Motif
hero revealed after disguise
hero_revealed_after_disguise
A motif of the Shapeshifter and Transformation family, within the sub-family Disguises and Recognition. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
hindu
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Maha-bharata BOOK XII / ASWA-MEDHA / CONCLUSION / TRANSLATOR'S EPILOGUE; lines 7089-7179 confidence: high
The passage lists striking scenes: the tournament where Arjun and Karna first become foes, Draupadi's bridal, Yudhishthir's coronation and Sisupala's death, the dice game, forest life, cattle-lifting in Matsyaland, and speeches in the war council.
Arjun throws off his disguise in Matsyaland and stands forth as warrior and conqueror.
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