Motif
rejection of diplomacy in favor of force
rejection_of_diplomacy_in_favor_of_force
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Causes of War. 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 XIII. Despair And Hope. / Canto XIV. The Asoka Grove. / Canto XXXIII. The Colloquy. / Canto XLI. The Ruin Of The Grove.; lines 47077-47124 confidence: high
He says he cannot reconcile, bribe, or sow dissension among the Rákshasas; “force shall yet their king chastise.”
The Vánar states that arts, gifts, address, bribery, and dissension will not work against the Rákshasas, leaving force as the chosen method.
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