Motif
boast and counter-warning before battle
boast_and_counter_warning_before_battle
A motif of the Curse, Blessing, and Performative Sacred Speech family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
2 traditions
celtic irish (1) · hindu (1)
celtic irish
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Heroic Romances of Ireland ALSO THE CONCLUSION OF THE TALE FROM THE SAME VERSION / THE COMBAT AT THE FORD / INTRODUCTION / THE COMBAT AT THE FORD; lines 4983-5163 confidence: high
Ferdia sleeps heavily at first, wakes at midnight, is pressed by care for the combat, calls for his charioteer to harness the horses and yoke the chariot, and the charioteer rebukes him to turn him from his purpose.
Ferdia boasts that he goes to war at the ford, while his servant answers that he should stay and warns that woe waits on his way; Ferdia then rejects the warning.
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hindu
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The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2: Books 4, 5, 6 and 7 SECTION LIV / SECTION LV / SECTION LVI / SECTION LVII; lines 11959-12017 confidence: high
Duryodhana says the Pandavas and his side are of the same race and earth, lists powerful allied bowmen, and predicts the Pandavas and Panchalas will be seized like young deer in a net and routed by cars and arrows.
Duryodhana boasts of victory over the Pandavas, while Dhrishtadyumna later warns Duryodhana's side not to pursue war and to surrender before Arjuna attacks.
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