Motif
regenerating monstrous body in combat
regenerating_monstrous_body_in_combat
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Monster, Demon, and Giant Slaying. 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. Khara Dismounted. / Canto XLIII. The Wondrous Deer. / Canto XLVI. The Guest. / Canto LI. The Combat.; lines 33386-33466 confidence: medium
Rāvaṇ holds the Maithil lady and strikes Jaṭāyus; Jaṭāyus tears away ten left arms, and ten more grow from the giant’s body before the fighting continues.
After Jaṭāyus tears away ten of the giant’s left arms, ten others grow again from his body.
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