- This is the story of the Pandava brothers: Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, and the twins Nakula and Sahadeva.
- Dhritarashtra, Pandu's brother, takes over as king once Pandu dies
- Dhritarashtra has 100 sons and is blind
- Duryodhana is the eldest son of Shritarashtra
- Karna challenges Arjuna to a duel
- Karna is the son of kunti, which makes him a half brother to the Pandava brothers
- But, he does not know that
- Duryodhana is furious when Yudhishthira is named heir
- I thought this was interesting especially compared to the Ramayana where Rama's brothers had no desire for the thrown
- Its a different division of power
- One element of this story that was changed from the original was that Kunti declared that Draupadi would marry Yudhishthira since he is the oldest
- This is slightly better than the first version where she becomes the wife of all five brothers
- Duryodhana tricks Yudhishthira in a game of dice because he is jealous that he gets his own kingdom
- I didn't know that Duryodhana needed the Pandava's help when he got stuck in the jungle
- This was an interesting element that I feel could have transformed the entire series
Arjuna versus Karna. Web Source
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