Motif
battlefield lament over slain kin
battlefield_lament_over_slain_kin
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.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
hindu
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Maha-bharata BOOK X / KARNA-BADHA / BOOK XI / SRADDHA; lines 5963-6113 confidence: high
Dhrita-rashtra is led through the scene; Kuru women see sons, fathers, brothers, and lords among the slain, wail in anguish, falter, sink to the ground, and swoon.
Women recognize sons, fathers, brothers, and husbands among the dead; Gandhari laments to Krishna over widows, mothers, and fallen heroes.
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