Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

hidden heroic weapons recovered from a tree

hidden_heroic_weapons_recovered_from_a_tree

A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Hidden Treasures and Their Recovery. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


hindu

  • Maha-bharata BOOK V / PATIVRATA-MAHATMYA / BOOK VI / GO-HARANA; lines 2992-3137 confidence: high

    Arjun drives Uttara to a dark sami tree and says it contains stately bows, arrows, banners, swords, coats of mail, and a kingdom-widening bow.

    Arjun directs Uttara to a dark sami tree where warriors’ weapons are concealed in wrappings and then recovered.

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