Motif
Natural objects used as heroic weapons
natural_objects_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.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XLII. The Sally. / Canto XLIII. The Single Combats. / Canto XLIV. The Night. / Canto L. The Broken Spell.; lines 52764-52908 confidence: high
The giant shoots fiery arrows at Angad; Angad hurls an uprooted tree and a rock, while the giant checks the tree with arrows and leaps from his chariot before the rock shatters it.
Vanar warriors repeatedly use trees, rocks, hills, and mountain peaks as weapons against giant opponents.
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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XXXIII. The Colloquy. / Canto XLI. The Ruin Of The Grove. / Canto XLII. The Giants Roused. / Canto XLIII. The Ruin Of The Temple.; lines 47228-47324 confidence: high
The Vānara raises and throws a stone, but Jambumāli avoids it and sends more arrows.
The Vānara uses a stone and an uprooted Sāl tree or shattered trunk as weapons against Jambumāli.
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