Udyoga Parva
Meaning of "Udyoga"
EFFORTS in preparing for the war
Meaning of "Vyuha"
Vyuha is the specific formation of an army that usually changes day-to-day
______ finally entered the battlefield for the first time
Karna
Who announces that Ashwatthama is dead?
Bhima
_____ is asked by Duryodhana to be Karna's charioteer
King Shalya
Who decided not to fight on the battlefield in the presence of Bhishma?
Karna
Sage _____ gives the vision of the war to Sanjaya
Sage Vyasa
What was the strength of Supratika? Who was he killed by?
Supratika had the strength of 10,000 elephants. He was killed by Arjuna
Why did Krishna cover the sun with his disc during the battle between Jayadratha and Arjuna?
He wanted to make Jayadratha think the sun had set, so he could drop his weapons and allow Arjuna to kill him
Who is Dushasana killed by? What weapon was used?
Bhima used his mace to kill Dushasana
The Pandavas had ____ number of akshauhinis and the Kauravas had _____ number of akshauhinis
Pandavas had 7; Kauravas had 11
Name the 3 rules of the war:
Fighting should be stopped at sunset, the duels should be equal, and whoever is unarmed or in retreat should not be killed
Who sealed the chakra vyuha immediately after Abhimanyu entered it? Why?
Jayadratha sealed the vyuha so that the rest of the Pandavas could not follow behind Abhimanyu, and his motive was to kill Abhimanyu
What was the curse that Jayadratha's father made? Did it come true?
His father cursed that whoever is responsible for rolling his son's head on the ground will have their head split into a thousand pieces. It came true, and both were killed together
What rule of war is broken when Arjuna fights with Karna?
Arjuna kills Karna while he is on the ground, which is not allowed because he was in retreat and unarmed
Name the two things that Karna promised to Kunti before the war:
Karna will only kill Arjuna and no other Pandava, and Kunti will always have 5 sons no matter what
What did Bhishma promise Karna while lying on his bed of arrows?
He promised that he wouldn't tell anyone about Karna's true parentage except to Duryodhana (before dying)
Describe the events of Abhimanyu's death and why it was adharmic.
His bow and arrow were cut off behind him by Karna, he was attacked by 6 maharathis, and when he was on the ground fighting with the wheel of his chariot, Dushasana's son hit his head with a mace
Which weapon did Karna reserve to kill Arjuna with but was forced to use on Gatogacha?
Shakthi weapon
Why does Karna ignore King Shalya when he tells Karna to aim the Nagastra to Arjuna's chest instead of his neck?
Karna thinks that King Shalya is provoking him like before, and doesn't believe he is helping him
How was King Shalya tricked into joining the Kaurava army?
Duryodhana bribed him with great hospitality so Shalya couldn't say no when he was asked to support the Kauravas' side
After Bhishma, who is the next commander in chief of the Kaurava army?
Dronacharya
What is the name of the weapon that Krishna absorbed into his chest? Who sends this?
Vaishnavastra; King Bhagadatha
Why does Yudhishthira's chariot finally hit the ground?
Yudhishtira says his first lie about the death of Ashwatthama, so his chariot which was hovering 4 inches above the ground now fell to the ground
Why was Karna not able to kill Arjuna using the Brahmastra?
Karna's curse made him forget all his knowledge of fighting during the most important moment of his life, and he forgot the manthra to invoke the Brahmastra