Motif
recognition token sent by envoy
recognition_token_sent_by_envoy
A motif of the Recognition Tokens and Identity Proofs family, within the sub-family Messengers, Heralds, and Carried Tokens. 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 XLI. The Army Of The South. / Canto XLII. The Army Of The West. / Canto XLIII. The Army Of The North. / Canto XLIV. The Ring.; lines 43128-43167 confidence: high
“He gave the ring that bore his name, / A token for the captive dame.”
Ráma gives Hanumán a ring bearing his name so the captive wife will recognize the envoy as sent by him.
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