Motif
awakening the sleeping giant champion in crisis
awakening_the_sleeping_giant_champion_in_crisis
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat 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 XLIII. The Single Combats. / Canto XLIV. The Night. / Canto L. The Broken Spell. / Canto LX. Kumbhakarna Roused.; lines 53344-53513 confidence: high
Vibhishana says Ravana has awakened Kumbhakarna in the hour of need, that he comes to feed on slain Vanars, and that the hosts should be told he is a lifeless engine rather than a giant.
Ravana awakens Kumbhakarna from his imposed slumber because Lanka is threatened and requests that he save the city.
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