Motif
Brahmanical power overcomes martial weaponry
brahmanical_power_overcomes_martial_weaponry
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Wisdom Teaching and Moral Instruction. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XLVII. Sumati. / Canto L. Janak. / Canto LIV. The Battle. / Canto LV. The Hermitage Burnt.; lines 7343-7376 confidence: high
The king is “o’erpowered and ashamed” and declares, “Warriors’ strength is poor and slight; / A Bráhman’s power is truly might,” adding that the Brahman staff has quelled his darts.
The king says warrior strength is slight, while the Brahman staff has quelled the fury of his darts.
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