The war was fought for 18 long days. The Kurukshetra War is a war described in the Indian epic Mahabharata as a conflict that arose from a dynastic succession struggle between two groups of cousins of an Indian kingdom called Kuru, the Kauravas and Pandavas, for the throne of Hastinapura.
It involved a number of ancient kingdoms participating as allies of the rival groups. The chapters parvas dealing with the war from chapter six to ten are considered amongst the oldest in the entire Mahabharat. Didn't get the answer. Contact people of Talent-Indian History directly by clicking here. About Us. Abc Large. Addressing people of his parliamentary constituency of Varanasi via video, he said the Mahabharata war was won in 18 days but this war against coronavirus will take 21 days.
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Arjuna fought and killed thousands of soldiers sent by Duryodhana to attack him. Bhima engaged in a fierce duel with Bhishma, which remained inconclusive.
Bhima drove by and rescued Satyaki. This day was marked by remarkable slaughters. Drona caused an immeasurable loss of lives on the Pandavas side as the formations of both armies were broken. Bhima too managed to penetrate the Kaurava formation and attacked Duryodhana. Duryodhana was defeated but was rescued by others. At the end of the day, the war halted with the defeat of the Kauravas.
The terrific carnage continued and Drona slew Sankha, a son of Virata. Iravan, the son of Arjuna, and the snake-princess Ulupi killed 5 brothers of Shakuni, a princess hailing from Gandhara. Duryodhana sent the Rakshasa fighter Alamvusha to kill Iravan, but Rakshasa was killed after a fierce fight.
The day ended with a crushing defeat of the Kauravas. Seeing the vigor of Bhishma in slaying his own people, Krishna was afraid that Bhishma would finish the battle all alone. He was overwhelmed by annoyance at the apparent inability of Arjuna to defeat Bhishma who was still not clear in his head.
Krishna rushed towards the Kaurava commander, the wheel of a fallen chariot in his hands, eager to slay him. Bhishma laid down and surrendered in front of the Krishna with his arms and stood ready to die at the hands of the Lord. However, Arjuna ran after him and threw his arms at his feet to stop him.
Remember your promise not to pick up a weapon, do not let men say you are a liar. I by my weapons, by the truth, by my own deeds, will destroy our foes. The task is mine. Bhishma arrays the troops as a hollow square and wrecks much havoc upon the Pandava army. Realizing that the war could not be won as long as Bhishma was standing, Krishna suggested the strategy of placing a eunuch in the field to face him.
Bhishma tells them to use Shikhandi as a shield, for he would never raise his bow upon a eunuch. Then the Pandavas surround Bhishma and driving off the Kauravas, pierce Bhishma with many an arrow until no space on his body greater than the breadth of two fingers remains to be seen. Soon, with arrows sticking from every part of his body, the great warrior fell from his chariot.
His body did not touch the ground as it was held aloft by the arrows protruding from his body. Bhishma had promised his father, King Shantanu that he would live until Hastinapur was secured from all directions.
Both armies stop their battle in honor of the eldest of Bharatas and approach him seeking his advice. The Kauravas and Pandavas gathered around Bhishma at his request and Arjuna gives him a pillow of three shafts to rest his head on and strikes the ground with a blazing arrow to provide him with a cool jet of sweet water.
After the war was over when Hastinapur had become safe from all sides and after giving lessons on politics and Vishnu Sahasranama to the Pandavas. Thus he lies there on his bed of arrows, waiting for the fateful moment, and died on the first day of Uttarayana.
Duryodhana asks Drona to capture Yudhishthira alive. It was because killing Yudhishthira in battle would only enrage the Pandavas more, whereas holding him as a hostage would be strategically useful. Drona sets up the Trigarthas to draw away Arjuna from protecting his elder brother.
Thus, Arjuna rushed to the scene and with a flood of arrows and eventually defeated Drona. Drona was dissatisfied with his attempts to capture Yudhishthira. Thus, he confided to Duryodhana that it would be difficult as long as Arjuna was around and ordered the Samsaptakas to keep Arjuna busy in a remote part of the battlefield, an order which they readily obeyed. The Trigarta warriors headed by Susharma, who had vowed to either conquer or die also had accounts of their old hostilities with the Pandava scion.
However, Arjuna managed to defeat them before the afternoon, and then faced Bhagadatta, the ruler of Pragjyotisha modern-day state of Assam.
Bhagadatta had been creating havoc among the Pandava troops by defeating great warriors like Bhima, Abhimanyu, and Satyaki. Now, he fought with Arjuna riding on his gigantic elephant named Supratika. Arjuna and Bhagadatta fought a fierce duel, and finally, Arjuna succeeded in defeating and killing his antagonist. Among the Pandavas, only Arjuna and Krishna knew how to penetrate this formation, and in order to prevent them from doing so, the Samsaptakas led by Susharma again challenged Arjuna and kept him busy in a remote part of the battlefield the whole day.
The Pandava heroes followed him to protect him from any potential danger. However, as soon as Abhimanyu entered the formation, King Jayadratha stopped the Pandava warriors. He held at bay the whole Pandava army, thanks to a boon obtained from Lord Shiva, and defeated Bhima and Satyaki. He also managed to defeat great warriors like Drona , Karna, Ashwatthama , Kritavarma, and others.
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