Motif
heroic single combat between matched rivals
heroic_single_combat_between_matched_rivals
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Champion Combat and Duel. 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 5799-5939 confidence: high
Duryodhan invokes the gods as witness, recalls lifelong enmity, and challenges the sons of Pandu to a final fight.
Bhima and Duryodhan fight in a climactic mace duel, matched in strength, until Bhima's vowed strike decides the combat.
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