Motif
Forest ascetic warrior confronts demonic attackers
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A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Monster, Demon, and Giant Slaying. 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 XII. The Heavenly Bow. / Canto XVI. Winter. / Canto XVIII. The Mutilation. / Canto XIX. The Rousing Of Khara.; lines 28814-28991 confidence: high
Ráma strings his gold-adorned bow, identifies himself and Lakshmaṇ as Daśaratha’s sons living with Sítá in Daṇḍak forest, says he acts at the hermits’ prayer, and warns the giants to leave.
Ráma identifies his strict forest life and states that he has come with bow and darts, at the hermits’ prayer, to slay the hostile night-rovers.
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