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00:00Far more damaging than a lie is a half-truth, because we can always deny a lie, but a half-truth
00:11carries both the assurance of truth and the betrayal of lies. Be it history or legend,
00:19nothing is ever untouched by half-truths, because historians themselves are not sure
00:24if the history they have written isn't the truth or merely the half-truth.
00:30Deceit, treachery, and sorcery. In the 14 days at Kurukshetra, I had seen everything.
00:37Abhimanyu, Bhurishrava, Jayadrat, Somadhat were all killed by dishonorable means.
00:43The attacks on unarmed warriors, clashes between demons and humans, battles fought even after sunset.
00:50It was as if a dark cloud had descended on Kurukshetra. Amid such deep, dark corruption,
00:58how long could the integrity of an honest man survive?
01:02Um, your majesty? Why are you wearing your armor?
01:10Why? Am I not a warrior? Or not worthy of this armor?
01:14Your majesty, you are both a warrior and worthy. But at present, you're injured. Your wounds have not healed properly yet.
01:20You called me your majesty, Yudhishthir? Of course, my king.
01:25What kind of king? The kind of king who rests here in ease and comfort, nursing his wounds while his army dies outside?
01:32Or the kind of king who lets his nephew, Ghatotkaj, be ruthlessly killed and watches his brother Bhim mourn his son while he just sits here counting his precious battle wounds?
01:43It is my duty to keep you safe. I cannot allow you to go to the battlefield.
01:47And what about my duty? What is the righteous king, Yudhishthir's duty?
01:50It is only natural that you find these circumstances oppressive, my king.
01:54And my right to the throne of Hastinapur?
01:57That too. You are the eldest of the Pandavas. You are unmatched in the use of the spear.
02:02But surely you are not simply a king. Because you are a great warrior and the eldest.
02:08Then why am I king? Because you are the most steadfast. Your loyalty to the truth is unwavering.
02:14And your knowledge of dharm is unparalleled.
02:17But the burden of my flaws is no less heavy, King Virat.
02:21Yes. But I remember that young man who came to me under the guise of a Brahmin called Kank and helped me in my efforts to defeat King Susharma of Trigart.
02:30And when I found out he was the righteous king, Yudhishthir, my heart was filled with joy.
02:36The year of disguise.
02:37That was the one and only time when even you had to hide behind the lie, your majesty.
02:44Even then, I did not resort to a lie, King Virat. Because the kank bird is the symbol of Dharmaraj. And I am the son of Dharmaraj.
02:53So you did not resort to lying at that time as well. That is why I have pledged all my power and support to you in this war.
03:00And it is this honesty that drew me to your side, brother.
03:04I am Duryodhana's stepbrother. And yet, it is you that I stand with in the Kurukshetra war.
03:09Hmm.
03:20Ashwatthama, my son. How are your wounds healing? You had to fight such a fierce battle with Ghatotkuch yesterday.
03:31These wounds are like trophies for me, father. I am a warrior. I am your son, but your disciple as well.
03:39I will never retreat from battle.
03:43Your teacher does not have a grain of doubt about your bravery, but I am your father as well.
03:49I fear that this war will take-
03:51Mm-hmm. Nothing will happen to me, father. And I won't let anything happen to you either.
03:56Cast aside your fears and these useless sentiments. Your emotions are allowing the Pandas to grow more regressive.
04:02And warriors like Duryodhana and Karna to be irreverent. It is time to show them your ferocious side, father.
04:08Of course, my son. Today's battle is something you will never forget.
04:15May you live long, my son.
04:18I shall remember your blessings and your words, dear father.
04:21May you live long, my son.
04:24It's time.
04:28May you live long, my son.
04:30May you live long, my son.
04:48On the 15th day, the core of army began the battle, divided into two parts like the forked tongue of a snake.
04:54Saraini army, to the left! Soldiers, move to the left!
04:56Hastinapur had a lot of allies because they were the rulers. However, they had many enemies too,
05:02who had joined the war on the side of the Pandavas.
05:05For the Pandava army advancing in the trident formation, the kings of Chedi, Kekaya, and Srinjai kingdoms were spearheading the three prongs of the trident.
05:18Behind them was King Drupad's vast Panchal army.
05:21And fighting alongside Yudhishthir, the Matsya kingdom led by King Virat followed.
05:28Bhim, Shikhandi, Drishtadyumna guarded all of them with their army of elephants.
05:34But today, the commander of the core of army, Dronacharya, had a very different air about him.
05:39It has been 14 days, Acharya, and Pandavas have barely sustained a scratch.
05:48But now, my faith in you is wavering too, Acharya.
05:52Is it possible, perhaps, that you have broken our trust in the very same way that your childhood friend King Drupad once broke yours?
06:01Commence the attack!
06:09If they treat Chedi Kekaya evam Srinjai atyai, the most of them!
06:15Drupad, how does it feel to be so helpless?
06:36Once even I had sought your help in a state of utter helplessness.
06:41Do you remember that day?
06:43Where do you think you're going? Stop right there.
06:52I have come to meet King Drupad. He is, he is my childhood friend.
06:58The king? A friend?
07:00Well, I am king enough for the likes of you. Ask me, what is it you want, beggar?
07:04Watch your words, gatekeeper. I may be poor, but I am not a beggar.
07:08Go on, go and sit outside a temple. You will find some charity there and friends too.
07:18This is not your royal court. You are denying me entry from this royal court. Now you will see.
07:25I am a brahmer and a warrior. One day, I shall turn your great king into a beggar.
07:33And your downfall shall begin with the destruction of your banjal army.
07:44And your downfall shall begin with the destruction of your banjal army.
08:00I am drunk! Today will be your last day!
08:02I am drunk! Today will be your last day!
08:08I am drunk!
08:19Kesa, why are you charging away?
08:22Are you trying to save me from the three-pronged attack by Karan Duryodhan and Shakuni?
08:26I know you can fight all three of them, but Arjun, there is no need to do that at this moment.
08:30Brother Arjun, I'll take care of them. You take care of Dronacharya.
08:40Today he has destruction on his mind. You're the only one who can stop him.
08:44I'll take care of Dronacharya.
08:59Sahadeva and Nakul!
09:02Karan!
09:03Uncle Chakuni!
09:05Let's flank them from both sides!
09:06Yes, why not?
09:07We will defeat them and resume our attack on Arjun!
09:09Die!
09:13There is something very wrong here, Keshav.
09:15What do you mean?
09:16It looks like Acharya Dron is attacking our army and our allies.
09:19But he's not attacking me. Why?
09:22He is distracting you with Duryodhan and Karan, and this is robbing you of your strength.
09:27He needs to be stopped, Keshav. But how?
09:40Today's battle has only just begun, and the Panchal army is already in this state.
09:47Where is Drupad?
09:48It's Drupad!
09:51Look over there, a cloud of dust.
09:53A fierce battle must be going on there.
09:55I shall go there with my army.
09:57What's your army? Stay alert!
09:59Move forward! Move forward, man! Move forward!
10:02I am ashamed that I was ever your friend.
10:07Which friend, Drupad? The one you have been dreaming of killing for so long?
10:13You killed our friendship before all who were assembled in your court!
10:25What are you looking at? Move!
10:32Long live the king. Your majesty, this Brahman is claiming to be your friend.
10:43And you took him at his word?
10:45We tried to stop him, your majesty. Then he argued with us and said,
10:49I will turn your king into a beggar.
10:51Some modacity you have. How dare you come into my court and threaten me?
10:55We are not of the same standing, Drupad. But friendship is blind to such differences.
11:00I am living in such extreme poverty.
11:05You had promised to give me half of your kingdom, but I am not even asking for that.
11:12I am asking for just ten cows from your hordes of cattle.
11:16My wife, Krippi, and Sir Ashwatthama will live well on just that much.
11:21Only ten cows? Take all the cows in my cow shit.
11:24Heh!
11:25First, you come here and threaten me in my court. And then you start begging?
11:29Take this beggar away. Throw him out!
11:32In the middle of your court, you insulted this priest mercilessly that day.
11:36Now face a warrior in the middle of this battlefield, Drupad!
11:47Rude!
11:48Do you remember this face, Drupad? There was a time when you refused to recognize it.
12:05Today, it is the face of your doom. What will you do now?
12:10Do you remember this face, Drupad?
12:16Drupad! Do that holy of arrows!
12:17Your majesty, your majesty.
12:31Father.
12:32Father.
12:34Father.
12:37You accepted me fully for who I am.
12:41May God grant peace to your soul.
12:44Father.
12:46It is my misfortune that I could not fulfill your wish while you were alive.
12:51And it is Acharya Drona's misfortune that your wish will be fulfilled after your death.
12:57Because I am going to make him suffer so much, so much that he would want me to kill him
13:01but even death would shy away in fear.
13:04I will keep my vow and avenge you, father.
13:07His revenge shall be fulfilled?
13:09Possibly.
13:10In your dreams.
13:12Your father, your army, they are all dead.
13:14But your dream never seems to die.
13:16My son is on one side, Kripacharya on the other.
13:21And you believe that you are going to kill me?
13:24Ha!
13:25The one warrior capable of stopping me has already been distracted in a fierce battle
13:30with Duryodhan, Trishtadhyamn?
13:32Acharya!
13:37And Duryodhan could stop me, is that what you really thought, Acharya?
13:40Uh...
14:00Brother, you're here?
14:01You should be resting back and the-
14:02If I cannot protect myself, how will I protect Hastinapur?
14:06I am here because I am needed here.
14:09The Matsya army is now my responsibility.
14:11This quality is what makes you a great leader, brother.
14:13You give us an apt solution to every problem.
14:16By the way, there is another problem.
14:18And again, you alone must solve it.
14:20What problem, Keshav?
14:21The profound problem of deciding between life and death.
14:25The death of Dronacharya.
14:32What do you make of this, brother Yudhishthir?
14:42How much longer is it possible for Arjun and Dhrishtadyumna
14:45to push back against the Acharya's ferocious form?
14:48Only you can show us the way, Keshav.
14:50The Acharya must be disarmed to be stopped.
14:53But why would Dronacharya lay down his arms?
14:55What if he received the news of Ashwatthama's death?
15:00Draupadi's father has been killed.
15:02Who will you fight for now?
15:07You traitor!
15:09You call yourself a great warrior, Ashwatthama.
15:11Is that all the power your gem can muster?
15:13You attack ordinary soldiers to flaunt your so-called bravery.
15:16Fight me if you are truly brave.
15:19Yudhishthir!
15:22Let's do this.
15:24What are you saying, Keshav?
15:26Ashwatthama is no less of a warrior.
15:28His divine weapons, mastery of the bow, fierceness,
15:30he is not any less than his father in warfare.
15:33But he is not immortal, is he?
15:35Who will kill Ashwatthama?
15:37We can kill him or simply give Acharya the news that Ashwatthama is dead.
15:41A lie?
15:42But that would be wrong, Keshav.
15:44It would be wrong, brother Yudhishthir,
15:46for Duryodhan to sit on the throne of Hastinapur if you lose.
15:49Then both right and wrong would be slaves to Duryodhan's will.
15:52Say what you want, Keshav.
15:54But I cannot commit one wrong in order to stop another wrong.
15:58I simply cannot tell a lie.
16:00What is a lie?
16:01And what is the truth?
16:02If the accuracy of your words is considered the truth,
16:05then I give you every assurance that whatever you say
16:08will definitely be the truth.
16:10I don't understand, Keshav.
16:13Madhav, we must save Dheshth Dhyumne Narjan
16:16before Dronacharya's worth destroys them.
16:38Dhyum, Ashwatthama.
16:39Hmm.
16:46The time has come
16:50to send you off to meet your father and your sons,
16:54Trishth Dhyumne!
16:59What is this?
17:12Hmm.
17:14Trishth Dhyumne!
17:16Ashwatthama has been killed!
17:46Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
17:48Ha ha ha!
17:54Do you really think I would believe this lie of yours, Beam?
17:58Hmm.
18:02Ah!
18:02Ah!
18:03Ah!
18:03Ah!
18:04Ah!
18:05Ah!
18:05Ah!
18:06Ah!
18:06Ah!
18:07Ah!
18:07Ah!
18:08Ah!
18:08Ah!
18:09Ah!
18:09Ah!
18:10Ah!
18:10Ah!
18:11Ah!
18:11Ah!
18:12Ah!
18:12Ah!
18:13Ah!
18:13Ah!
18:14Ah!
18:14Ah!
18:15Ah!
18:15Ah!
18:18Ah!
18:19The plan proved unsuccessful, Madhav.
18:21Patience, Dharmraj. The plan is still in motion.
18:23Then please complete it quickly.
18:25Because Dhrishtha, Dhyumna and Bheem don't have much time left.
18:28I should complete it.
18:29The plan has to be completed only by you, Brother Yudhishthir.
18:32Me? What do I have to do?
18:34Ashwatthama has been killed.
18:36The Acharya will believe it only if you say it.
18:39But that is not the truth.
18:41The one that is dead is not Dhronacharya's son but an animal, an elephant.
18:44But his name is Ashwatthama.
18:46Killed by Bheem himself.
18:48Do not weigh righteousness only on the scales of truth and lies, Brother Yudhishthir.
18:52Measure it against the touchstone of the future.
18:55Do not consider only your personal values, my king.
18:58Think about the welfare of your people too.
19:00Because in fact that is your prime duty as a king.
19:03I can only show you the path.
19:05Choosing to walk on that path is your decision.
19:08And you have to make that decision right now.
19:11Because the future of Bharat is in your hands.
19:14A single statement from you will determine the future of the world today.
19:17Ahcharya!
19:18Ashwatthama has been killed, Acharya!
19:20Ashwatthama is no more!
19:22Acharya!
19:30Ashwatthama has been killed, Acharya!
19:34Ashwatthama is no more!
19:40But not the man, the elephant!
19:42How does it feel to get the news of your son's death, Acharya Dron?
19:56If Yudhishthir has said it, then it must be true.
20:01Because he never lies.
20:05My son is no more.
20:09My faith does not allow me to carry on after this.
20:17When an elephant dies, its family wails in mourning.
20:21But they never forget its killer.
20:23They do not forget until they have had their revenge.
20:31Huh?
20:32No one twist your thumb!
20:38Today the earth at Kurukshetra did not stain red with Dron's blood.
20:43It turned black.
20:45Because the truth had fallen under the sword with his death.
20:49The truth, for the sake of which the Kurukshetra war was being fought, had died today.
20:54Because in order to win, a truthful man had surrendered to a half-truth.
21:01This was the moment that turned the abandonment of truth into a necessity for every war to come.
21:09But this was just the eve of the darkness to follow.
21:12The most savage and terrifying chapter of the Kurukshetra war was about to begin.
21:19We must appoint our new commander before the next sunrise.
21:30One is Karan, the other is Ashwatthama.
21:33The sacred fire has chosen the next commander for us.
21:36See the sun's likeness within the flames.
21:38Shoot your arrow. Go on and take Karan's life.
21:41But he's clearly unarmed. Keshav, how can I just-
21:43Abhimanyu was also unarmed. This is the only justice for the unrighteous.
21:49The Kauravs and the Pandavs both have my blood coursing through their veins.
21:54Calm your mind like water.
22:00You remember my chivas, don't you, Duryaten?
22:05There is one quality for which you will always have my respect.
22:08Your courage, your strength, and your reputation as a truly remarkable warrior.
22:13And for this, you do not deserve thorns, but a shower of petals.
22:22You waited eagerly for the death of each of my hundred sons.
22:27Another woman was shamed, yet you stayed mute to her suffering.
22:34Wait, sons.
22:36What is wrong, mother?
22:37I hope you can forgive me.
22:40A crime I committed and concealed from all of you.
22:48I took the side of the Pandavas not for history, but to create a future.
22:51Hmm. You are concerned about the future, Keshav?
22:55Huh.
22:56Yeah, I will make sure that you are free from this concern of yours forever.
23:01I put a curse upon you.
23:03This is not the end, but the beginning of the end.
23:07The beginning of the end.
23:08The bloodline of the Pandavas has come to an end!
23:16The bloodline of the Pandavas has come to an end!
23:17Well, on the end!
23:18I quanded it!
23:19Let's do it!
23:29It's so bad for you!
23:30E snack to be on the І Fernanduff.
23:32Here comes the second one!
23:34It's just the biggest mistake of fate
23:38Let's.
23:40I see Seriously Hotel, man.
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