and opens Canto II, 'The People’s Speech.'
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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