Over the years, I've read multiple versions, phenomenal translations and modern retellings. So be prepared for a potpourri.
Mahabharat - the great war - 18 days of heroism, deceit, blood and intrigue - now as a mega Twitter thread.
I'll add the events from a few days of the war each day.
Caveats: lots of editorialization, creative liberties and interpretations.
Over the years, I've read multiple versions, phenomenal translations and modern retellings. So be prepared for a potpourri.
Pandu never fathered any children. Kunti and Madari gave birth to six demi-gods (Karna and the five Pandavs).
So Satyavati Vs Kunti and Madari.
Bhishm - the grandsire - single-handedly turned the Kurus into the biggest kingdom on the map. Before he was an old man - he was first and foremost a fearsome warrior.
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A hundred and one test tube super babies (100 sons and one daughter) vs 5 legendary demi-gods.
And there were the gods opposing each other. Surya - the sun god Vs Indra - the king of gods. Karna vs Arjun in the heavens.
- fight from sunrise to sunset
- single combat only between equals (cavalry fights cavalry, not foot soldiers)
- no attacking those who were leaving the field/ retiring
- no interfering in one-on-one battles
- those who surrendered/ disarmed were safe from slaughter
Over the next 18 days - each of these rules was broken. Many times!
Bhishm seemed to be in a hurry to end the war. Wherever he went, scores of warriors died. But Abhimanyu held him back - hitting him nine times with his arrows and bringing down his flag.
But there were casualties. King Virat lost both his sons - Uttar and Shvet to king Shaly and Bhishm.
The new kids on the block weren't a match for the veterans.
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