Motif
Boon-protected foe with an excluded vulnerable class
boon_protected_foe_with_an_excluded_vulnerable_class
A motif of the Conditional Invulnerability and Hidden Weakness family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XLII. The Sally. / Canto XLIII. The Single Combats. / Canto XLIV. The Night. / Canto L. The Broken Spell.; lines 52910-53064 confidence: high
Hanuman says Brahma's boon shields Ravana from Yaksha, God, Gandharva, and fiend but not from a Vanar; Ravana and Hanuman exchange threats, and Hanuman cites Aksha's fall.
Hanuman says Brahma's boon shields Ravana from Yaksha, God, Gandharva, and fiend, but warns him to tremble before a Vanar.
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