Motif
Colossal warrior withstands massed assault
colossal_warrior_withstands_massed_assault
A motif of the Conditional Invulnerability and Hidden Weakness family. 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 Canto XLIII. The Single Combats. / Canto XLIV. The Night. / Canto L. The Broken Spell. / Canto LX. Kumbhakarna Roused.; lines 53683-53846 confidence: high
The Vánars resume battle by throwing mountain peaks and trees; Kumbhakarṇa remains unmoved, charges like fire in dry woods, and the Vánars flee to shore, bridge, trees, mountain, cave, and dell.
Kumbhakarṇa remains unmoved while rocks and trees strike him and later resists repeated attacks by named Vánar warriors.
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