Motif
animal omen or guide toward the beloved
animal_omen_or_guide_toward_the_beloved
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Beloved Imagery and Poetry. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto LI. The Combat. / Canto LX. Lakshman Reproved. / Canto LXX. Kabandha. / BOOK IV.; lines 37043-37151 confidence: medium
The blossom-bearing wind now feels like fire; a dark-winged bird that warned of grief sings from a tree; the speaker addresses Lakshman and describes birds, a bee at the Tila tree, and the Aśoka tree.
The dark-winged bird has given warning cries and is hoped by the speaker to guide him to the Videhan woman’s side.
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