Motif
invisible or magically veiled warrior attacks from concealment
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A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Treachery and Forbidden Kin 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 51949-52118 confidence: high
Indrajít, enraged and hidden in magical mist, shoots at Rāma and Lakshmaṇ and binds them with the serpent noose, a magic bond none can loose.
Indrajít hides by magical mist, cannot be seen by most opponents, attacks with arrows, and boasts that even Indra cannot see or assail him when veiled.
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