Motif
protection of the suppliant
protection_of_the_suppliant
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Sanctuary and Asylum. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
3 occurrences
1 traditions
hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto LXV. The Tidings. / BOOK VI.(895) / Canto IV. The March. / Canto XI. The Summons.; lines 49449-49611 confidence: high
Vibhishaṇ says Rāvaṇ scorned him, that he left wife and children, and asks Sugrīva to tell Rāma that Vibhishaṇ stands as a suppliant.
Vibhishaṇ asks for aid as a suppliant, and Rāma states that he will not forsake a suppliant or refuse protection to one seeking friendship.
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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto LXV. The Tidings. / BOOK VI.(895) / Canto IV. The March. / Canto XI. The Summons.; lines 49449-49611 confidence: high
Vibhishaṇ says Rávaṇ scorned and spurned him; he left his children and wife and asks that Ráma be told a suppliant stands seeking aid.
Vibhishaṇ asks to be announced as a suppliant, and Ráma states that he will not forsake a suppliant or refuse protection to one who sues in friendship.
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The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse Canto LXV. The Tidings. / BOOK VI.(895) / Canto IV. The March. / Canto XI. The Summons.; lines 49447-49609 confidence: high
“I left my children and my wife, / And fly to Raghu’s son for life.”
Vibhishaṇ asks to be announced as a suppliant, and Ráma declares he will not forsake a suppliant or refuse protecting aid to one who sues in friendship.
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