Mahabharata
- Arjuna says he will defend his brothers life even if it means sacrificing his own
- Drona is in charge of Duryodhana's armies
- "He died like to a forest lion surrounded by hunters; he sank like to the red sun at evening; he perished like to a tempest whose strength is spent; he was spent out even like a fire which has consumed a forest and is extinguished on the plain; Abhimanyu was lost as is the serene white moon when shrouded in black eclipse."
- Arjuna weeps at the death of his son and seeks revenge
- Ghatotkacha is killed
- Drona was killed by his own sword, the Pandavas had deceived him
- Karna is in charge of the armies
- Bhima now seeks revenge for the unfair treatment of Draupadi; gambling.
- Bhima cuts off Duhsasana's head and drinks his blood in revenge. He claims he has never tasted anything sweeter than his blood.
- The Kaurava warriors see this inhumane act and flee in fear
- Arjuna shoots Karna and takes his head off, killing him with a bow.
- "My brother, did not Duryodhana wrong the Pandavas with foul play at dice? And did not Bhima, when he beheld Draupadi put to shame, vow to break the knee of Duryodhana?" says Krishna
- Ashwatthaman arrives to avenge the death of Drona by killing the Pandavas while they are asleep in their homes.
- "So be it. But Ashwatthamann hath a great jewel which gleams in darkness. Let it be taken from him, for it is as dear unto him as his life." He had a jewel which served him protection. Arjuna goes in pursuit of this jewel.
- Horse sacrifice
- Yudhishthira becomes the king
- Krishna was killed by a hunter as he was mistaken to be a gazelle. He was then burned alongside his 4 widows.
- The Pandavas and Drauapdi depart for Mount Meru, never to return
- "As he spake the gods appeared, and the scene of horror vanished from before the eyes of Yudhishthira, for it was an illusion conjured up to test his constancy." He was being tested by the gods
Bibliography - PDE Mahabharata
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