Motif
invulnerable or iron-framed warrior withstands blows
invulnerable_or_iron_framed_warrior_withstands_blows
A motif of the Conditional Invulnerability and Hidden Weakness family, within the sub-family Resistance to weapons, elemental ordeals, and hanging. 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 XLII. The Giants Roused. / Canto XLIII. The Ruin Of The Temple. / Canto XLV. The Seven Defeated. / Canto XLVI. The Captains.; lines 47376-47437 confidence: medium
Yúpáksha and Virúpáksha attack to avenge Durdhar, strike the Vánar on the breast without effect, and are killed when the Vánar tears up a tree and uses it against them.
Yúpáksha and Virúpáksha strike the Vánar on the breast, but the blows are said to be in vain against his iron frame.
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