Motif
miraculous staff swallows rival instruments
miraculous_staff_swallows_rival_instruments
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Wonder Objects and Marvelous Implements. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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The Mesnevi CHAPTER IV. / CHAPTER V. / CHAPTER VI. / CHAPTER VII.; lines 4819-4951 confidence: high
Jelalu-'d-Din discusses the miracle of Moses' rod, which swallowed the rods and engines of Pharaoh's magicians, yet did not become thicker or longer.
The passage recounts Moses' rod swallowing the rods and engines of Pharaoh's magicians without becoming larger.
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