Motif
Deceitful dispossession through gaming
deceitful_dispossession_through_gaming
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Theft, Stolen Goods, and Pursuit. 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 VI / GO-HARANA / BOOK VII / UDYOGA; lines 3377-3529 confidence: medium
Krishna attributes sleepless anger and unrelenting hate to Duryodhan and recalls attempts at destruction through fire, poison, guile, and dice.
Duryodhan is associated with deceit and a trick of dice, and Yudhishthir’s loss of empire through play is repeatedly discussed.
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