Motif
wise warning against provoking a sleeping destructive power
wise_warning_against_provoking_a_sleeping_destructive_power
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Wisdom Teaching and Moral Instruction. 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 30460-30640 confidence: high
Mārīcha asks what enemy suggested abducting Sītā, warns that the plan invites destruction, compares it to drawing a venomed fang from a serpent’s jaw and rousing a sleeping lion, and advises Rāvaṇa to return to Lankā.
Mārīcha warns Rāvaṇa that abducting Sītā will rouse Rāma like a sleeping lion and lead to ruin.
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