Motif
rival warriors challenge each other before public combat
rival_warriors_challenge_each_other_before_public_combat
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Champion Combat and Duel. 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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Maha-bharata CONDENSED INTO ENGLISH VERSE / THE EPIC OF ANCIENT INDIA / BOOK I / ASTRA DARSANA; lines 414-566 confidence: high
“But I seek to combat Arjun and to win the victor's meed!”
Karna seeks combat with Arjun; both exchange formal hostile speeches and take up weapons before the assembly.
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