Motif
concealed lineage and the lost possibility of peace
concealed_lineage_and_the_lost_possibility_of_peace
A motif of the Recognition Tokens and Identity Proofs family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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hindu
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Maha-bharata BOOK X / KARNA-BADHA / BOOK XI / SRADDHA; lines 6265-6356 confidence: medium
Yudhishthir questions Pritha about bearing and hiding Karna, comparing Karna to oceanic force and hidden flaming fire.
Yudhishthir asks why Pritha hid Karna's birth and lineage and says the carnage of the Kurus would not have occurred if Karna had been by his brothers' side.
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