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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