Motif
exile or death as punishment for crime
exile_or_death_as_punishment_for_crime
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Moral Causality and Consequence. 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 LXII. Dasaratha Consoled. / Canto LXVI. The Embalming. / Canto LXVII. The Praise Of Kings. / Canto LXVIII. The Envoys.; lines 20788-20845 confidence: medium
The speaker calls the queen a sinner in deed and thought, says he cannot bear her crime, and tells her to go to Daṇḍak wood, enter fire, or bind a rope around her neck.
The speaker accuses the queen of a hideous crime and tells her to retire to Daṇḍak wood, enter fire, or hang herself.
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