Motif
shadow capture as magical restraint
shadow_capture_as_magical_restraint
A motif of the External Soul and Life-Token family, within the sub-family Shadows as Vulnerable Life-Parts. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto LII. The Exit. / Canto LXIV. The Sea. / Canto LXV. The Council. / BOOK V.(787); lines 44922-45050 confidence: high
Sinhika, a form-changing demon, sees Hanuman in the air, marks him for prey, catches his passing shadow, and thereby stops him.
Sinhika stops Hanuman by catching his passing shadow, matching Sugriva’s warning about a demon whose grasp can hold a shadow.
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