Motif
heroic combat against a weapon-proof monster
heroic_combat_against_a_weapon_proof_monster
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 CXII. The Sandals. / Canto CXIX. The Forest. / BOOK III. / Canto I. The Hermitage.; lines 26398-26573 confidence: high
Virádha says he is a giant and that by Brahmá’s grace he has “a charmed frame which ne’er / Weapon or shaft may pierce or tear”; he orders the brothers to leave the woman with him or die.
Virádha declares a boon making his body impervious to weapons; Ráma’s arrows pass through him without harming his life; the brothers continue combat with arrows and swords.
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