Motif
defeated enemy spared and combat deferred
defeated_enemy_spared_and_combat_deferred
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Aftermath and Spoils. 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 XLII. The Sally. / Canto XLIII. The Single Combats. / Canto XLIV. The Night. / Canto L. The Broken Spell.; lines 53066-53172 confidence: high
Rama tells the defeated Ravana that he fought well, refuses to slay him while weary, sends him to Lanka for the night, and orders him to return the next day; Ravana returns wounded and silent with shattered crown.
Rama defeats Ravana but refuses to kill him while weary, sends him to Lanka for the night, and orders him to return the next day with car and bow.
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