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00:00Past, history is always unseen and remains unchanged, for time assimilates it into itself
00:07as it ticks on and turns it into chapters of our civilization.
00:13The Mahabharat is the story of a great war in which the conflict over duty and action
00:19drew all of Bharat to one place, Kurukshetra.
00:24This was a war between two families who were from the same dynasty.
00:30There were five Pandavas and a hundred Kauravas.
00:34The family's warriors and elders were on the Kaurav side, while the Pandavas had their family and Lord Krishna.
00:43A game of dice was played in King Dhritarashtra's court.
00:47When the upholder of truth, Yudhishthir, lost his wealth, honor, dignity,
00:52he wagered on Draupadi, wife of the five Pandava brothers.
00:58The truth has many shades. Lies take many twists and turns.
01:03The rules of the battle were as unrelenting as the blade of a sword.
01:08Once broken, they scattered all over Kurukshetra like the beads in Draupadi's bracelet.
01:14For 18 days, the sun would rise over a smoldering horizon and set with the blaze of countless funeral pyres.
01:23We still live in the shadow of that war of dharma and karma.
01:27We've never really left Kurukshetra behind.
01:31The air alive with music, a grand wedding celebration.
01:36This is the occasion that marked the beginning of the most calamitous end in history.
01:41Glory to Prince of Imaneu!
01:43Glory to Prince of Imaneu!
01:44Glory to Prince of Imaneu!
02:11Glory to Princess Uttara!
02:13Glory to Princess Uttara!
02:16This is Atta Injustice.
02:18Such a beautiful celestial angel with a name like Uttara.
02:22Should have been Uttama for your supreme beauty.
02:25Well then, I feel my future husband Prince Abhimanyu should be called the great poet Abhimanyu instead.
02:32As you wish.
02:33The flowers are rose red, the heart within is red.
02:36And this ring of love I wear, glows ruby red.
02:39Flushed red with joy, little did Abhimanyu know that this battleground would soon be stained red with his own blood.
02:49My lord, I may be blindfolded but...
02:54But can you not see as well?
02:57How many more deceased sons is this unfortunate Gandhari fated to mourn?
03:11Oh, no!
03:21Abhimanyu!
03:22How has this come to be?
03:25My dear child.
03:27His hands that should have rested on a bed of flowers.
03:30Now lie lifeless amidst the sea of corpses.
03:44Ceremony and debate.
03:46Both were held in equal measure that day.
03:49For not one, but two unions were being forged at the same time.
03:54The first tying Abhimanyu to Uttara
03:57and the second tying the Kuru clan to the great war
04:01which led all of Bharat into the Mahabharat.
04:10Had Gandhari not worn a blindfold,
04:13she would have witnessed not one, but two sons that day.
04:18The one that was rising in the sky
04:21and the other that arose from the earth itself
04:24formed by the funeral pyres of countless warriors.
04:28The fires of war may have turned the warriors' bodies to ashes,
04:32but they could not erase their stories.
04:36Stories of great valour, vengeance, sacrifice,
04:40and the endless pursuit of power.
04:44Stories in which each and every word proclaims
04:48Kurukshetra.
04:50Of course all there are some knowledge
04:52of the latter
04:56Idee of Baba's
05:20The guardian of justice, the defender of truth, the king of dharm, Yudhishthir.
05:35Infinitely strong, a giant among men, the great mace-wielding warrior, Bheem Beans.
05:51An unparalleled archer. Fearless, invincible, bearer of the Gandeev bow, Arjun.
06:12Queen Madri's twin sons, Nakul and Sahadev. Hmm, they need no further introduction.
06:21Supremely virtuous, a divine beauty, the princess of Banchal, Draupadi.
06:43Shall we start the debate, Keshav?
06:45After the most sumptuous royal feast yesterday, my hunger is finally sated.
06:50But I'm still hungry for action. It's time to go out and use my might.
06:56I say we go and take off...
06:57Patience, Bheem, my brother.
06:59Don't you think we should at least wait for the one whose grand wedding feast has sated your hunger?
07:06Oh, here he is. Our dear Abhimanyo.
07:09Greetings, dear father.
07:11Greetings, dear uncle.
07:12May fame favor you, son.
07:13I'm afraid I had to disrupt your wedding celebrations.
07:17I apologize.
07:18But the times that we live in are such.
07:23Time, riding a chariot full of spikes, was hurtling towards us like a gathering storm.
07:29While I made a futile attempt to overtake its lightning speed, along with my deeply worried friend, Purohit.
07:38Huh? The Pandav and Kaurav banners side by side?
07:41Commit this sight to memory, Purohit.
07:43Who knows when the two will be seen together again?
07:45So, should only the Pandavs uphold the peace? Not the Kauravs? And what did we even ask for? Merely five villages.
07:54Why even ask, Arjun?
07:56We cannot be denied our right. In fact, all of Indrapras belongs to us.
08:01A 12-year exile in the forest. One more year living in disguise. And then our kingdom wants to be returned to us.
08:08The Kauravs have gone back on their word, not us.
08:10Patience, my dear brothers. If not the Kauravs, then let us hope for some good news from Purohit.
08:17I am in such a turmoil. How am I going to find the words to convey this message to the Pandavs?
08:23Never mind that, Purohit. What about me? Tell me, who am I?
08:27What sort of question is that?
08:28A seemingly simple but very important question. Who am I?
08:32Disciple of the great sage Vyas, advisor to King Dhritarashtra, son of Gavlagna, the charioteer, and the royal ambassador of the Kauravs, Sanjay.
08:43Such grand titles for such an ordinary man, and none reflect who I am in my own right.
08:48Someone's disciple, someone's advisor, or someone's son.
08:51It's too big an introduction for just a humble messenger like Sanjay.
08:56Even my words belong to King Dhritarashtra.
09:00Please ask my dear Pandav nephews, what will they accomplish through this war?
09:06Violence? Bloodshed? And death?
09:10Please remind them that if they wage this war, both the battling sides are my very own.
09:15No matter who is victorious, I will be the one who loses.
09:19No matter whose blood is spilled, the tears flowing will be mine.
09:23But your majesty, I have a humble request.
09:27If we could just accept the Pandavas' humble demand, then this...
09:32Quiet, Sanjay!
09:34We will not debate this matter any further.
09:37Take Purohit with you, and leave for the Matsa kingdom.
09:40Tell those five Pandav brothers that Hastinapur has made its decision, and it is final.
09:46But Sanjay, what have the Pandavas asked for that Hastinapur cannot give?
09:51Was their demand not a fair one?
09:55Or is Hastinapur blind to the consequences of their refusal?
10:00And what if the Koravs refuse us, in spite of knowing the consequences?
10:03Then it can only mean one thing.
10:06War!
10:11Bandit!
10:11This land is thirsting for blood, Sanjay.
10:35Ah!
10:36The first drop of blood had already been spilled.
10:51Let us adjourn this council, Keshav.
10:53As the sun is about to set...
10:55Undoubtedly.
10:58The sun is indeed about to set on the Kuru dynasty.
11:01And the two of you?
11:07Please carry on, brother.
11:09Until I receive a reply from those in Hastinapur,
11:12I will not be able to rest.
11:16I imagine sleep eludes you too, Madhav.
11:20What do you propose we do until then?
11:21Hurry, take him at once to the royal physician.
11:29Yes.
11:30He's wounded.
11:34This way.
11:35Let me escort you to the guest room.
11:37It would be good if I had an audience with King Yudhishthir.
11:40Ah, I'm afraid King Yudhishthir and the other Pandavas are resting right now.
11:43Welcome, Sanjay.
12:12We've been waiting for you.
12:14Why are you hiding from us?
12:16We'd like you to come in and grace us with your presence.
12:19But it is your presence and blessings that I seek, Keshav.
12:22Welcome, Sanjay.
12:24Please have a seat.
12:25Yes, yes.
12:26Have a seat.
12:27And have some of this fruit too.
12:29Here.
12:32Do not worry, Sanjay.
12:34No matter how bitter your message may be,
12:37you will find the fruits sweet.
12:38I picked them all myself.
12:40Yes, but my words have not been picked by me, Keshav.
12:44How do I say them?
12:45You don't need to, Sanjay.
12:47Your silence is speaking volumes.
12:49Another futile response from the Korovs.
12:52We have no wish for war, but the Korovs have no wish for peace.
12:56It's time to start tightening your bowstring path, and also sharpening your arrows.
13:02The time to put them to use is upon us.
13:05Go tell them, Sanjay, that we have received Hastinapur's answer.
13:12Hastinapur's real answer will be on the battlefield.
13:15An answer so powerful that it will put an end to all questions.
13:18This King Dhritarashtra is no longer the same Dhritarashtra,
13:22whose younger brother Pandu claimed the throne for himself
13:25by taking advantage of the King's blindness,
13:28only to abdicate.
13:30When he'd had enough,
13:31this is King Dhritarashtra,
13:33who despite being blind since infancy,
13:36has never shied away from his duty.
13:38Victory to King Dhritarashtra!
13:40Victory to King Dhritarashtra!
13:42This is King Dhritarashtra,
13:44whose eldest son, Duryodhan,
13:46that is me,
13:47is the one and only true successor to his throne.
13:51And Duryodhan is not blind.
13:54Victory to Prince Duryodhan!
13:57Victory to Prince Duryodhan!
13:59The land of Hastinapur
14:01is dearer to me than life itself.
14:04And if the Pandavas think they can take even an inch of it,
14:08they'll have to fight me for it.
14:09They will receive nothing as charity!
14:15Forget what is fair.
14:16Do they not even care about our ties of kinship?
14:19Kinship?
14:20That's the very reason, dear Yudhishthir,
14:22that they refuse to grant
14:24even the tiniest little inch of this land.
14:26Because we have as much of a right to this land as they do.
14:30So has Pitama Bhishma never tried to reason with them?
14:33I am afraid that I am unable to understand you, Duryodhan,
14:37nor can I explain anything to you.
14:39I am on your side only because
14:40I have taken a vow to always protect the throne of Hastinapur.
14:45As long as I am alive,
14:46I will not let you come to any harm.
14:48But I will not harm the Pandavas in any way either.
14:52Because the Pandavas are as dear to my heart as you are.
14:55I will not take up arms against my own bloodline.
15:00Bloodline?
15:02Let me tell you all about bloodlines, Pitama.
15:04I am king of Angkarn.
15:06It was my bloodline because of which
15:08I was cursed to lose my warrior skills when I needed them most.
15:11And yet here I am, completely committed to fighting this war.
15:14I am not a half-hearted or emotional warrior like you.
15:16I would never accept fighting under your leadership on the battlefield, Pitama.
15:21Karn, without you my army would be at half its strength.
15:24You have nothing to worry about, Duryodhan.
15:27For even amidst such legendary warriors as Dronacharya, Kripacharya and Pitama Bhishma,
15:32It is I who will hand you their beloved Arjun's head on a platter.
15:39I am not afraid of death.
15:41But to give in to injustice is in itself an injustice.
15:45The Korov's obstinacy must not go unanswered.
15:48Even if peace comes at the expense of all our anger and bitterness,
15:52it is still preferable to war.
15:58I seek your blessings for a victory, Father.
16:02This war that you and your brothers are so very eager to fight,
16:06do you know what it is going to cost you, Duryodhan?
16:09Gandhari, please reason with your sons.
16:12Judging from their crazed ambition and hunger for the throne,
16:15I would think they're more your sons than mine, my king.
16:19Mother, your blessings.
16:21My blessings?
16:22I will certainly give you a blessing, Duryodhan.
16:25May victory be with those who walk the path of dharma.
16:32Dhamma, a dhamma, justice, injustice, peace.
16:40They're all debated endlessly.
16:42But do any of my five husbands remember?
16:44Why I still wear my hair loose or have they forgotten?
16:49Let me remind them.
16:54That villain, Dushasan, touched my hair in the presence of an entire assembly.
16:59He attempted to disrobe me in the middle of the entire core of God.
17:02He dishonored the princess of Panchal in front of everyone even though she has five husbands.
17:10You paragons of virtue,
17:21have you all forgotten my humiliation?
17:24But I haven't forgotten anything.
17:26My hair bears testimony.
17:27Oh Vasudev, tell my five saintly husbands that if they are incapable of avenging this grave assault on my honor,
17:35then my aged father, my five sons, and my Abhimanyu are still alive.
17:41Draupadi's dishonor will certainly be avenged.
17:44Hmm. So then it is decided.
17:50Pitama Bhishma will be the leader of the Karu army.
17:53I will definitely lead your army.
17:56But my heart will simply not be in it.
18:02Relish this moment, my nephew.
18:05Imagine how impotent those kings would have to be
18:10to use their own wife as a pawn in a game of dice.
18:14What a disgrace.
18:15What a disgrace.
18:22How can they ever protect their subjects
18:25when they can't even protect their own wife?
18:28Victory to Hastanapur.
18:30Victory to Grand Prince Duryodhan.
18:32Victory to Hastanapur.
18:34Victory to Grand Prince Duryodhan.
18:36The Pandavas have seen both your tears and your humiliation.
18:40It's a testament to their strength
18:42that even after so much injustice and abuse,
18:45they still wish for peace.
18:47Do not be angry, Draupadi.
18:48Even after so many attempts at making peace,
18:51if the Kauravs still choose the path of destruction,
18:53then that is what it shall be.
18:56Draupadi, you will most certainly have your revenge.
18:59And your vow to leave your hair untied will be fulfilled.
19:04The Kauravs and the Pandavas,
19:09two trees rising from the same soil
19:11who could never stand together
19:13for a unified Hastanapur.
19:20And became sacrificial pawns
19:25to the great ideals of Dharam and Agharm.
19:28I, Sanjay, bore witness to a spectacle of destruction
19:41that lasted 18 days.
19:43But in those 18 days,
19:45I did not just witness a war.
19:47I watched 18 warriors
19:49and their courageous exploits in 18 stories.
19:53And hidden behind each story
19:55are those 18 reasons
19:57that despite every effort to attain peace,
20:00imposed upon the fate of the Kuru dynasty
20:03this great war.
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20:08and the Kauravs and the Kauravs
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20:12and the Kauravs and the Kauravs
20:13and the Kauravs and the Kauravs
20:14and the Kauravs and the Kauravs
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