Motif
Restraint of the armed hero in a sacred refuge
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A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Sanctuary and Asylum. 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 CXIX. The Forest. / BOOK III. / Canto I. The Hermitage. / Canto V. Sarabhanga.; lines 27061-27100 confidence: high
Ráma lays his hand on his great bow and says his steel darts could bring destruction among the animals near the hermit’s dwelling; he says this would dishonour the saint and that he will stay only briefly.
Ráma refuses a longer stay because his weapons could destroy the animals dwelling near the hermitage and dishonour the saint.
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