Motif
Warrior refuses to slay revered teacher
warrior_refuses_to_slay_revered_teacher
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Justice, Mercy, and Judicial Procedure. 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 4680-4828 confidence: high
Arjun bows to Yudhishthir, says the acharya's life is sacred and he cannot slay his teacher, but pledges his weapons for Yudhishthir's safety.
Arjun explicitly states that Drona, his acharya, is sacred and may not be slain by him even in mortal conflict.
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