Motif
defiant ruler rejects wise counsel before war
defiant_ruler_rejects_wise_counsel_before_war
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family. 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 LXV. The Tidings. / BOOK VI.(895) / Canto IV. The March. / Canto XI. The Summons.; lines 48931-49085 confidence: high
Rávaṇ says he sees no danger, will not free the Maithil woman, and can overcome Ráma even if all the Gods fight for him; he dismisses his brother from the hall.
Rávaṇ refuses to free Sítá, rejects wise counsel, claims he need not fear men or Vánars, and predicts the attackers cannot cross or must die.
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