Motif
Champion’s single combat against overwhelming monster
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A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Monster, Demon, and Giant Slaying. 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 XLIII. The Single Combats. / Canto XLIV. The Night. / Canto L. The Broken Spell. / Canto LX. Kumbhakarna Roused.; lines 53683-53846 confidence: medium
Angad rushes to meet Kumbhakarṇa, hurls a mountain peak at his cheek, dodges the giant’s spear, strikes his chest and throat, but is caught by the wrist, whirled, and dashed senseless to the ground.
Angad breaks from the routed army to meet Kumbhakarṇa directly, strikes him, avoids a spear, and is then overcome.
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