Motif
paired animals mirror human separation
paired_animals_mirror_human_separation
A motif of the Duality and Cosmic Opposition family. 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 LI. The Combat. / Canto LX. Lakshman Reproved. / Canto LXX. Kabandha. / BOOK IV.; lines 36878-37042 confidence: high
Birds of many voices rejoice, each with a mate; river banks are lined with birds, Koïls sing, wild-cocks flap, and Aśoka blooms, bees, and boughs increase the speaker’s longing for his spouse.
Birds are described with mates, and the peacock-peahen pair is presented as happy in contrast to the speaker’s separation from his wife.
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