Motif
Mountains and trees used as heroic weapons
mountains_and_trees_used_as_heroic_weapons
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Warrior Imagery and Radiance. 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 XLIII. The Single Combats. / Canto XLIV. The Night. / Canto L. The Broken Spell. / Canto LX. Kumbhakarna Roused.; lines 53683-53846 confidence: high
The Vánars throw mountain peaks and flowering trees at Kumbhakarṇa; he remains unmoved, charges like fire, tramples them, and many flee to the shore, bridge, trees, mountains, caves, and wooded hollows.
The combatants repeatedly use mountain peaks, uprooted mountains, rocks, tree trunks, and hills as weapons against Kumbhakarṇa.
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