Motif
single combat between opposing champions
single_combat_between_opposing_champions
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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1 traditions
hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XLIII. The Single Combats. / Canto XLIV. The Night. / Canto L. The Broken Spell. / Canto LX. Kumbhakarna Roused.; lines 54021-54176 confidence: high
Sugríva sees Narántak’s destruction and orders Angad to face him. Angad bursts from the Vánars, bearing no weapon except nails and teeth, and challenges the giant to fight him.
Sugríva assigns Angad to face Narántak; Angad challenges him directly, and the combat ends with Narántak’s death.
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