Motif
Invincible elder champion routs opposing heroes
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A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Warrior Imagery and Radiance. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
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hindu
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Maha-bharata BOOK VII / UDYOGA / BOOK VIII / BHISHMA-BADHA; lines 4216-4366 confidence: medium
Krishna drives Arjun's milk-white horses; Arjun's monkey banner makes foes quail until Bhishma's palm-tree banner rises like a star on the ocean.
Bhishma's might is said to be unmatched by gods or earthly warriors, and the Pandav leaders cannot prevent the rout.
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Maha-bharata BOOK VII / UDYOGA / BOOK VIII / BHISHMA-BADHA; lines 4216-4366 confidence: high
Arjun enters battle with Krishna driving milk-white horses; enemies fear his monkey banner until Bhishma's palm-tree banner appears.
Bhishma's banner rises, the Pandav brothers cannot quell him, and Yudhishthir's standard and horses fall as the Pandav forces break.
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