Motif
search for missing beloved
search_for_missing_beloved
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Reunion, Messengers, and Tokens. 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 XLIII. The Wondrous Deer. / Canto XLVI. The Guest. / Canto LI. The Combat. / Canto LX. Lakshman Reproved.; lines 34913-35099 confidence: high
Ráma recalls the rock where Sítá sat with him, names the bright Godávarí stream she loved, and says she would not have wandered alone to river or forest.
Ráma asks where Sítá is, invokes witnesses for knowledge, recalls places she frequented, and is urged by Lakshmaṇ to renew the search.
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