Motif
Absent heroic husband promised as rescuer and avenger
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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 XXVIII. Khara Dismounted. / Canto XLIII. The Wondrous Deer. / Canto XLVI. The Guest. / Canto LI. The Combat.; lines 34031-34186 confidence: high
Sítá replies in scorn, names Ráma as Daśaratha’s eldest son and her husband, names Lakshmaṇ as his brotherly aid, and predicts Rávaṇ’s defeat.
Sítá predicts Ráma, aided by Lakshmaṇ, will strike Rávaṇ down and set her free.
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