Motif
court culprit seized for punishment
court_culprit_seized_for_punishment
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Moral Causality and Consequence. 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 LXVIII. The Envoys. / Canto LXXV. The Abjuration. / Canto LXXVI. The Funeral. / Canto LXXVII. The Gathering Of The Ashes.; lines 21135-21308 confidence: high
Mantharā, the hump-backed maid, appears at the door in glittering garments, sandal oil, gems, ornaments, a broidered zone, and chains.
Mantharā is identified as the cause of the king's death and Rāma's forest exile, then seized by Śatrughna in anger.
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