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