Motif
battle in darkness with confused identities
battle_in_darkness_with_confused_identities
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Cosmic and Supernatural Combat. 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 XXXVIII. The Ascent Of Suvela. / Canto XLII. The Sally. / Canto XLIII. The Single Combats. / Canto XLIV. The Night.; lines 51949-52118 confidence: high
After sunset, night intensifies the battle; warriors cannot easily distinguish foe from friend and identify one another by speech.
Night makes it difficult for warriors to distinguish friends from foes, and combat continues with fear and shouted identification.
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