Motif
revenge urged after kin or allies are slain
revenge_urged_after_kin_or_allies_are_slain
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Vengeance and Blood Feud. 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 XXIII. The Omens. / Canto XXIV. The Host In Sight. / Canto XXV. The Battle. / Canto XXVIII. Khara Dismounted.; lines 30882-30972 confidence: high
The speaker promises to bring the bride, says her facial wounds came from Lakshmaṇ, predicts Káma’s shafts will strike the addressee, and urges: “Let Sítá of the faultless frame / Be borne away and be thy dame,” followed by a call to avenge the slain giants.
The speaker urges the giant king to take vengeance for the slain after the deaths of Khara, Dúshaṇ, and the host.
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