Reading Notes: Mahabharata, Part B

Mahabharata
By: Vijayendra Mohanty

• begins by giving update on the characters
• reads as a novel
• describe personalities of characters
• super natural gifts are revealed
• reveled secrets
• kunti gives her son away
• reference to Gods
• provides scenery and setting
• pandu makes a mistake
• karma is applied, pandu now has a big curse
• kuntis mantra comes in handy
• 5 sons are born with gods
• all sons had a special gift
• pandu dies and his son
• 100 children are born to gandhari
• there are many able for the throne now
• description of feelings of hatred
• pandavas are tricked, the prince survives
• bheem now became a force because he was given strength
• the pandavas begin to train to become wise and strong
• the 5 children all had special strengths in warfare
• new character is introduced, the best archer

The Pandavas.