Reading Notes: Tiny Tales from the Mahabharata Part C
Arjuna finally rejoined his brothers in the wilderness. They were gathering weapons all of this time. These weapons were spectacular, and Duryodhana had heard about the brothers magnificent successes in the forest, but this still didn't worry him. He was still a ruler and still had the upper hand by not being banished to the wilderness. This kind of reminds me of typical society these days. Especially when talking about socioeconomic status in America since the Civil War and and Reconstruction Era. While there was all are thought to be free and equal in this day and age, no one can forget about the upper hand the majority of Americans have on minorities because of in a way being "banished" like the Pandavas were in the Mahabharata.
The Pandavas return to civilization, but as the banishment said, they were to return on their 12th year in disguise and remain in that disguise for another full year. If they were discovered on that 13th year, then they would be exiled all over again for another 12 years to do the same. What a weird punishment. I could probably think of some pretty cruel punishments if I had to, but in my opinion this is just a whole different dynamic of tricky/weird.
Duryodhana attacks the Pandavas with elephants, but with great fierce, Bhima ends up killing every single one of them. Bhima actually gets a heavy blow to him that was nearly fatal, but out of nowhere appeared his son, Gatotkacha, to save him. Another day of battle ended when all of the elephants were killed to where Duryodhana mentally and physically defeated. The war was not looking good for him at this point, even stating, "We can't defeat the rakshasa!"
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