Motif
threat of total destruction of enemy city
threat_of_total_destruction_of_enemy_city
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 BOOK VI.(895) / Canto IV. The March. / Canto XI. The Summons. / Canto XX. The Spies.; lines 49782-49893 confidence: high
Sugrīva replies that Rāvaṇ is Rāma’s foe and will perish like Bāli; his sons, friends, and kin will fall, Laṅkā will be burned and emptied, the captive lotus-eyed lady lies in his palace, and Rāma will punish him.
Sugrīva predicts Rāvaṇ’s death with his kin and the burning and emptying of Laṅkā.
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