Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Week 10, Reading Diary A, Narayan's Mahabharata


  • Dhritarashtra has his spies inform him of the Pandavas actions.
  • He is informed of the weapons they acquire. 
  • Once captured by the gandharava, the Pandavas then rescue him.
  • Nakula dies after drinking water from a mystical lake.
  • Sahadeva, Arjuna and Bhima all die after drinking the water.
  • Yudhishthire answers the mystical lake and in turn revives his brothers. He then finds out it was his father death.
  • Arjuna defeats Karna in battle. Arjuna wants to keep the Pandava's identity secret so he tells Uttara not to say anything.
  • In a misunderstanding between Virtata throws dice at Yudhishthire which draws blood. Virata gives his daughter for marriage to Yudhishthire's son in return.
  • A war begins to brew between the two factions. It is proposed that this war will be the end of both Vyasa and Dhritarashtra. 

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