Ep.40 : A Prince Humbled: Duryodhana's Defeat

Narrated by Kumar Varun. Duryodhana and his army arrived at Dwaitavana with the intention of mocking the exiled Pandavas. They camped near a pond where Chitrasena, the king of the Gandharvas, was already settled. Duryodhana's men tried to set up camp but were stopped by the Gandharvas, leading to a fierce battle. Chitrasena defeated the Kauravas, capturing Duryodhana and his followers. Hearing this, Yudhishthira insisted on rescuing their cousins despite Bhima's objections. Bhima and Arjuna met the Gandharvas, who released Duryodhana. Humiliated, Duryodhana wished to die, but Karna and Sakuni encouraged him to continue the fight against the Pandavas.Sources: 1. Ganguli, Kisari Mohan, translator. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa. 12 vols. P. C. Roy, 1883-1896.2. Pattanaik, Devdutt. Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata. Penguin Books, 2010.3. Narayan, R. K. The Mahabharata: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic. University of Chicago Press, 1978.4. Menon, Ramesh. The Mahabharata: A Modern Rendering. Rupa Publications, 2006.5. Buck, William. Mahabharata. University of California Press, 1973.6. Hiltebeitel, Alf. The Ritual of Battle: Krishna in the Mahabharata. State University of New York Press, 1990.7. van Buitenen, J. A. B., translator. The Mahabharata, Volume 2: The Book of the Assembly Hall; The Book of the Forest. University of Chicago Press, 1975.8. Witzel, Michael. The Origins of the World's Mythologies. Oxford University Press, 2012.9. Johnson, W. J. The Bhagavad Gita: A New Translation. Oxford University Press, 1994.