Motif
Widow’s lament over the dead king
widow_s_lament_over_the_dead_king
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.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
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 40726-40834 confidence: high
The procession of the dead is led with Angad weeping; widowed women follow behind the funeral litter with Tárá first, crying out in lamentation.
Tárá places Báli’s head in her lap and delivers a lament addressing him as lord and king, while widowed women cry behind the litter.
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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 40726-40834 confidence: high
Sugríva orders royal obsequies with gems, bearers, and rites fit for a great king; Tára, Angad, and others lead the procession, while Tárá and the widowed dames follow lamenting.
Tárá follows the bier, places Báli’s head on her lap, addresses him as lord and king, asks him to rise, and mourns the widowhood caused by his death.
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