I'll try. First - look in Poona, second - look in Ganguli version. But where Chopra took his script version from... well... :roll: However, one more moment of war anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nakeeran
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I'll try. First - look in Poona, second - look in Ganguli version. But where Chopra took his script version from... well... :roll: However, one more moment of war anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nakeeran
BOK,Quote:
Originally Posted by bok
I searched everywhere including Ganguly's version but couldnt get a valid doc for this.
B.R.Chopra's script writer was Prof. Mazoom Raza , a very highly learned man of regard .
16TH DAY CONTINUES :
Arjuna targets the Samsaptakas headed by Susharma . He wipes out a majority of Kaurava army today- 14,000 Carwarriors, 3,000 horse warriors, and 3,000 elephants.
Meanwhile Yudhishtira , quickly retreating in shame to the Pandava camp, his body exceedingly mangled with shafts, alighted from the car and hastily sat down on his bed. Even while Nakula & Sahadeva tried to remove all the arrows from his body, he ordered them to to back to war field.
Arjuna & Krishna unaware of this development panic in search of Yudhishtira & finally come to know that he is confined to bed due to the assault by Karna.
Karna now, encouraged by Duryodhana unleashes a weapon called BHARGAVA & from the weapon flowed millions of keen arrows and the Pandava army could not see anything.
1000s of Panchalas & Pandavas were killed in a mass execution act by Karna thus.
Karna now urges Salya to go to Arjuna’s place .
Seeing this mass destruction at a distance, Arjuna screams at Krishna :
Krishna, Urging his horses incessantly, Karna is repeatedly casting angry glances upon me. I will never be able to fly away from Karna in battle. A person that is living, may, in battle, meet with either victory or defeat. Today it has to be either Karna or me who only one will go back alive.
Krishna comforts him :
I understand, Yudhistira has been deeply wounded and mangled by Karna. Having seen him first and comfort him, U shall fight with Karna.
Arjuna quickly avoided the battle with Karna & meets Yudishtira who was virtually bed ridden severely inflicted by the arrows of Karna.
Yudhishthira on seeing both thinking that Karna had been slain, became filled with joy.
However , Arjuna explained the situation, especially the carnage caused by Karna after he invoked that Bargava weapon. Arjuna himself , acknowledges the widespread destruction caused by Karna during the day. Arjuna assures Yudishtira that he is meeting Karna shortly to have a do or die battle.
Hearing that Karna is still alive, Yudhishthira exceedingly angry with Arjuna & chides him heavily with strong words
NakeerarE
The KARNA Vs Arjuna issue that you have raised is correct, I Have seen this incident in 'Ramanand Saagar's serial 'Krishna Kathayein'.
But this Bagara Arrow is something I have not heard of!, if I am correct, it was Only Aswathama, Dronarchariya and Arjuna who knew how to use the Bhramastra,
Did Karna knew how to Fire Bhramastra?
Raghuji :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Raghu
The arrow which Karna shot was BHARGAVA .
The knowledge of how to use Bramastra was known to - Bhishma, Drona, Arjuna, Ashwathama.
And ultimately Karna also. But again, its typical Mahabaratha , there is a story behind this.
When Duryodhana heard that Arjuna got Pasupatha astra & also had learnt Bramastra, he asks Karna to learn Bramastra.
I think Drona refused to train / teach Karna about warfare . Finally Karna went to Shri Parasurama & learns everything INCLUDING BRAMASTRA.
This is how Karna also enriches himself with the knowledge on Bramastra.
But what happens when he tries to use Bramastra will be narrated shortly . :D
By the way, do you have any documentary support on that Karna- Arjuna controversy which B.R.Chopra's Mahabarath showed ?
If U have ,please get it posted through our Moderators , that relevant pages .
My objective is not to post something which has no authentic documentary evidence. :D
DAY 16 CONTINUES : BHIMA KILLS DUSHASHANA
YUDHISTIRA IN HIS CAMP WITH ARJUNA :
Yudishtira was very upset when he sees Arjuna coming without slaying Karna.
Yudishtira says :
Arjuna, Our army is fled to every corner now due to Karna’s onslaught & this scarcely honourable. Now U have deserted Bhima & have come here. I wonder what is in your mind . I also wonder why U are not able to kill Karna all these days. If U had expressed ur intentions earlier, I would have made other arrangements for the war.
Having promised me the slaughter of Karna, U haven’t kept that promise.
For these thirteen years, we have, from hope, lived relying on U & ur prowess.
Now U have very well disappointed us .
Hearing those harsh words , Arjuna with rage, drew his sword for slaying Yudhsitira.
A timely intervention by Krishna saves Yudhistira. As Krishna passifies both of them , Arjuna falls at the feet of Yudishtira & pleads apology for his anger.
Arjuna one again assured him saying that :
TODAY I WILL DEFINITELY SLAY KARNA. EITHER KARNA’s MOTHER WILL BE MADE CHILDLESS or KUNTI WILL BE MADE CHILDLESS TODAY. I WILL NOT COME BACK FROM THE BATTLEFIELD WITHOUT DOING THIS.
Arjuna now requests Krishna to make the chariot well equipped
with all the diverse kind of weapons and moves back to the warfield.
Now lets have a look at Bhima
When Bhima was fighting the Duryodhana brothers, Dushashana forged ahead & made a frontal attack on him.
The fight went for a lengthy duration & at one stage , an arrow shot by Dushashana was so powerful that Bhima fell , with languid limbs and like one deprived of life and with outstretched arms, upon his chariot. Recovering his senses, however, he began to roar like a lion.
An enraged Bhima threw a big mace on Dushashana. With that weapon, Bhima forcibly threw Duhshasana down from his car at a distance measured by the length of ten bows. Struck with the impetuous mace, Duhshasana, thrown down on the ground, began to tremble.
All his steeds also, were slain, and his car too was reduced to pieces by that mace.
Duhshasana now, his armour and ornaments and attire and garlands were all displaced, began to writhe, afflicted with agony.
Now Bhima , having caught Dushashana close to his reach, loudly addressed Karna, Duryodhana , Kripa & others :
Today I shall slay the wretched Duhshasana. Let all the warriors protect him if they can.
Bhima quickly jumped down from his chariot & attacked Dushashana violently.
He then breaks his limbs & tears his arms also by saying – THIS IS THE ARM WHICH PULLED DRAUPATHI & THIS IS THE ARM WHICH PULLED HER HAIRS
Drawing then his sword with rage, he placed his foot upon the throat of Duhshasana, and ripping open the chest of Dushashana
Then throwing him down and cutting off, with that sword his head.
Bhima was still not contended yet.
He drank Dushashana’s blood.
Bhima jumped with joy like a mad man now & shouted loudly – TODAY I HAVE AVENGED THE INSULT CAUSED TO DRAUPATHI. NOW ONLY DURYODHANA IS LEFT OUT.
Thus ends the life of Dushashana, the brother of Duryodhana who pulled Drapuapthi to the hall under instruction from Duryodhana where the 2 groups played dice game & also tried to disrobe her.
The Kauravas were terrified to see the manner in which Dushashana was killed
DAY 16 CONTINUES :
Seeing the sight of their dead brother Dushashana having slayed by Bhima like a beast, with tears , 10 more of Duryodhana brothers now charge towards Bhima fearlessly :
Nishangin
Kavachin
Pasin
Dundadhara
Dhanurgraha
Alolupa
Saha
Shanda
Vatavega
Suvarchasas
All 10 , united together, fought with Bhima but in vain as all get killed in few minutes.
All these incidents disturbs Karna a lot & he gets upset.
However Salya gives some encouraging words to boost his morale & persuades him to resume the fight & be focused . Salya was concerned mainly because if Karna, being the commander gets demotivated, it will affect the Kauravas & also the outcome of the war.
A charged up Karna continues to fight with renewed vigour
DAY 16 CONTINUES
ARJUNA KILLS KARNA'S SON VRISHASENA
The slaughter of Dushashana makes everyone stunned by the impact that no one could react immediately.
However Vrishasena, son of Karna moves fights with the Panchalas. Like Abimanyu, Vrishasena also fights a terrific war with all the stalwarts & earns plaudits.
Infact Arjuna himself had to step in at a stage when Nakula loses his chariot & rendered armless.
Arjuna after a brief fight with him laughingly tells Karna & others :
Karna, in Ur sight , I will dispatch Vrishasena. People say that all of you, united together, slew my son, in my absence, and while he was alone and unsupported on his car. I, however, will slay Ur. son in the very sight of you all. Let all the Kaurava car-warriors protect him.
With four fierce razor-headed arrows he cuts off Vrishasena's bow and two arms and head. The son of Karna, deprived of arms and head, fell down on the earth from his car.
Tears poured out of Karna on seeing his son’s head getting rolled over the earth
Karna, gried stricken, stood speechless for while with tears looking at the head of his dead son.
Aswathama now suggests Duryodhana that enough is enough . Lets make peace with Pandavas atleast now .
But Duryodhana was firm in his resolve especially after seeing Dushashana getting killed in the most outrageous manner by Bhima .
Duryodhana asks the troops to reassemble & continue with the fighting .
Karna asks Salya to march towards Arjuna
AND FINALLY KARNA & ARJUNA MEET EYE TO EYE
ARJUNA & KARNA
Filled with grief on seeing his son getting killed right in his presence,Karna’s anger went up manifold.
He now asks Salya to march towards towards Arjuna to have a FINAL ASSAULT.
Krishna gives some piece of his mind now :
Do not disregard Karna. He is possessed of might. He is proud and accomplished in weapons. He is a maharatha. He is accomplished in the ways of battle and conversant with all modes of warfare. He is also well-acquainted with all that suits place and time. What need is there of saying much? I regard Karna as Ur. Equal.
With the greatest care and resolution U should slay him .
But remember that if U neglect for a while, Karna will, exterminate the Pandavas, the Srinjayas, and the Pancalas. I observed that both armies have lost majority of manpower now.
The lotus eyed Krishna keenly glanced at Salya & the latter also cast similar glances at the former.
Arjuna glances at Karna.
Karna now asks Salya :
If Arjuna by any means slays me in battle today, tell me truly, what will U do after that ?
Salya responds by saying :
I myself will slay both Krishna and Arjuna.
Arjuna also asked Krishna , a similar question. Krishna, smiling, said unto Arjuna :
Any such occurrence takes place, know then that the destruction of the universe will be at hand. As regards myself, I will, using my bare arms, slay both Karna and Shalya in battle.
As soon as the fight commenced, both started striking each other with mighty weapons.
Arjuna fires AGNEYA ASTRA which speedily rushed towards Karna & in return Karna responds by VARUNASTRA for quenching it.
Karna creates a large mass of clouds & envelopes with darkness for which Arjuna dispels with VAYAVYASTRA.
Arjuna now tells Krishna :
I will now invoke into existence a mighty and fierce weapon for the good of the world and the destruction of the Suta's son. Let me have Ur. permission, as also Brahman's
And Arjuna invokes BRAHMASTRA . Karna baffles this addressed Arjuna :
People say that U are a master of the high brahmastra. O Arjuna, use another weapon of the same kind
Arjuna while fighting Karna , paralelly slews, slew 400 elephants equipped with many weapons, and 8000 car-warriors, and 1,000 steeds with riders, and 8,000 foot-soldiers.
Karna also kills equal number of Pandavas.
The fight was tremendous exhibition of skilled warfare by the 2 & sometimes Karna prevailed over Arjuna & some times Arjuna outwits Karna.
During the battle, Karna fires an arrow with snake headed by name ASWASENA ( there is a short story behind this snake & its enemity with Arjuna which it wanted to give back )
And Karna aims at Arjuna’s head to fire that arrow.
Seeing that killing weapon coming at great speed , Krishna quickly put forth his strength and thus pressed down with his feet that car into the earth, whereat the steeds, bending down their knees, laid themselves down upon the earth when the car itself had sank into it.
And ultimately that deadly weapon sweeps off Arjuna’s crown like a flash.
His ego deeply hurt , Arjuna now fires continuously missiles which pains Karna .