Motif
enchanted weapons subdue supernatural adversaries
enchanted_weapons_subdue_supernatural_adversaries
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Monster, Demon, and Giant Slaying. 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 XXIV. The Spells. / Canto XXV. The Hermitage Of Love. / Canto XXIX. The Celestial Arms. / Canto XXXI. The Perfect Hermitage.; lines 4845-4914 confidence: high
Ráma addresses Lakshmaṇ, predicts the fiends will flee before his weapon, and strikes Márícha with a mystic-spell arrow that hurls him a hundred leagues into the ocean.
Ráma uses a mystic-spell arrow, a living-flame shaft, and a Wind-God dart against the demons.
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