Motif
indistinguishable combatants require a recognition token
indistinguishable_combatants_require_a_recognition_token
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Recognition Tokens and Identity Signs. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto V. The League. / Canto VI. The Tokens. / Canto XI. Dundubhi. / Canto XII. The Palm Trees.; lines 38928-39087 confidence: high
Bali comes out and fights Sugriva hand to hand; Rama stands nearby with bow in hand but cannot tell friend from foe because the two are alike in form and might.
Rama cannot distinguish Sugriva from Bali in battle, withholds his arrow, and later orders a badge placed on Sugriva; Lakshman marks him with a flowering garland.
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