Source: Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie
- Bhishma refuses to kill anyone who's not a women, so Shikhandin is sent with Arjuna
- Arjuna doesn't want to trick him
- Arjuna kills Bhisma and weeps bitterly
- Duryodhana only gets angrier
Drona in Command
Source: Mahabharata, Epics of the Bharatas by Romesh C. Dutt
- Drona now leading the Kuru forces
- Fighting continues
- Many die
Abhimanyu and Jayadratha
Source: Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie
- Jayadratha goes to fight Yudhishthira and they kill his charioteer
- Abhimanyu dies and is described as innocent (he's the son of Arjuna)
- Arjuna kills many the next day, but refuses to kill Drona
- Arjuna kills Jayadratha
Ghatotkacha
Source: Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie
- Torches sent in so the battle can continue into the night
- Arjuna calls for a truce and the warriors sleep on the battlefield
- Ghatotkacha, the son of Bhima, kills many people and fights Karna
- Ghatotkacha dies at the hands of the invincible dart
- Lots of crying in the battle
Death of Drona
Source: Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists by Sister Nivedita
- Bhima kills an elephant named Ashwatthama to make Drona think his son is dead and dishearten him
- Dhrishtadyumna kills Drona is his sadness
Bhima and Duhshasana
Source: Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie
- Yudhishthira and Bhima fight Karna
- Bhima kills Duhsasana and then drinks his blood
- This freaks people out
Arjuna and Karna
Source: Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie
- Arjuna and Karna battle
- Arjuna's bow breaks and he asks Karna to wait, but Karna doesn't
- Karna's chariot gets stuck and he asks Arjuna to pause and he does
- Arjuna hears his son's name and gets angry enough that he just immediately kills Karna
Duryodhana in the Lake
Source: Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie
- The Kauravas retreat and it's suggested they sue for peace
- Duryodhana understands he can't, so the war must continue
- Bhima finds Duryodhana and brings Yudhishthira to him
- Bhima kills Duryodhana and declares Draupadi avenged
- Yudhishthira mad at Bhima because he broke the rules of combat
- Krishna points out the Duryodhana has played dirty frequently.
The Night Raid
Source: Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie and Mahabharata, Epics of the Bharatas by Romesh C. Dutt
- Kripa and Ashwatthaman visit the dying Durodhana
- Ashwatthaman attacks the Pandavas camp
- Drupad, Dhristadyumna, Shikhandin and Draupadi's children all killed
- Duryodhana dies happy
Ashwatthaman's Jewel
Source: Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie
- Draupadi extremely upset
- She asks Bhima for the head of Ashwatthaman
- When told that can't happen, she asks for his jewl instead
- Arjuna gets it for her
Mourning
Source: Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie
- Dhritarashtra mourns the death of his 100 sons
- There's great mourning
- Kunti's happy to see her 5 son but then mourns the dead
- they have a funeral for it
The Pandavas and Bhisma
Source: The Mahabharata, A Summary by John Mandeville Macfie
- the Pandavas visit Bhisma who is waiting for the sun solstice to die
- He tells them a story about the rishi Vishvamitra and the terrible drought
- Yudhishthira is put on the throne
- Bhisma dies with Krishna's permission
King Yudhishthira's Horse
Source: Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie
- It's suggested that Yudhishthira does a horse sacrifice because of all the carnage from the war
- Arjuna and an army follow the horse
- the horse goes many places and gives Arjuna many adventures
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Parikshit
Source: The Mahabharata, A Summary by John Mandeville Macfie and Nine Ideal Indian Women by Sunity Devee
- Ashwatthaman killed the baby of Uttara and Krishna agrees to help her
- Parikshit is born and Uttara wants to die, but Krishna stops her
-Uttara's son becomes king
- Finally Uttara is allowed to die
Horse Sacrifice
Source: Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie
- Yudhishthira lived a life of purity and self-restraint
- He's excited to see Arjuna again
- The sacrifice ceremony is preformed
The Mongoose
Source: The Story of the Great War by Annie Besant
- A lot of wealth brought to the kingdom after the ceremony
- A mongoose appears before the King
- He tells a story about a poor brahmin and a greedy guest
- They gave the guest everything and were praised for it
The Forest and its Ghosts
Source: Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie
- Dhritarashtra mourns his firstborn and to the jungle with his queens and Kunti
- the brothers and Draupadi visit
- The ghosts from the battle are summoned by Vyasa
- Many high-born widows choose to die with their husbands that day
- 2 years later, all the elders are dead
Death of Krishna
Source: Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie
- Pandavas know something bad is going to happen, but don't know what
- Krishna and Balarama leave the city and die in the jungle after a great feast
- Arjuna given a message to help the women wailing for the dead and buries everyone who died
The Pandavas Depart
Source: Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie
- Yudhishthira divides his kingdom between Parikshit and Yuyutsu
- the Pandavas then go to the jungle and they all die because of their sins
- Yudhishthira says he can't go to heaven without his brothers and his wife
- When told he can't, he begs for the hound to come with him
The Afterlife
Source: Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie
- Yudhisthira dies and finds Duryodhana and the Kauravas in heaven, but none of his family
- He goes to find them in Hell, but it was all a test
- Yudhishthrina is made a celestial being and enters Swarga
- Krishna, Draupadi and his brothers are all waiting for him
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