Motif
Final duel of lifelong rivals
final_duel_of_lifelong_rivals
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
hindu
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Maha-bharata BOOK IX / DRONA-BADHA / BOOK X / KARNA-BADHA; lines 5648-5791 confidence: high
"Often met and often parted, life-long rivals in their fame, / Not to part again, the heroes, each unto the other came."
Arjun and Karna are called lifelong rivals who meet not to part until one is slain, and Karna is killed by Arjun's arrow.
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Maha-bharata BOOK IX / DRONA-BADHA / BOOK X / KARNA-BADHA; lines 5654-5797 confidence: high
Karna advances with Salya driving; Arjun and Karna are described as lifelong rivals meeting until one is slain.
Arjun and Karna are explicitly described as lifelong rivals who meet not to part until one is slain.
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