Motif
armed avenger threatening the warrior class
armed_avenger_threatening_the_warrior_class
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Wounded, Fallen, and Avenged. 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 LXVII. The Breaking Of The Bow. / Canto LXX. The Maidens Sought. / Canto LXXII. The Gift Of Kine. / Canto LXXIII. The Nuptials.; lines 9219-9310 confidence: high
Vaśishṭha and the saints gather in fear, wondering if anger over his father’s fate will make him slay warriors again; they recall earlier seas of warrior blood.
The saints explicitly recall Jamadagni’s son’s former fury against warriors and fear renewed slaughter connected with his father’s fate.
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