Motif
faithful wife resists rival suitor
faithful_wife_resists_rival_suitor
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Faithful Spouse. 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 XXV. The Battle. / Canto XXVIII. Khara Dismounted. / Canto XLIII. The Wondrous Deer. / Canto XLVI. The Guest.; lines 32764-32932 confidence: high
Sítá says she is Ráma’s wife, praises his strength, lineage, truthfulness, and self-command, and scorns the stranger’s attempt to woo her as a jackal wooing a lioness.
Sítá repeatedly identifies herself as Ráma’s true and loving wife and answers Rávaṇ’s advances with scorn and warning.
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