Motif
Mutilated sister rouses brother’s vengeance
mutilated_sister_rouses_brother_s_vengeance
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Vengeance and Blood Feud. 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 XII. The Heavenly Bow. / Canto XVI. Winter. / Canto XVIII. The Mutilation. / Canto XIX. The Rousing Of Khara.; lines 28814-28991 confidence: high
Khara sees his blood-stained sister, asks who mutilated her, compares provoking her to provoking a black snake, mentions her power to use each shape, and vows to kill the offender.
The passage centers on Khara reacting to Śúrpaṇakhá’s mutilation and sending warriors to avenge her.
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