Motif
armed vow to destroy the ally's oppressor
armed_vow_to_destroy_the_ally_s_oppressor
A motif of the Curse, Blessing, and Performative Sacred Speech family, within the sub-family Vengeance and Retribution Oaths. 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 LXX. Kabandha. / BOOK IV. / Canto V. The League. / Canto VI. The Tokens.; lines 38129-38274 confidence: high
Rama says the best fruit of friendship is helping a friend in need and promises that his feathered, golden-emblemed, snake-like shafts will make Bali fall.
Rama states that helping a friend in need is friendship's best fruit and vows that Bali will fall by his arrows.
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