Literary notes about Subjugated (AI summary)
The term "subjugated" is used with versatile gravity in literature, often evoking the forceful domination of territories, peoples, or even abstract concepts. In historical epics and military narratives, it frequently denotes the conquest of entire regions or tribes, as when ancient warriors or rulers bring diverse lands under their control ([1], [2], [3]). Simultaneously, authors employ the word in more metaphorical or psychological contexts to reflect how emotions, ideas, or societal pressures can overpower an individual or group ([4], [5], [6]). This dual usage enriches the text by linking physical conquest with the broader, often more insidious forms of control found in cultural and personal conflicts.
- And the exalted one then subjugated the country of Gopalakaksha and the northern Kosalas and also the king of Mallas.
— from The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 - Napoleon was sent for, came, subjugated the mob, subjugated the authorities, ruled France and then conquered Europe.
— from Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden - After this he subjugated Modapura, Vamadeva, Sudaman, Susankula, the Northern Ulukas, and the kings of those countries and peoples.
— from The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 - I began it always with hatred and ended it with moral subjugation, and afterwards I never knew what to do with the subjugated object.
— from Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - The impression these charming manners made upon me, who was subjugated by the least mark of affection, may easily be judged of.
— from The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Complete by Jean-Jacques Rousseau - No imagination was ever at once so strong and so thoroughly subjugated.
— from What Is Man? and Other Essays by Mark Twain
