Motif
cave refuge threatened by superior force
cave_refuge_threatened_by_superior_force
A motif of the Sacred Vessel and Container family. 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 XLV. The Departure. / Canto XLVII. The Return. / Canto L. The Enchanted Cave. / Canto LII. The Exit.; lines 43741-43899 confidence: medium
Hanuman warns that Angad’s cave refuge can be broken by Lakshman’s deadly shafts, which can rend walls, cleave the mountain, and pierce Angad’s heart.
Hanuman says Angad hopes to brave the foe in the cave, but Lakshman’s shafts can rend its walls and cleave the mountain.
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