Motif
royal war sally after champions are slain
royal_war_sally_after_champions_are_slain
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Champion Combat and Duel. 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 XLII. The Sally. / Canto XLIII. The Single Combats. / Canto XLIV. The Night. / Canto L. The Broken Spell.; lines 52764-52908 confidence: medium
The translator’s omitted-canto note summarizes Akampan and Prahasta sallying out and falling; omens appear, Vánars are pierced by arrows, Rákshasas are crushed with rocks and trees, Hanumán kills Akampan with a tree, and Níla crushes Prahasta with a huge tree.
After hearing that a chief has been killed and after other commanders are reported slain, Rávaṇ declares that he himself will take the field and rides out with his host.
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