Motif
elevated fortified royal center with surrounding water
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A motif of the World Axis and Sacred Center 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 Council. / BOOK V.(787) / Canto III. The Guardian Goddess. / Canto IV. Within The City.; lines 45200-45277 confidence: high
Grisly legions keep strict watch at Rávaṇ’s gate; his palace rises on a mountain crest above the rest, protected by ramparts and lotus-covered moats.
Rávaṇ’s palace towers above the rest on a mountain crest, protected by high ramparts and lotus-covered moats.
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