Motif
communal female mourning
communal_female_mourning
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Mourning Ritual and Funerary Practice. 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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Maha-bharata BOOK III / RAJASUYA / BOOK IV / DYUTA; lines 2082-2146 confidence: high
Pritha's children console her and turn toward the pathless jungle; Kuru women take Pritha to Vidura's palace and mourn Pritha and Draupadi.
Kuru dames, queens, and maids accompany Pritha, answer her cry, and mourn Draupadi with tear-dewed faces.
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