Motif
Enchanted trees as musicians and dancers
enchanted_trees_as_musicians_and_dancers
A motif of the Shapeshifter and Transformation family, within the sub-family Tree Transformations, Animated Trees, and Group Metamorphosis. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto LXXXII. The Departure. / Canto LXXXIII. The Journey Begun. / Canto LXXXV. Guha And Bharat. / Canto XC. The Hermitage.; lines 22609-22779 confidence: high
Chaplets bloom on branches at the saint’s command; breezes make music with Vilva trees; Myrobolans beat rhythmically; fig-trees, Tamāla, palm, pine, and other plants appear like dancers or women.
Breezes make music through Vilva trees; Myrobolan boughs beat rhythmically; holy fig-trees and other trees and plants appear like dancers or women.
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