Motif
Inherited enmity against father's foe
inherited_enmity_against_father_s_foe
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Vengeance and Blood Feud. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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hindu
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Maha-bharata BOOK VIII / BHISHMA-BADHA / BOOK IX / DRONA-BADHA; lines 4680-4828 confidence: medium
On the next morning Drona attacks around Yudhishthir. Dhrishta-dyumna targets Drona as his father's ancient foe; Drona drives through foes and kills Satyajit, another Panchala prince fighting his father's foe.
Panchala princes confront Drona because he is associated with their father's ancient enmity; Satyajit fights and dies against his father's foe.
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