Motif
fallen heroic brothers under enemy triumph claim
fallen_heroic_brothers_under_enemy_triumph_claim
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Aftermath and Spoils. 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 51949-52118 confidence: medium
Indrajít’s arrows are compared to hissing serpents; Rāma and Lakshmaṇ are pierced in every limb, weaken, and fall like standards whose ropes are untied.
Rāma and Lakshmaṇ are wounded, bound, and prostrate; Indrajít proclaims them slain and the giants praise him.
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