Motif
single hero defeats overwhelming host
single_hero_defeats_overwhelming_host
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Host Battle and Siege. 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 XXIII. The Omens. / Canto XXIV. The Host In Sight. / Canto XXV. The Battle. / Canto XXVIII. Khara Dismounted.; lines 30643-30752 confidence: high
Śúrpaṇakhá sees fourteen thousand slain, along with Triśirás, Dúshaṇ, Khara, and their hosts, all overthrown by Ráma alone.
Ráma alone is credited with killing the fourteen thousand and the named leaders.
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