Motif
battlefield lament over fallen heroes
battlefield_lament_over_fallen_heroes
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
hindu
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The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3: Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 BOOK 8 / BOOK 9 / BOOK 10 / BOOK 11; lines 23855-23937 confidence: high
Gandhari says Shalya, ruler of Madras and maternal uncle of Nakula, lies slain by Yudhishthira; crows and carnivorous birds eat his face and tongue, while Madra royal women wail around his shaft-mangled body.
Gandhari's speech surveys multiple dead warriors and the grief of women and attendants around them.
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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XXXVIII. The Ascent Of Suvela. / Canto XLII. The Sally. / Canto XLIII. The Single Combats. / Canto XLIV. The Night.; lines 52120-52240 confidence: high
Sītā views slain Vānars, triumphant night-rovers, Vānar chiefs by the fallen brothers, and Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa lying wounded with broken armor and weapons; she then breaks into lament.
Sītā is taken to the battlefield, sees Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa lying wounded among the slain, and begins a wild lament.
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