Motif
monster swallowed or entered and defeated from within
monster_swallowed_or_entered_and_defeated_from_within
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 LII. The Exit. / Canto LXIV. The Sea. / Canto LXV. The Council. / BOOK V.(787); lines 44922-45050 confidence: high
Sinhika opens her jaws wide; Hanuman enlarges, then compresses himself, enters her mouth, tears her body, emerges quickly, and kills her.
Hanuman enters Sinhika’s open mouth, tears her body from within, emerges, and kills her.
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