Motif
maternal lament at separation from exiled children
maternal_lament_at_separation_from_exiled_children
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Mourning Kin. 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 III / RAJASUYA / BOOK IV / DYUTA; lines 2082-2146 confidence: high
Pritha calls her children dutiful and stainless, asks why undeserved sorrow has come upon them, and imagines them ranging the pathless forest day and night.
Pritha laments as mother, begs the children not to leave her alone, and asks that at least one son remain with her.
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