Motif
women’s lament over a dead ruler
women_s_lament_over_a_dead_ruler
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Lament for the Fallen Warrior. 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 XXXVII. The Coats Of Bark. / Canto XLVI. The Halt. / Canto XLIX. The Crossing Of The Rivers. / Canto LXII. Dasaratha Consoled.; lines 19553-19673 confidence: high
The women think the king no longer breathes, shriek loudly like widowed elephants, wake Kauśalyá and Sumitrá, and the queens come to the king, touch his lifeless frame, cry “O husband!”, and fall to the ground.
Queens, matrons, and royal women cry out, fall to the ground, weep, and fill the palace with grief after the king’s death is discovered.
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