Motif
cosmic portents during heroic combat
cosmic_portents_during_heroic_combat
A motif of the Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception family, within the sub-family Battle and Conflict Portents. 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 LX. Kumbhakarna Roused. / Canto LXXIV. The Medicinal Herbs. / Canto LXXV. The Night Attack. / Canto CII. Lakshman Healed.; lines 55124-55282 confidence: medium
Ravana’s attack damages the chariot forces; gods and spirits fear, the sea rises, the sun is veiled, heavenly lights pale, and Mars gleams fiercely against gentler stars.
The clash produces fear among gods and spirits and disturbances in sea, sun, clouds, Mars, and stars.
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