Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

captive as foreshadowed doom of captor

captive_as_foreshadowed_doom_of_captor

A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Mirrored Retribution. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


hindu

  • The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XXVIII. Khara Dismounted. / Canto XLIII. The Wondrous Deer. / Canto XLVI. The Guest. / Canto LI. The Combat.; lines 33796-33879 confidence: medium

    Rávaṇ speeds like a storm, bearing his death in human form, and brings the struggling Sítá to bright, well-ordered royal Lanká.

    The narration says Rávaṇ carries his death in human form while bearing Sítá.

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