Motif
hero with divine or legendary weapon
hero_with_divine_or_legendary_weapon
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Divine and Named Weapons. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
hindu
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Maha-bharata BOOK IX / DRONA-BADHA / BOOK X / KARNA-BADHA; lines 5365-5514 confidence: high
Karna says Arjun’s bow Gandiva is a gift of the gods and his own bow Vijaya was given by Par'su-Rama, son of Jamadagni.
Arjun’s Gandiva is described as a gift of the gods, while Karna’s Vijaya is said to have been given by Par'su-Rama.
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