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Duryodhana leaves feeling humiliated and angry. Duryodhana sets up a gambling match, where Yudhiṣṭhira loses his kingdom and all of his possessions. He gambles away Draupadī, who Duṣṣāsana publicly disrobes. Draupadī prays to Krishna, who uses his divine power to protect her dignity.
Duryodhana (Sanskrit: दुर्योधन, IAST: Duryodhana), also known as Suyodhana, [1] [2] is the primary antagonist in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. He was the eldest of the Kauravas , the hundred sons of the king Dhritarashtra and his queen Gandhari .
Krishna reminds Balarama of the promise made to Sishupala's mother. Sishupala insults Krishna 101 times and is killed by Krishna. Duryodhana falls into a pond of water at the Mayan sabha and Draupadi laughs at him. Duryodhana leaves for Hasthinapura with his family. Shakuni makes plans to usurp the wealth of the Pandavas. 081
Krishna acts as an emissary between Pandavas and Kauravas to prevent a war. The play opens with the Dvārakā scene, when Krishna is having a nap at his palace. Duryodhana and Arjuna arrive to seek his help in the impending war. Krishna puts himself on one side and his entire army on the other and asks Arjuna to choose first.
Realising Krishna’s divine nature as Lord Rama, Anjaneya seeks forgiveness and agrees to adorn Arjuna’s chariot as a flag. Meanwhile, Duryodhana and Sakuni conspire to eliminate the Pandavas. They build a wax palace in Varanasi and invite the Pandavas under the pretense of a royal ritual. Krishna forewarns Bhima, who digs a tunnel to escape.
Duryodhana & Arjuna move for Krishna to bid aid, which Krishna divides as two, himself & Yadava's army, and bestows the former to Arjuna. Arjuna assuredly chooses Krishna, which elates Duryodhana without fathoming the Lord. The war begins, and Arjuna is in a dilemma about the violence and deaths of their kin.
Duryodhana mourns the loss of his closest friend and attempts to abandon the war, but Krishna convinces him to continue. In the final duel, Duryodhana chooses Bhima as his opponent. Following Krishna's advice, Bhima strikes Duryodhana's thigh, a dishonorable move that ultimately kills him. As Duryodhana lies dying, he questions Krishna's ...
When Dharmaraju elects Krishna as the chief guest at the Rajasuya Yaga, Sisupala becomes enraged and insults Krishna. Krishna silently counts the hundred offenses that Sisupala hurls at him. Upon the hundredth insult, Krishna uses his Sudarsana Chakra towards him, his divine discus, to sever Sisupala's head. In response to Duryodhana's call for ...