Reading Notes Part B: Narayan’s Mahabharata (Week 6)



·      The Pandavas and at Indraprastha
-       distressed to find out that the Pandavas are still alive
-       Duryodhana is Dhritarashtra’s son, and he can’t have the Pandavas as much as his son does
-       Many of the characters are split on whether they support the Pandavas or not, so Dhritarashtra doesn’t know what to do
-       He plans to give them part of his kingdom, and the Pandavas built a city called Indraprastha
-       They marry a few more women because they all did not want to share Draupadi as a wife
-       Yudhishthira was exiled for 12 years
·      Shakuni and Duryodhana
-       They want to get their revenge on the Pandavas by playing a game of dice
-       Vyasa warms them about having bad omens but they go anyways
·      Dice game
-       Yudhishthira loses everything he owns, but they keep the game going
-       He also gambles away his brothers, and then himself and his wife

-       After taunting Draupadi, Dhritarashtra gives back all possessions to the Pandavas and they went back to their city

Bibliography: The Mahabharata; R.K. Narayan. Mahabharata
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