Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Week 10, Reading Diary B. Narayan's Mahabharata

   After a long talk over if a war is necessary, war preparations are made.
   Draupadi is made commander of the troops.
   Arjuna is the only son of Kunti's that Karna will attack in the battle.
   Krishna preaches the song of the lord in order to calm Arjuna and prepare him for battle.
    Karna joins the fight after Bhishma is killed by Arjuna.
   Arjuna's son, Abhimanyu, is killed after breaking through the enemy's formation.
   Arjuna kills Jayadratha in revenge for the death of his son.
   Drona is killed by Dhrishtadyumna when he is stunned by the idea of his son being killed.
   Once the battle is over, all the Pandavas go to Hastinapura.
   Karma is blamed when looking back at how Karna killed a hermits cow and then in battle had his wheel stuck in the mud causing him to get killed.

Yudhishtira becomes king.

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