Motif
burning of a hostile city
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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.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki The Ramayan of Valmiki / CONTENTS; lines 476-658 confidence: medium
Titles include 'Hanumán Captured', 'Rávan', 'Prahasta’s Questions', 'Hanumán’s Reply', 'Vibhishan’s Speech', 'The Punishment', and 'The Burning Of Lanká'.
The title 'The Burning Of Lanka' identifies a city-burning episode within the Hanuman sequence.
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