Reading Notes - The Five Tall Sons of Pandu.

Mahabharata- The Five Tall Sons of Pandu

Author: Richard Wilson (1914)

Part A:

1.
  • Pandu is the father of five tall sons and when he dies his brother Dhritarashtra becomes king
  • He has 100 sons and Duryodhana is the oldest and he hates his cousins the sons of Pandu
  • Drona trains the princes in the arts of war 
  • Has tournament when they are of age 
  • During the tourney Karna a mysterious warrior arrives and challenges Arjuna
  • A charioteer arrives and Karna bows to him as his father this makes Bhima outrages
2. 
  • Duryodhana tries to trap the Pandavas in a burning house
  • Drupada has heard of Arjuna and wants him to win tourney
  • To be sure hill win Drupada sets a target he thinks only Arjuna can hit
  • All but Karna was able to string the bow but Draupadi declares he is low born and wont accept him
  • Arjuna in disguise hits the target
  • Suitors are angry and begin to attack the hermits Krishna puts a stop to it

(Source: Yudhishthira’s Rajasuya)

3. 
  • The Pandavas has made the alliance with King Drupada
  • Duryodhana divides the kingdom and takes the richer part
  • They build a beautiful royal city and peform a sacrifice to make Yudhishthira king



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