Motif
night attack with incendiary destruction of a city
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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 L. The Broken Spell. / Canto LX. Kumbhakarna Roused. / Canto LXXIV. The Medicinal Herbs. / Canto LXXV. The Night Attack.; lines 54686-54845 confidence: high
At dead of night the Vanars rush forward with torches; giant warders abandon posts; hostile flame spreads through palace, temple, gate, tower, houses, goods, vehicles, harness, and weapons.
The Vanar bands attack at dead of night with torches, and Lanka's palaces, temples, gates, towers, houses, valuables, vehicles, stables, and weapons burn.
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