Reading Notes | Mahabharata Part C

I chose to read with Narayan's Mahabharata and make a bulletpoint list of important characters and plot progressions.

p. 85
-Dhritarashtra has spies to know where Pandavas are
-Duryodhana (K) made camp near Pandavas to shame them
-Gods send gandharva to provoke Duryodhana and take them captive -- but Pandavas free Duryodhana

p. 88
-Pandavas approach by brahmin
-Brahmin explains his staff has been taken by a giant deer, but the pandavas cant catch it
-Nakula finds a lake but before drinking he must answer questions -- ignores it and dies
-Sahadeva, Arjuna and Bhima meet same fate
-Yudhishthira hears voice and obeys; brothers come back to life but become unrecognizable

p. 93
-Thirteenth year in disguise at court of King Virata
-Yudhishthira = king's companion
-Bhima = cook
-Nakula = stable boy
-Sahadeva = cowherd
-Arjuna = eunich - Brihannala
-Draupadi = hairdresser - Sairandhri
-could kinda retell beauty and the beast-ish story
-Draupadi is raped by Kichaka (Queen Sudeshna's brother) -Bhima squeezes Kichaka to death and Draupadi has to beg to stay for last days of exile

(Bhima defends Draupadi. Web Source: Wikimedia)

p. 99
-Duryodhana becomes suspicious after hearing story of Kichaka
-Susharman captures King Virata - Bhima rescues Virata --> captures Susharman
Meanwhile
-Prince Uttara takes Arjuna (disguised) as charioteer - gets scared - retrieve weapons - Arjuna reveals himself
-Arjuna fires arrows at Drona; Karna loses
-In moment of anger, Virata throws dice at Yudhishthira and draws blood --> identity exposed!
-Apologizes and gives daughter Uttara to Arjuna's son Abhimanyu

p. 114
-Krishna and Balarma attend the wedding ^
-Satyaki (krishna's charioteer) urges Krishna to prepare for war with Duryodhana
-Duryodhana and Arjuna visit Krishna to ask for support - Krishna said he will go with one, his army of soldiers will go with the other
-Duryodhana takes soldiers (wrongly happy) and Arjuna takes Krishna




Bibliography: Narayan's Mahabharata by R.K. Narayan