Motif
Avenging weapon that pursues the offender
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A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects 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 XII. The Search Renewed. / Canto XIII. Despair And Hope. / Canto XIV. The Asoka Grove. / Canto XXXIII. The Colloquy.; lines 47022-47074 confidence: high
Rama rose, saw the scratches on Sita’s bleeding breast, set an arrow on his bow, and launched it at the crow.
Rama launches a magically empowered arrow that follows the crow wherever it flies until the bird returns and bows at Rama’s feet.
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