Motif
Conflict of duty toward teacher and vengeance against enemy
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A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Family and Kinship Order. 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 VIII / BHISHMA-BADHA / BOOK IX / DRONA-BADHA; lines 5114-5254 confidence: high
Arjun says his wrathful bow-string is not drawn against his acharya and that a son's duty prevents him from fighting a father-like figure; he describes vengeance and his vow, then passes Drona and continues through the battle lines.
Arjun refuses to fight Drona because he is his acharya while still continuing a vengeance-driven mission against Jayadratha.
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