Reading Notes: Mahabharata Part C

The Pandavas are going to a swayamvara held by king Drupada for his daughter. Here they enter a contest and Arjuna wins his daughter as his bride by shooting a target. Krishna recognizes the in disguise Pandavas. But the Pandavas must share her between the five of them as they said they would share whatever they had won. This is a bit weird to me, but this is what she had wished for from her previous life. The Pandavas get part of the kingdom and go all whilst on the verge of war. They also get into conflict from sharing Draupadi. Arjuna intrudes when it was not his turn with her, he was sentenced to exile for 12 years and married a princess. Then they get bested at a game of dice. Draupadi is humiliated and none of the brothers due anything because Yudhishthira lost whilst gambling her away. They end up regaining their freedom as Duryodhana's father granted them each wishes due to his son's actions. Now they are on the brink of war and Duryodhana plans to disgrace the Pandava's, but gets captured and then freed by them. This is super embarrassing. Nakula dies from drinking lake water. Yama ends up killing the rest except for Yudhishthira, who answers its questions and bring his brothers back to life.
                                                        Arjuna with his Many Weapons
Bibliography: PDE Various Authors

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