Motif
Sibling vengeance for a wounded sister
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A motif of the Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs family, within the sub-family Retaliatory Defense of an Injured Sibling. 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 XII. The Heavenly Bow. / Canto XVI. Winter. / Canto XVIII. The Mutilation. / Canto XIX. The Rousing Of Khara.; lines 28814-28991 confidence: high
Khara sees his sister with blood-stained limbs, becomes furious, compares provoking her to provoking a black snake, says she could use each shape, and asks who mutilated her.
Khara responds to his sister’s injuries by asking who harmed her and sending a band of giants to kill the alleged attackers.
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