Motif
disguised envoy tests unknown strangers
disguised_envoy_tests_unknown_strangers
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 LI. The Combat. / Canto LX. Lakshman Reproved. / Canto LXX. Kabandha. / BOOK IV.; lines 37467-37606 confidence: high
Sugriva fears two stranger warriors with swords, arrows, and bows may have been sent by Bali; he orders their speech, form, mood, and purpose to be tested.
Sugriva sends Hanuman to learn the strangers' purpose; Hanuman approaches in mendicant disguise, courteously praises and questions them before revealing his mission.
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