Motif
fallen youth whose death demands vengeance
fallen_youth_whose_death_demands_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 VIII / BHISHMA-BADHA / BOOK IX / DRONA-BADHA; lines 4972-5112 confidence: high
Yudhishthir tearfully tells how Abhimanyu fell: Jayadratha and six Kuru chieftains attacked him alone, and the young prince died after losing weapon, steed, and car.
Abhimanyu's death is reported as an unfair killing by multiple attackers, and Arjun responds with a sworn revenge mission against Jayadratha.
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