Motif
recognition and evasion of magical guile
recognition_and_evasion_of_magical_guile
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Exposure, Judgment, and Punishment. 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. The Chieftains. / Canto XXXI. The Magic Head. / Canto XXXVII. Preparations. / Canto XXXVIII. The Ascent Of Suvela.; lines 51503-51674 confidence: high
Ravana pauses to call magic to his aid; Sugriva recognizes the guileful purpose, leaps into the upper air, and returns to Rama.
Ravana calls magic to his aid, but Sugriva recognizes the guileful purpose and escapes by leaping into the air.
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