Motif
devastating warrior compared to natural force
devastating_warrior_compared_to_natural_force
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Warrior Imagery and Radiance. 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 VII / UDYOGA / BOOK VIII / BHISHMA-BADHA; lines 4368-4509 confidence: high
Yudhishthir weeps over chiefs and warriors slain by Bhishma, compares Bhishma to a tusker and a forest fire, declares the battle vain, and asks Krishna to stop the carnage and return to the woods.
Yudhishthir compares Bhishma’s destruction to a tusker trampling reeds and to a forest conflagration feeding on dry woodland.
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