Motif
Vow-bound vengeance before sunset
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A motif of the Curse, Blessing, and Performative Sacred Speech family, within the sub-family Vengeance and Retribution Oaths. 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
Arjun says his wrathful bow-string is not drawn against his acharya and that a son's duty prevents him from fighting a father-like figure; he describes vengeance and his vow, then passes Drona and continues through the battle lines.
Arjun's vow drives his pursuit of Jayadratha, and the passage states that failure in his promise would require him to surrender his life.
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