Motif
ritual invocation before battle
ritual_invocation_before_battle
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Battle Preparation and Ritual. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
hindu
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Maha-bharata BOOK VIII / BHISHMA-BADHA / BOOK IX / DRONA-BADHA; lines 5256-5362 confidence: high
At sunrise, warriors descend from elephants, horses, and chariots, face the sun with joined hands, recite sacred mantras and ancient hymns, and then return to their mounts for battle.
Warriors face the sun with joined hands and recite mantras and ancient hymns before returning to the battle.
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