Motif
public grief echoing through nature
public_grief_echoing_through_nature
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Cosmic and Natural Mourning. 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 XCVIII. Lakshman Calmed. / Canto C. The Meeting. / Canto CI. Bharata Questioned. / Canto CIII. The Funeral Libation.; lines 24240-24301 confidence: high
Ráma, his brothers, and Sítá raise loud cries of weeping that echo around the mountain; Bharat’s army fears the sound of the chiefs’ weeping.
The cries of weeping roll around the mountain, the army’s movement frightens animals and birds, and the heroes’ final cry fills hill, cavern, earth, and sky.
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