Motif
counter-vision through magic concealment
counter_vision_through_magic_concealment
A motif of the Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception family, within the sub-family Hidden, Distant, and Unveiled Sight. 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 XXXVIII. The Ascent Of Suvela. / Canto XLII. The Sally. / Canto XLIII. The Single Combats. / Canto XLIV. The Night.; lines 51949-52118 confidence: medium
Vānar chiefs see the brothers wounded and bloodstained; the Vānar monarch, Vibhishaṇ, Angad, Níla, Hanumān, and others gather and lament.
Most allies cannot find the hidden Indrajít, but Vibhishaṇ’s knowledge of magic reveals him.
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