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| (Draupadi and Yudhishthira gambling) |
It is very unfortunate that Bhisma died simply die to the fact that Shikhandin (Amba) was a woman, or born one. In the end, I had always thought that the Pandavas would be able too exact their revenge and win. It was low of the Pandavas to kill Drona by fooling him, saying his son was dead. Their intentions don't seem as pure. After reading about how Bhima drank the blood of Duhsasana, I was very shocked. I kind of want to include the fact that he enjoyed in my story to show more of his sadistic side. Arjuna ended up killing Karna after Krishna brought up the son of Arjuna. Duryodhana ended up hiding under the water even as the battle continued. The fight has been going on for so long that I feel like at this point, there is no winner. Even if there were to be a victor, it wouldn't feel like a victory since so many of people's loved ones were lost along the way.
I wonder why a horse was chosen as the animal of sacrifice for the Ashwamedha cermony. Draupadi became the queen of sacrifice. I love the story that the mongoose told about how a family gave up all their food to their guest even though they were starving themselves. In the end, it was revealed that they had fed Dharma. It goes to show that the people who have the least, give the most. I like how in the end, Vyasa brought everyone back to life. It allowed them to feel happy after learning their lesson the hard way.
Bibliography: Public Domain Mahabharata. Link to reading online.
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