Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

hidden weapons concealed in a tree

hidden_weapons_concealed_in_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 2854-2990 confidence: high

    With Virata away and Uttara reluctant, the disguised Arjun is said to come to the rescue; the introduction also mentions Pandav weapons hidden in a tree and wrapped like corpses.

    The introduction notes that the Pandav brothers' bows, arrows, and swords are hidden in a tree and disguised as corpses.

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