Motif
Supernatural weapon overcomes invulnerable armor
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A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Divine and Named Weapons. 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 Single Combats. / Canto XLIV. The Night. / Canto L. The Broken Spell. / Canto LX. Kumbhakarna Roused.; lines 54356-54507 confidence: high
The Wind-God says the foe's mail is impenetrable to such shafts and advises: “Employ the mighty spell, and aim / The weapon known by Brahmá’s name.”
The giant's mail resists ordinary shafts, but the Brahma-named weapon cannot be checked and severs the monster's head.
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