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The unending blood loss

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made Durydhana's eyes lower.

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The battlefield of bravery

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showed up imprints of loyalty.

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Mahabharata!

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The story of good against evil,

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that every child still remembers.

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By heart!

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They say, history is always

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written in favour of
the victorious side.

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In reality, is this story

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based on the war between good
and evil?

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Or this is just a perception

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that has been passing for
the truth since years?

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Because if we look closer

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then the lines of good and evil

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are just as blurred

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as the decisions made by both

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the parties in this war.

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Were the Kauravas completely evil?

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And the Pandavas
the guardians of good?

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Did only one party

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resort to cheating?

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Were the Pandavas

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completely absolved of sins?

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These are some of the questions

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that need to be answered

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which this show is going to seek.

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Mahabharat!

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The end

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or the beginning?

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Shri Krishna told Duryodhana

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that his third grave mistake was

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that he thought that
his uncle Shakuni

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was his well wisher

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and he made him his guide.

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What happened was,
when Dhritarashtra grew up

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there was an issue

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related to his marriage.

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Back then, there was a belief

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that what a husband couldn't do,

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even his wife shouldn't do that.

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Therefore,
if Dhritarashtra was born blind

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therefore, he should have

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married a princess who was blind.

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But there was no princess

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who was blind in
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Therefore, it was decided

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that whichever princess

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Dhritarashtra was married to

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she has to blindfold herself
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When Bhishma Pitama

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went with this proposal to
the king of Gandhar

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then he

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rejected this proposal.

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He didn't want

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his daughter Gandhari

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to spend her life

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blindfolded and
live like a blind woman.

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A war took place over this.

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And the army of Hastinapur

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attacked Gandhara.

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The king of Gandhara and
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were made prisoners.

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After being imprisoned

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all of them were served

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a few grains to eat, every day.

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With such meager rationing of food

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the king of Gandhara
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that they were bound to die now.

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That is why they

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gathered all the grains together

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and gave them to his
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to feed him and keep him alive.

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That brother was Shakuni.

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The day Shakuni saw

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that his father

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and his 99 brothers had died

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he accepted the proposal
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Gandhari's eyes
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She was married to the blind
Dhritarashtra.

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Shakuni gave his sister
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To get revenge

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he left Gandhara

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and came to Hastinapur

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to live with his sister's in laws.

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Lord Krishna said to Duryodhana.

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Your uncle was motivated
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to live in Hastinapur.

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You kept thinking he was
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That was your second
great mistake.

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He mesmerized you.

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He became your guardian.

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He was invisibly nurturing you

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ever since you were a child.

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You should have given up on
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The flag of Ashwatthama

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would have led you to victory.

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You had one last chance

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why didn't you choose Arjuna?

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The false idea of being ethical

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ended up destroying you.

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Your army is scattered all over.

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There is no designated commander.

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You say you won the war.

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As if.

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Retaliation is not worthy
in battle.

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Half your blood has flown out.

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What is the use
of the victory mark?

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You will die
in the auspicious time.

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All other talk is in vain, now.

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To win is to live.

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Death signifies defeat.

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The Pandavas won,
the Kauravas lost.

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That is the unalterable fact now.

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When the Pandava clan

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will go ahead

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you will become the villain.

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Your name is Suyodhana.

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You will be called Duryodhana.

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You will be called Duryodhana.

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Actually, Duryodhana was named

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Suyodhana.

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His younger brother

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was Sushasana.

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History changed all of their names

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to Duryodhana

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Dushasana

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Durdhar, Durmukh

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Durmat

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Duschal, and so on.

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After saying that, Lord Krishna

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saluted Duryodhana.

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He took the remorseful
Pandavas with him

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and left that place.

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This was a strange victory
and loss.

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Who scored how many points?

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The sun had already set

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but the conch was not blown.

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Krishna and the Pandavas
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towards the Kaurava camp.

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They were pensive or mentally numb

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and they were filled with sorrow.

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After that, Lord Krishna
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went to the Kaurava camp

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to celebrate their victory.

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While Duryodhana

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kept sitting alone
on the rock in the forest.

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Balaram declared him the winner.

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The victor's sect mark
was on his forehead.

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But there was no one

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to acknowledge his victory.

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He knew

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that as per Lord Krishna's account

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he would die during the twilight
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But he wanted to keep trying
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Duryodhana knew

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that his father Dhritarashtra
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with Sanjay who had
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He could see him till the sunset

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with the divine sight.

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Now he realized his mistake.

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And he somehow

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wished to carry on the war

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and give Ashwatthama

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the reins of the Kaurava army.

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The setting sun cast it's
fading light.

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He didn't budge from his seat.

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His thick blood smeared the rock

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which turned red.

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The agony prevailed

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and the sun continued
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His mind was upset and furious.

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His hankering was still not over.

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Sanjay, if you can see me

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convey my command.

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I have thought of him

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Deliver the message
to Ashwatthama.

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He lifted the mace

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and hit it on the rock,
repeatedly.

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He began to create sound signals
that radiated out

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at regular intervals.

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The limbs began to slow.

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The pulse began to slow.

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Time seemed to grow longer.

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But the moment was gone.

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The loss of blood

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lowered Duryodhana's eyes.

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In this battlefield of bravery

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the imprints of loyalty
began to emerge.

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These imprints

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belonged to three loyal men.

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The son of the guru, Ashwatthama.

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The guru of the Kaurava clan
Kripacharya.

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The director of Lord Krishna's
Narayani army

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Drithaverma.

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The Kaurava army was scattered.

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Apart from Duryodhana

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all the other Kaurava brothers
were dead.

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There was no commander
for the Kaurava army.

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But Sanjay

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conveyed the message
to them from their king Duryodhana.

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After sunset

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they came looking for him

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into the forest, at that spot.

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Where Duryodhana

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was waiting for them.

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That was the end of another chapter

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of the great epic

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wherein reside a million
other stories.

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But this is the beginning
of an attempt

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to perceive this epic

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from a truthful perspective.

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To gauge for oneself

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which side we are on.

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The righteous?

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Or the unrighteous?

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Or perhaps...

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Keep watching.

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Mahabharata.

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The end

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or the beginning.