Motif
merciful release of enemy envoys
merciful_release_of_enemy_envoys
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Aftermath and Spoils. 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 XX. The Spies. / Canto XXI. Ocean Threatened. / Canto XXII. Ocean Threatened. / Canto XXIII. The Omens.; lines 50370-50519 confidence: high
The captured envoys tremble before Ráma and state that Rávaṇ sent them to survey the Vánar legions, numbers, strength, and array.
Ráma releases captured spies after they confess their mission and states that captive, helpless, unarmed envoys should not be harmed.
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