Motif
warrior identity challenged through surrender of weapons
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A motif of the Initiation and Transformative Ordeal family, within the sub-family Training, Education, and Warrior Discipline. 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 IX / DRONA-BADHA / BOOK X / KARNA-BADHA; lines 5516-5652 confidence: medium
Yudhishthir insults Arjun as timid, says Gandiva lies useless in his hand, refers to Krishna driving his coursers, and tells Arjun to yield his weapons and armour to worthier hands.
Yudhishthir tells Arjun that Gandiva lies useless and orders him to yield his bow, helmet, armour, sword, and shield to worthier hands.
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