Motif
punishment transformed into weapon
punishment_transformed_into_weapon
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Divine and Named Weapons. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XLV. The Seven Defeated. / Canto XLVI. The Captains. / Canto XLVII. The Death Of Aksha. / Canto LIII. The Punishment.; lines 47737-47909 confidence: high
Ravana says killing an envoy would be improper and orders Hanuman's tail to be set aflame so he returns disgraced.
The burning tail ordered as a humiliating punishment becomes the means by which Hanuman burns Lanka.
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