Motif
omens announce danger
omens_announce_danger
A motif of the Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception family, within the sub-family Animal, Bodily, and Environmental Omens. 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 XXVIII. Khara Dismounted. / Canto XLIII. The Wondrous Deer. / Canto XLVI. The Guest. / Canto LI. The Combat.; lines 34188-34368 confidence: high
A jackal cries from a thicket; Rama is alarmed and treats the cry as a sign of disaster.
Rama hears a jackal’s cry and sees birds and deer moving on his left with discordant cries, which renew his fear of disaster.
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