Motif
axe-bearing ascetic warrior against the warrior caste
axe_bearing_ascetic_warrior_against_the_warrior_caste
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki H. H. WILSON. / THE SUPPLIANT DOVE. / INDEX OF PRINCIPAL NAMES / FOOTNOTES; lines 63192-63299 confidence: medium
Paraśuráma, another Ráma and son of Jamadagni, is called Ráma with the axe; he is described as terror of the Warrior caste amid struggles between sacerdotal and military orders.
Paraśuráma is named from the axe he carried and described as a terror of the Warrior caste during sacerdotal-military struggles.
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