Motif
grief at separation threatens death
grief_at_separation_threatens_death
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Lovesickness and Longing. 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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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XXVIII. The Dangers Of The Wood. / Canto XXX. The Triumph Of Love. / Canto XXXII. The Gift Of The Treasures. / Canto XXXVII. The Coats Of Bark.; lines 15659-15786 confidence: medium
Rama, ready to go, asks Dasaratha to care for Kausalya so grief in his absence will not send her to Yama's realm.
Rama fears Kausalya may pass to Yama's realm from sorrow, and Dasaratha collapses and laments while seeing Rama depart.
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