Motif
wronged woman nursing wrath until revenge
wronged_woman_nursing_wrath_until_revenge
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family. 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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Maha-bharata BOOK XII / ASWA-MEDHA / CONCLUSION / TRANSLATOR'S EPILOGUE; lines 7083-7173 confidence: medium
The passage describes Gandhari, Pritha, Draupadi, and Subhadra as distinct female characters; Draupadi is said to nurse wrath until her wrongs are revenged.
Draupadi is described as nursing wrath until her wrongs are fearfully revenged, and the dice-game scene includes her wrath against insulters.
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Maha-bharata BOOK XII / ASWA-MEDHA / CONCLUSION / TRANSLATOR'S EPILOGUE; lines 7089-7179 confidence: high
The passage describes Gandhari as stately and majestic, Pritha as a loving mother, Draupadi as proud and scornful while nursing wrath until revenge, and Subhadra as bright, brilliant, and sunny.
Draupadi is described as proud and scornful, nursing wrath until her wrongs are fearfully revenged; the dice-game incident also centers on her wrath.
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