Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

disciple mourning slain teacher

disciple_mourning_slain_teacher

A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Mourning Kin. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


hindu

  • Maha-bharata BOOK VIII / BHISHMA-BADHA / BOOK IX / DRONA-BADHA; lines 5256-5362 confidence: high

    The day ends; the Kurus flee in fear, and Arjuna sheds a silent filial tear for his ancient teacher.

    After Drona's death, Arjuna sheds a silent filial tear for his ancient teacher.

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