Motif
mourning parents touch the slain child
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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.
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hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XXXVII. The Coats Of Bark. / Canto XLVI. The Halt. / Canto XLIX. The Crossing Of The Rivers. / Canto LXII. Dasaratha Consoled.; lines 19233-19377 confidence: high
Daśaratha leads the mourning pair to the body; the mother and hermit place their hands on the breathless clay, and the father presses the son to his breast and cries out.
The parents are guided to the son's body and place their hands upon him as the father mourns.
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