Reading Notes: Mahabharata Part B


Characters:
Pandava
Virata
Uttara
Abhimanyu
Draupadi
Drona
Karna
Bhima
Duhshansa
Krishna
Kamsa

Plot:
- Pandava's have been in the forest for 12 years
- disguise themselves to be a part of King Virata court
- they hide all their weapons in a Shami tree
- Abhimanyu marries Uttara
- Duryodhana wants the Pandava family to spend another 12 years in exile
- Arjuna wounds Bhishma during the battle and he is on his death bed
- Draupadi's brother goes for revenge against Drona
- He tricks Drona and beheads him
- Karna takes over command after Drona and Bhishma die
- Arjuna and Karna battle, Arjuna kills Karna
- Bhima kills Duhshasna and drinks his blood
- Duryodhana hides from the Pandavas
- he agrees to only battle Bhima
- Bhima breaks Duryodhana's thigh as he had vowed
- Duryodhana dies after being wounded in battle
- Krishna kills Kamsa
- Krishna forbids drinking wine in his city

Duryodhana Hides in The Lake 


Bibliography: The Great Battle by C.A. Kincaid













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