Motif
pleasure causing neglect of duty
pleasure_causing_neglect_of_duty
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Desire, Pleasure, and Excess. 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 XIV. The Challenge. / Canto XXVI. The Coronation. / Canto XXVIII. The Rains. / Canto XXXI. The Envoy.; lines 41959-42084 confidence: high
Tárá says she knows the seasons pass while Ráma suffers delay, but Sugríva has been absorbed by love and pleasure; she asks Lakshman to pardon him.
Tárá and Lakshman both describe Sugríva as delayed or blinded by love, bliss, and sensual pleasure, causing him to neglect time, duty, and promise.
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