Motif
valor over birth as warrior criterion
valor_over_birth_as_warrior_criterion
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Boasts, Taunts, and Exhortations. 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 CONDENSED INTO ENGLISH VERSE / THE EPIC OF ANCIENT INDIA / BOOK I / ASTRA DARSANA; lines 414-566 confidence: high
Duryodhan says a prince is not reckoned by birth alone and declares that Karna's valor makes him the peer of crowned kings.
Duryodhan argues that noble deeds proclaim a warrior and that source or birth should not be questioned.
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