Motif
reluctant kin-slaying under counsel
reluctant_kin_slaying_under_counsel
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Wounded, Fallen, and Avenged. 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 VII / UDYOGA / BOOK VIII / BHISHMA-BADHA; lines 4511-4647 confidence: high
Arjun condemns the tactic as shameful and deceitful and recalls climbing Bhishma's knee and calling him father as a child.
Arjun protests against killing Bhishma, whom he remembers as father-like, but Krishna directs him to proceed.
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