Motif
Hero threatens landscape in grief
hero_threatens_landscape_in_grief
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Grief Imagery and Song. 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 XLIII. The Wondrous Deer. / Canto XLVI. The Guest. / Canto LI. The Combat. / Canto LX. Lakshman Reproved.; lines 35101-35228 confidence: medium
Rama asks the mountain whether it has seen Sita and threatens to rend it, burn it with arrows, and dry the stream if they do not aid his search.
Rama threatens to break the mountain, burn it with flaming arrows, and dry the stream if they do not aid in tracing Sita.
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