Motif
failed or questioned auspicious prophecy
failed_or_questioned_auspicious_prophecy
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family, within the sub-family Omen Interpretation and Response. 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 XXXVIII. The Ascent Of Suvela. / Canto XLII. The Sally. / Canto XLIII. The Single Combats. / Canto XLIV. The Night.; lines 52243-52407 confidence: medium
Sítá declares false the prophecies and blessings that promised she would avoid widowhood and become a monarch’s bride; she lists bodily marks praised as signs of success and queenship.
Sítá repeatedly declares former prophecies, blessings, bodily marks, and royal predictions false in light of Ráma’s apparent death.
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