On the 15th day of the great war, upon the fall of his father Drona, Ashwathama was uncontrollable. His fury knew no bounds and the Pandava warriors paid a heavy price. Many sons of Drupada, the sons of Kuntibhoja and thousands of Rakshasa warriors who were part of Ghatotkacha's army fell to Ashwathama's arrows. Seeing... Continue Reading →
Bhima Vikrama – Slaying of Durmada
The evening of the 14th day of the great war had just started. A short while before that, Jayadratha had dropped guard after mistaking the maya created by Sri Krishna for the setting of the Sun. In the next moment, his lifeless head had dropped on the lap of his father. Both father and son... Continue Reading →
Bhima Karna Yuddha – 5
The intense battle between Bhima and Karna on the 14th day of the war seemed like would never end. Karna would get badly defeated and put himself in danger. Seeing this, Duryodhana kept sending his brothers to defend his dear friend. All of them in turn got killed by Bhima. Seeing the dead bodies of... Continue Reading →
Bhima Karna Yuddha – Part 4
On the 14th day, the battle between Bhimasena and Karna raged on, even as Karna kept getting humiliated with repeated defeats. Karna's false, but undiminishing, belief that he could take on and defeat Bhima, coupled with the tragic fate of multiple of Duryodhana's brothers, led to Vaikartana's numerous returns to the battlefield to face Bhima.... Continue Reading →
Bhima Karna Yudha – Part 3
The battle between Bhimasena and Karna continued on the 14th day even as Karna kept getting defeated repeatedly and one of the sons of Dhritharashtra got caught in the cross-fire. Karna, having lost his chariot at the fall of Durjaya, climbed another one and resumed his duel with Bhima. Through a cluster of arrows, Karna... Continue Reading →
Bhima Karna Yuddha – Part 2
After the resounding defeat of Karna in the first duel between them on the 14th day of the great war, Bhima desired to proceed towards Arjuna so his older brother's wish could be satisfied. However, Karna, was unable to tolerate the humiliation of the first defeat. He alighted a new chariot and came back to... Continue Reading →
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