Motif
absent beloved imagined as hidden in the natural landscape
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A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XLIII. The Wondrous Deer. / Canto XLVI. The Guest. / Canto LI. The Combat. / Canto LX. Lakshman Reproved.; lines 34769-34911 confidence: high
At the beginning of the lament canto, Ráma fills the air with cries, is overpowered by love, seems to see his absent wife, and renews his complaint with tears.
Ráma seems to see his absent wife and addresses her as though she is concealed by trees, Aśoka boughs, plantain stems, and flowery trees.
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