Motif
routed forces rallied for renewed assault
routed_forces_rallied_for_renewed_assault
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Host Battle and Siege. 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 XXI. The Rousing Of Khara. / Canto XXIII. The Omens. / Canto XXIV. The Host In Sight. / Canto XXV. The Battle.; lines 29527-29694 confidence: high
The wounded night-rovers fall under Ráma’s iron torrent; many are slain or headless, and surviving demons flee in terror to Khara.
The remaining demons flee to Khara in terror, after which Dúshaṇ cheers them and they renew their attack with weapons, rocks, trees, and nooses.
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