Motif
faithful wife contrasted with women of luxury
faithful_wife_contrasted_with_women_of_luxury
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Family and Kinship Order. 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 IV. Within The City. / Canto VI. The Court. / Canto VIII. The Enchanted Car. / Canto XI. The Banquet Hall.; lines 45583-45620 confidence: high
“No: Ráma’s wife is none of these”; she would not care for luxury or lie near another lover, even if Indra wooed her; Ráma is her only lord.
Ráma’s wife is distinguished from women associated with ease, sleep, food, and possible lovers; she is said to belong only to Ráma.
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