Motif
monster defeated by severing grasping limbs
monster_defeated_by_severing_grasping_limbs
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Monster, Demon, and Giant Slaying. 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 XLVI. The Guest. / Canto LI. The Combat. / Canto LX. Lakshman Reproved. / Canto LXX. Kabandha.; lines 36000-36166 confidence: high
Kabandha has the chieftains imprisoned by his mighty hand, says hunger torments him, and says fate has brought them to satisfy his maw.
Kabandha captures the brothers with his long arms, and they escape by cutting those arms away.
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