
A dynastic struggle occurs for the throne of Hastinapur, the kingdom ruled by the Kuru clan, between the Kauravas and Pandavas, collateral branches of the clan, which causes the Kurukshetra War.
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Bhishma (Devarata) defends his sacrifice and carries out his duties to look after all the affairs of the State. King ...
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Shantanu's son Vichitraviya ascends the throne. Bhishma arranges the marriage of Ambika and Ambalika, the daughters o...
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Dhritarastra and Pandu are married to Gandhari and Kunti. As Dhritrashtra was blind, Gandhari binds up her eyes with ...
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Pandu establishes the supremacy of the Kuru House. During his campaigns he takes another wife, Madri. After the campa...
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While hunting, Pandu accidentally kills a Sage. To do penance Pandu decides to spend his life in exile and entrusts h...
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In Mathura, King Kans dethrones his father and takes over the Kingdom. He arranges his sister Devki's marriage with h...
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Kans personally kills Devki's first six children born in the prison. Devki's seventh "pregnancy" is taken over by Vas...
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Unusual celebrations in Gokul make Kans auspicious that Devki's eighth child must be there. Pootna is sent there as a...
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Childhood of Shri Krishna, the Supreme Being, and Narayan. While Yashoda happily reared Shri Krishna in Nandgaon his ...
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Krishna's divine sports make him the darling of his friends. To everyone's amazement he killed Kalia the Serpent King...
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Krishna grows up to an 11-year-old boy. Now he has given up stealing butter; instead he steals the hearts of the youn...
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Kans tries to subdue Krishna. He commands two demons to destroy Nandgaon. However, Krishna and Balram, annihilate the...
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Krishna departs from Nandgaon for Mathura. The residents of Mathura have heard of his divine sports and they pay obei...
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Shri Krishna releases King Ugrasen and his parents Devki and Vasudev who had been imprisoned by Kans. People of Mathu...
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Vyas takes Satyavati, Ambika and Ambalika to Tapovan (forest). Before leaving, Satyavati tells Dhritarashtra to look ...
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Adirath is released from the duties as blind-King Dhritarashtra's assistant. Sanjay takes over from Adirath as Dhrita...
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Kunti forbids Bheem from saying anything about Duryodhan’s attempt to kill him. Vidur suspects something is behind Bh...
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Dronacharya (Drona) trains the Kuru Princes in the art of archery and other military skills. Arjun receives praise by...
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Dronacharya (Drona) trains the Kuru Princes in the art of “Gada Yudh” (Mace fighting). Bheem and Duryodhan specialize...
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A special stadium that was built to exhibit the feats of the Kuru princes is full of spectators. Members of the Royal...
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he education of the Kuru princes is over. Dhrona continues to advise the Kaurava and the Pandava Princes. The Pandava...
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After finishing his education at Sandeepani Gurukul Shri Krishna returns to Mathura. Krishna advises Ugrasen, the kin...
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The court meets to name the Heir Apparent to the throne of Hastinapur. Dhritarashtra is compelled to appoint Yudhisht...
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Shri Krishna has received a letter from Rukmani asking him to take her away from Vidarbha before she is married to Sh...
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Shri Krishna has received a letter from Rukmani asking him to take her away from Vidarbha before she is married to Sh...
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Kunti takes Yudhishthir to Gandhari to seek her blessings before leaving for Varnavat. Gandhari is extremely happy to...
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Only three days are left for the house of wax to go up in flames and for kunti and her sons to burn to death. Vidur i...
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After escaping from the tragedy, the Pandavas arrive in a forest and take rest.
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The Pandavas stay in the city of Ekchakra in the guise of Brahmins. Kunti and Bheem learn of a cruel and terribly str...
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The Pandavas journey through the forest and learn about Draupadi the daughter of King Drupad. At Droupadi's royal wed...
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Without pause or hesitation Arjun shoots his arrow into the target. He wins Draupadi's hand in marriage. The princes ...
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Duryodhan and Shakuni are furious when they learn that the Pandava brothers are alive and that King Dhritrashtra has ...
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The Pandavas and Draupadi return to Hastinapur. Dhritrashtra conceals his disappointment and orders everyone to welco...
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The decision to partition the Kingdom of Hastinapur between the Kauravas and the Pandavas is not liked by the Pandava...
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Yudhishthir is coronated with great celebration. Dhritarashtra bids Yudhishthir farewell with these words, "My brothe...
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The Pandavas were happy in Indraprastha. To avoid rivalry amongst themselves, they had come to a decision to have Dra...
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Arjun and Subhadra arrive at Dwarika and are formally married. Arjun later returns to Indraprastha with Subhadra. Dra...
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Bheem and Jarasandh are so equally matched in strength that they fight for nearly fourteen days without rest. When Ja...
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Yudhishthir decides to perform the Rajsuya Yagna. The first honor is rendered to Sri Krishna. Shishupal, the King of ...
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Duryodhan is unhappy about the prosperity of the Pandavs, Shakuni consoles him and later loses in a game of dice to Y...
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Dhritarashtra orders Vidur to go to Indraprastha and to invite Yudhishthir to Hastinapur to play dice with Duryodhan....
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Duryodhan suggests that Shakuni cast the dice for him. Yudhishthir loses his entire Kingdom, his brothers, himself an...
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Enraged, Duryodhan asks his brother Dushasan to bring Draupadi to the assembly hall. Dushasan drags Draupadi to the h...
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Gandhari warns Dhritarashtra that the attempt to disrobe Draupadi would cause the destruction of his lineage. Dhritar...
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Duryodhan threatens to wage war against the Pandavs. When Dhritrashtra forbids him from war, Duryodhan secures Dhritr...
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The departure of the Pandavas upset Bheeshama, Vidur, Drona and the other elders of the Royal House of Kurus. Vidur a...
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Rishi Vyas rebukes Dhritarashtra for exiling the Pandavas. He predicts the extinction of the Kauravs after 14 years d...
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After hearing about the Pandavas exile, Krishna goes to visit them. He advises the Pandavas to prepare for war and te...
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Rishi Durvasa and his followers arrive in the forest to visit the Pandavas. He requests food for himself and his foll...
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In Indralok, Lord Indra limits Urvashi’s curse on Arjun to one year during which he becomes an eunuch. In Dwaraka, Sr...
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Jayadrath, Duryodhan’s brother-in-law, does penance for kidnapping Draupadi and is rewarded by Lord Shiva. In the for...
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The Pandavas live incognito and serve King Virat. Yudhishthir becomes a courtier named Kanak. Bheem becomes a cook. N...
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Karna has assumed the guise of a Brahmin and has become a disciple of Parshuram. Parshuram observes Karna’s resistanc...
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Keechak is mad with lust for Draupadi. Draupadi runs to the Virat court, where Keechak angrily kicks her in the prese...
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The news of Keechak’s death reaches Duryodhan. He suspects that Bheem is responsible and decides to invade Virat. Kin...
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Duryodhan and Karna advance into battle. Arjun attacks the Kaurav army and the Kaurav warriors fall unconscious due t...
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After the wedding of Abhimanyu and Uttara, Krishna, the Pandavas, Virat and others meet in Virat’s assembly. They dec...
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Vidur advises Dhritrashtra to return Indraprastha to the Pandavas. Gandhari also ask her husband to act justly, but D...
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In Hastinapur everyone is nervous when Sanjay returns from the meeting with Yudhishthir and his allies. Sanjay says, ...
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The war between the Kauravas and the Pandavas looks inevitable, but Krishna makes a last attempt for peace. Krishna a...
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Krishna goes to the court of Hastinapur and says, “ Peace is a necessity. In war, people from both sides die, though ...
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Krishna’s peace mission has failed. Krishna goes to Kunti and tells her what has happened at the Court. He asks her i...
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Vidur submits his resignation to Dhritarashtra, he is depressed by the inevitable war. Kunti worries about the battle...
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Yudhishtir holds a meeting and Drishtadyum, Drawplate’s brother, is appointed Supreme Commander of the Pandora army. ...
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All the warriors expect Balram and Rukhmi (Rukmani’s brother) move towards the battelfield. Balram remains neutral an...
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Shikhandi, who was Amba in the previous life, is anxious for the Kurukshetra war because he wants to fight with Bhees...
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Krishna tells Arjun to seek Goddess Durga’s blessings for winning the war. Arjun prays to the Goddess. She tells him,...
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Arjun refuses to fight and kill his relatives and friends. Krishna tell him that “Atama (Soul) cannot be killed” and ...
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On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, Krishna continues to talk to Arjun about the importance of following Dharma (Duty)...
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Krishna says to Arjun, “I am birthless and changeless. I am the Lord. I take birth through the power of my Maya”. Una...
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The battle is about to begin, but Yudhisthir removes his armour, puts down his weapons, and descends from his chariot...
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During the afternoon of the first day of battle, Abhimanyu attacks grandsire Bheeshma and brings down his chariot’s f...
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The Pandavas army fares poorly during the first day of the battle. Dhrishtadyumna, the commander-in-chief of the Pand...
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The Pandavas are faced with a huge problem, victory continues to elude them. They were blessed by Bheeshma to achieve...
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On the tenth day of battle, Arjun positions Shikhandi in front of him and attacks Bheeshma. As Arjun’s arrows pierce ...
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The Kaurav warriors sit in council and decide to have Drona capture Yudhisthir alive. Duryodhan says, “ I will end th...
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Drona decides to arrange his focuses in a “Chakra – Vyuha”, which is a battle arrangement that only Arjun can penetra...
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Yudhisthir learns about Drona’s plan to arrange the Kaurav forces in the Chakra-Vyuha. Unfortunately, Yudhisthir cann...
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Arjun kills Susarama the Trigatha Chief and returns to the Pandava camp. He learns about Abhimanyu’s death and discov...
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On the battlefield Arjun tells Krishna to take his chariot to Jayadhrath. “There is a wall of Kaurav army between you...
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Arjun vows to kill Jayadhrath before sunset to avenge the death of his son Abhimanyu. If he is unable to kill Jayadhr...
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Bheem and Hidimba’s mighty son, Ghatotkach, joins the Pandavas in the war. Duryodhan realizes that Ghatotkach must be...
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Drona spreads fear and destruction in the Pandava army. He seems invincible but Krishna tells Yudhisthir and Arjun th...
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On the battlefield, Dushasan attacks Bheem with his arrows. Bheem remembers what Dushasan had done to Draupadi and an...
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As the sun rises in the sky the battle between Karna and Arjun begins. Karna sends a dazzling arrow, which splits fir...
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Kunti visits the battlefield in the middle of the night to grieve over the dead body of her son Karna. Yudhisthir fin...
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The battle between Bheem and Duryodhan begins. The wariors appear equal in strength and skill, but Krishna informs Bh...
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Duryodhan commands Ashwathama, the new commander-in-chief, to kill the Pandavas. Ashwathama, Kripacharya and Krit Ver...
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Duryodhan commands Ashwathama, the new commander-in-chief, to kill the Pandavas. Ashwathama, Kripacharya and Krit Ver...
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After the mourning period is over, Krishna leads Yudhishthir to the throne. Yudhishthir crowns Bheem the Yuvraj and a...