Motif
public humiliation of a royal woman leading to vengeance vow
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A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Vengeance and Blood Feud. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
hindu
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Maha-bharata BOOK III / RAJASUYA / BOOK IV / DYUTA; lines 1793-1934 confidence: high
Draupadi asks why no chieftain, hand, or voice protects a virtuous wife and says Kuru honor and Kshatra prowess are lost in the shameful scene.
Draupadi is insulted in the assembly, and Bhima vows violent revenge against Duryodhan's knee.
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