Motif
nonlethal supernatural defeat of an attacker
nonlethal_supernatural_defeat_of_an_attacker
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Divine Aid in Battle. 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 XXIII. The Omens. / Canto XXIV. The Host In Sight. / Canto XXV. The Battle. / Canto XXVIII. Khara Dismounted.; lines 31417-31511 confidence: high
“A keen swift shaft” checks the foe and hurls him “a hundred leagues away” into the ocean; Ráma chooses to save his life.
Ráma’s arrow hurls the speaker a hundred leagues into the ocean while Ráma chooses to spare his life.
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