Reading Notes: Mahabharata part C

For twelve years, the five Pandavas lived in the forest with their one wife Draupadi, and Dhaumya, the brahmin. They spent much time debating why they spend their days in the forest, rather than in the glory they were accustomed to in the palace. In the meantime, Arjuna had a confrontation with the Great God, which results in him winning Gandiva, the divine bow. Arjuna then went to live in his father Indra's city, where he learnt how to wield his diving weapons and won battle victories. The Pandavas and Arjuna were eventually reunited. Duryodhana is bested by the Pandavas in battle and hates them, as well as Bhima, who supports the Pandavas. Karna, who is destined to fight Arjuna in a battle to the death, trades his armor of invincibility for one death dart to Indra. The Pandavas later came upon a pond, which all but one drank from and died; the last brother answered all of its riddles correctly and was granted two wishes. He wished for his brothers to come back to life and for all of them to have the power to go unrecognized by anyone in the world for a year. The Pandavas and Draupadi found a kingdom and entered themselves into the services of the king and queen as various instructors or positions in disguise for a year. While there, the brother of Queen Sudeshna, Prince Kichaka, tries to rape Draupadi. Bhima defends her by killing him and disfiguring his body. Eventually the sentence came to a close, and the Pandavas revealed their identities. The Kauravas and Pandavas eventually enter war with each other.