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yep this sentence kind of was new to me.bheeshma was wrecking havoc on 10th day.he was so strong nobody was able to check him.he was fighting his last battle.he wanted victory or death.no more pain.

Can someone please refer me to the Chapter in Vol 2 where Kunti disowns her husbands..

Everything was planned by him only..he knew that he's going to fight his last battle. I could imagine him slaying the opponents like lord of the warriors. The descriptions are so great!

Krishna has no role in his case, except that of Arjuna's chariot driver. Whereas his role is quite significant in the slaughter of others. This is a great point that separates Bhishma from others.

On the 10th day when Pandavas realizes that Bheesma can't be brought down in the battlefield by sheer fight, they came to Bheesma himself for suggestions to beat him. It was Bheesma, who told Arjuna that if there is a non-male/non-female person in fronta him, then he will not raise his weapons. Arjun was disappointed, but Krishna reminded Arjuna of Shikhandi..

One that hath thrown away his weapons, one that hath fallen down, one who's armor hath slipped off, one whose standard is down, one who is flying away, one who is frightened, one who says--I am thine--one who is a female, one who beareth the name of a female, one who no longer capable of taking care of one's self, one who hath only a single son, or one who is a vulgar fellows,--with these I do not like to battle. Here also, O king, about my resolve formed before. Beholding any inauspicious omen I would never fight.

After uttering the above quoted words, Bheeshma insisted Arjuna to accompany Shikhandi. He further uttered that let Arjuna grab the opportunity and pierce him with his shafts quickly!

1. What was the duration of the discourse between Bhishma and Yudhishthira in the Anushasana Parva? How long did their discussion last?

I was watching old episode of sp mb.rukmi cursed that rukmini will get separated from krishna.did it really happen.because I read one post abt rukmini ashram where rukmini lived.plz elaborate

In KMG, does arjuna use pashupatasrta against Jaydrath?, because in some version's he does use pashupatastra while in other translations he uses a normal arrow.

Originally posted by: TheWatcher

In KMG, does arjuna use pashupatasrta against Jaydrath?, because in some version's he does use pashupatastra while in other translations he uses a normal arrow.

Its mentioned only as a celestial weapon , no name is given. But he uses multiple normal arrows after the celestial one to keep the head in the air.

Okay, so Pashupatastra was not used against Jaydrath. Maybe some other celestial weapon. Pashupatastra is often mentioned in KMG as the "Raudra" or Rudra weapon