MAHABHARATA
KURUKSHETRA WAR
The Kurukshetra War also called Mahabharata 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, the Kauravas and Pandavas, for the throne of Hastinapura in an Indian kingdom called Kuru. It involved a number of ancient kingdoms participating as allies of the rival groups.
The location of the battle is described as having occurred in Kurukshetra in the modern state of Haryana.
First day
Dhritarashtra said, "O Sanjaya, assembled on the holy field of Kurukshetra, eager to fight, what did my children and children of Pandu do?" Sanjaya gave a detailed...
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Second day
Dhrishtadyumna arranged the Pandava armies in a heron formation. Arjuna was at the beak, Kunit Bhoja and Saibya formed the eyes. Drupada with his armies stood .....
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Third day
On the third day early in the morning Bhishma arranged the Kaurava army in the eagle formation. He stood at the nose. Drona and Kritavarma formed the two eyes....
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Fourth day
On the fourth day of the great war, the Kaurava army started for the battlefield early in the dawn. The elephants trumpeted, the horses neighed, the noise of the moving chariot.......
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Fifth day
As usual, the battle on the fifth day started exactly at the sunrise. Bhishma arrayed the Kaurava army in the crocodile formation. Dhrishtadyummna arrayed the Pandava armies........
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Sixth day
On the sixth day, the Pandava army was arrayed in the shape of a crocodile while the Kaurava army was arrayed in the heron formation. Arjuna and the Panchala King stood........
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Seventh day
On the seventh day of the war, Bhishma arrayed the Kaurava armies as a vicious circle. Duryodhana after a refreshing sleep on the previous night came to the....
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Eighth day
Bhishma arrayed the Kaurava army in tortoise formation. Yudhisthira asked Dhrishtadyumna to arrange the Pandava forces in a matching array. The Pandava armies ..
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Ninth day
On the ninth day of the great war, the Kaurava and the Pandava armies , as usual were ready for the battle before the sunrise. Bhishma arrayed the Kaurava forces into a .........
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Tenth day
The Pandavas were ready for the battle well before dawn on the tenth day of the war. Sikhandi was accorded the pride of place and he stood at the centre.....
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Eleventh day
After the fall of Bhishma, the poet described the Kaurava army looked like a herd of sheep without the shepherd. On the eleventh day, the Kaurava army marched..........
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Twelfth day
Bhartavarsha or the country of Bharat was ruled by many kings and Bharata was one among them. Notable among the rulers of Bharat was Hasti who founded the city of Hastinapura ...
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Thirteenth day
On the thirteenth day, early in the dawn, Duryodhana went to Drona and said to him, "Esteemed master of the bow, yesterday I expected you to capture Yudhisthira. Your ....
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Fourteenth day
On the fourteenth day of the great war, Yudhisthira woke up early in the dawn, bathed in the holy waters, applied sandal paste to his body, wore new clothes and...
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Fifteenth day
One day, Kichaka, the brother of the queen Sudeshna came to her. Accidentally, there he saw Sairandhri and fell in ove with her. At once he said to his sister.....
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Sixteenth day
The story of Rishyasringa the personification of pristine purity and innocence being enticed by the courtesans of king Romapada, illustrates the instinctive attraction ..
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Seventeenth day
The Kaurava armies on the seventeenth day of the great war reached the battlefield well before the dawn. Duryodhana went to Salya followed by Karna and said,.......
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Eighteenthday Pg1
On the eighteenth day of the great war, Duryodhana, his brothers, Kripa and Kritavarma, Salya and Asvatthama, and other warriors bathed in the waters of the....
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Eighteenthday Pg2
Balarama was enraged at the unchivalrous behavior of Bhima and bursted out, "You have done the most heinous crime in the history of the holy mace, the most manly....
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