Read Mahabharata: Volume 7 Online
Authors: Bibek Debroy
Mahabharata: Volume 7
Volume 7
(Sections 73 to 77)
SECTION SEVENTY-THREE
KARNA-VADHA PARVA
After Drona’s death, Karna is made the overall commander; Duryodhana asks Shalya to be Karna’s charioteer;Bhima kills Duhshasana and drinks his blood; Arjuna kills Karna
SECTION SEVENTY-FOUR
SHALYA-VADHA PARVA
Shalya is appointed the supreme commander of the Kourava army; Yudhishthira kills Shalya and Shalya’s younger brother
SECTION SEVENTY-FIVE
HRADA-PRAVESHA PARVA
Bhima kills Duryodhana’s remaining brothers; Sahadeva kills Shakuni; Duryodhana enters a lake and hides there
SECTION SEVENTY-SIX
TIRTHA YATRA PARVA
It is discovered that Duryodhana is hiding in Lake Dvaipayana; Bhima and Duryodhana prepare to fight; Balarama returns from his pilgrimage to witness the encounter
SECTION SEVENTY-SEVEN
GADA YUDDHA PARVA
Bhima and Duryodhana fight with clubs, where, Bhima strikes Duryodhana unfairly and brings him down; Krishna goes to Hastinapura and pacifies Dhritarashtra and Gandhari
SECTION SEVENTY-THREE
KARNA-VADHA PARVA
After Drona’s death, Karna is made the overall commander; Duryodhana asks Shalya to be Karna’s charioteer;Bhima kills Duhshasana and drinks his blood; Arjuna kills Karna