Motif
Torch-lit night battle and fall of a hero's son
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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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hindu
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Maha-bharata BOOK VIII / BHISHMA-BADHA / BOOK IX / DRONA-BADHA; lines 5114-5254 confidence: high
Before night fully falls, many brothers of Duryodhan are slain by Bhima; Duryodhan continues fighting, and torches are lit in the darkness.
The fighting continues into darkness with torches, and Ghatotkacha, son of Bhima, is killed by Karna in the midnight battle.
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