Motif
army rout after champion’s death
army_rout_after_champion_s_death
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Wounded, Fallen, and Avenged. 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 XXI. The Rousing Of Khara. / Canto XXIII. The Omens. / Canto XXIV. The Host In Sight. / Canto XXV. The Battle.; lines 29866-29951 confidence: high
Ráma sends three rapid arrows, cuts off Triśirás’s three heads, and the headless trunk, streaming blood and smoke, falls motionless.
After Triśirás falls, the surviving fiends flee back to Khara in fear.
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