Motif
divine-named weapon overcomes invulnerable armor
divine_named_weapon_overcomes_invulnerable_armor
A motif of the Conditional Invulnerability and Hidden Weakness 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 XLIII. The Single Combats. / Canto XLIV. The Night. / Canto L. The Broken Spell. / Canto LX. Kumbhakarna Roused.; lines 54356-54507 confidence: high
Lakshmaṇ's arrows fail against the giant's iron coat; the Wind-God whispers that the giant's mail is impenetrable and advises using the weapon known by Brahmá's name.
The giant's mail resists arrows until the Brahmá-named shaft strikes his neck and beheads him despite attempts to stop it.
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