Motif
night attack on sleeping army in reported battle
night_attack_on_sleeping_army_in_reported_battle
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Treachery and Forbidden Kin Combat. 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 XXII. Ocean Threatened. / Canto XXIII. The Omens. / Canto XXVIII. The Chieftains. / Canto XXXI. The Magic Head.; lines 50853-50979 confidence: medium
Ravana narrates a supposed night attack: Rama's forces crossed the sea and slept on shore; Prahasta's troops attacked, Rama was beheaded, and the Vanaras and named allies were slain or scattered.
Ravana's account says his forces attacked Rama's troops while they slept on the shore and killed or scattered them.
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