Motif
widow’s lament beside the body
widow_s_lament_beside_the_body
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Mourning Kin. 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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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto VI. The Tokens. / Canto XI. Dundubhi. / Canto XII. The Palm Trees. / Canto XIV. The Challenge.; lines 40397-40571 confidence: high
Tárá kisses and clasps Báli’s lifeless face and head, laments that he lies on the cold hard ground, and calls to him to awake.
Tárá kisses and embraces Báli’s lifeless body, calls herself a widow, and laments the loss of her husband.
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