Motif
royal seclusion overturned by grief
royal_seclusion_overturned_by_grief
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Death from Grief. 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 BOOK X / KARNA-BADHA / BOOK XI / SRADDHA; lines 5963-6113 confidence: high
Vidura comforts the women and places them in chariots; the palace women leave in grief, casting aside jewels and moving publicly with loose robes and tresses.
Women formerly hidden from public view leave the palace, discard ornaments, loosen robes and hair, and pass through the city in open mourning.
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