Motif
refused counsel before destructive war
refused_counsel_before_destructive_war
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Rejected Counsel and Ignored Warnings. 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 XXII. Ocean Threatened. / Canto XXIII. The Omens. / Canto XXVIII. The Chieftains. / Canto XXXI. The Magic Head.; lines 51137-51279 confidence: medium
“There stood the royal mother: she / Besought her son to set thee free… ‘O be the Maithil queen restored / With honour to her angry lord’.”
Rávaṇ’s mother and elders advise him to return Sítá, but he refuses while battle sounds and fear among Lanká’s defenders intensify.
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