Motif
hero incapacitated by hidden magical attack
hero_incapacitated_by_hidden_magical_attack
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Cosmic and Supernatural Combat. 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 recalls the brothers’ victories, the sea made passable for her rescue, divine weapons, and their fall by secret shafts and magic spell; she says fate cannot be stayed and thinks of Kauśalyá’s grief.
Sítá says the brothers fell by secret shafts and magic spell rather than by open combat.
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