Motif
aerial conveyance to witness disaster
aerial_conveyance_to_witness_disaster
A motif of the Ascent and Heavenly Journey 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 XXXVIII. The Ascent Of Suvela. / Canto XLII. The Sally. / Canto XLIII. The Single Combats. / Canto XLIV. The Night.; lines 52120-52240 confidence: high
Rāvaṇ orders the warders of Sītā to report her husband’s fate, bring a car, and take her to view Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa apparently dead, hoping her heart will turn to him.
Sītā is placed in a car and flown through the air to view the battlefield and the fallen brothers.
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