Motif
vengeance for kin injury
vengeance_for_kin_injury
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Vengeance and Blood Feud. 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 31149-31260 confidence: medium
Rávaṇ says the giant host met Ráma in battle; Ráma, alone and on foot, shot flaming arrows and killed fourteen thousand giants, including Khara, Dúshaṇ, and Triśirás.
Rávaṇ connects his hostility to Ráma with the mutilation of his sister and the deaths of the giant leaders.
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