Motif
defeated ruler sent to the realm of death
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A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Rejected Warner and Communal Destruction. 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 XXIII. The Omens. / Canto XXIV. The Host In Sight. / Canto XXV. The Battle. / Canto XXVIII. Khara Dismounted.; lines 31417-31511 confidence: medium
“Soon will thy life and empire end / Destroyed by Ráma’s bow,” and the king with kin and friends must go to Yáma’s realm.
The warning states that the king, his kin, and friends will go to Yáma’s realm after being destroyed by Ráma’s bow.
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