Motif
vengeful rejection of reconciliation
vengeful_rejection_of_reconciliation
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Vengeance and Blood Guilt. 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 VII / UDYOGA / BOOK VIII / BHISHMA-BADHA; lines 4649-4677 confidence: high
Bhishma says, “Arjun is thy brother, Karna,” urges him to end the fraternal war, and not to seek his brother's blood.
Bhishma's warning to end the fraternal war is described as vain because hatred rises in Karna.
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