Motif
mercy toward a defeated female opponent
mercy_toward_a_defeated_female_opponent
A motif of the Covenant and Sacred Bond family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto LXIV. The Sea. / Canto LXV. The Council. / BOOK V.(787) / Canto III. The Guardian Goddess.; lines 45136-45197 confidence: high
The guardian strikes the Vánar’s throat with her huge hand; he raises his fist, fells her, and then repents with shame and pity for a vanquished woman.
The Vánar fells the guardian but immediately repents with shame and pity, and the guardian appeals to a law that spares a woman’s helplessness.
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The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse Canto LXIV. The Sea. / Canto LXV. The Council. / BOOK V.(787) / Canto III. The Guardian Goddess.; lines 45134-45195 confidence: high
The guardian strikes the Vánar’s throat; he fells her with his fist, then repents with shame and pity, and she asks him to spare her, invoking the law that spares a helpless woman.
The Vánar repents after felling the guardian, feels shame and pity, and she appeals to the law that spares a helpless woman.
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