Motif
besieging host before a fortified city
besieging_host_before_a_fortified_city
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Host Battle and Siege. 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. Ocean Threatened. / Canto XXII. Ocean Threatened. / Canto XXIII. The Omens. / Canto XXVIII. The Chieftains.; lines 50823-50850 confidence: high
Ráma and all his legions wait embattled close to Lanká’s gate.
Ráma’s army waits near Lanká’s gate, and Śárdúla predicts it will assault the wall and scale the rampart.
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