Motif
vengeance vow after kin loss
vengeance_vow_after_kin_loss
A motif of the Curse, Blessing, and Performative Sacred Speech family, within the sub-family Vengeance and Retribution Oaths. 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 L. The Broken Spell. / Canto LX. Kumbhakarna Roused. / Canto LXXIV. The Medicinal Herbs. / Canto LXXV. The Night Attack.; lines 54847-55004 confidence: high
Rāvaṇ says long penance won Brahmā’s grace, life-assurance against gods and fiends, burnished mail, and a deadly bow, and he vows to kill his son’s slayers.
Rāvaṇ vows to kill the slayers of his son and later orders battle against Rāma’s side.
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