Motif
Dying warrior consoled by vengeance
dying_warrior_consoled_by_vengeance
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Wounded, Fallen, and Avenged. 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 IX / DRONA-BADHA / BOOK X / KARNA-BADHA; lines 5941-5960 confidence: high
After the slaughter, Aswa-thaman goes to dying Duryodhan beside limpid waters; Duryodhan blesses him and dies happy, cheered by vengeance.
Duryodhan, while dying, blesses Aswa-thaman and dies happy because vengeance has been fulfilled.
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