Motif
divinely bestowed weapon and strength
divinely_bestowed_weapon_and_strength
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Divine and Named Weapons. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
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
Ravana and Lakshman exchange arrows; Ravana hurls a Brahma-bestowed weapon fierce like world-ending flames, Lakshman falls, then rises, breaks Ravana's bow, and wounds him.
Ravana's weapon is said to have been bestowed by Brahma, and his strength is also described as Brahma's gift.
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