Disguise & Exile
The Pandavas chose to live incognito in this king’s kingdom to complete the final year of their exile.
Is he king Virata?
This parva focuses on preparations and peace negotiations before the war of Kurukshetra.
What is Udyoga Parva?
This grandsire was the commander-in-chief of the Kaurava army for the first ten days of the war.
Who is Bhishma?
This asura architect built the magnificent royal assembly hall (Sabha) for the Pandavas at Indraprastha.
Who is Maya?
The Mahabharata tells a struggle between these two groups of royal cousins.
Who are the Kauravas and the Pandavas?
The great war of the Mahabharata was fought at this battlefield.
What is Kurukshetra?
During their stay in Virata’s court, Yudhishthira lived under this name.
Who is Kanka?
The Pandavas’ first peace messenger, sent to the Kauravas, was this advisor.
Who is Sanjaya?
This mighty archer refused to fight as long as Bhishma was commander-in-chief.
Who is Karna?
After seeing the new Sabha, Narada Muni advised Yudhishthira to perform this great royal sacrifice.
What is the Rajasuya sacrifice?
The father of the Pandavas was this king.
Who is King Pandu?
This city was the capital ruled by the Kauravas.
What is Hastinapura?
In disguise, Bhima worked in the palace as this, while also being a wrestler.
What is a cook?
In a spirit of compromise, the Pandavas asked only for this many villages.
What is five?
After Bhishma fell, this guru of both sides became the next commander of the Kaurava army.
Who is Dronacharya (Drona)?
At the Rajasuya, Krishna killed this king who insulted him repeatedly.
Who is Shishupala?
The mother of the 100 Kauravas was this queen from Gandhara.
Who is Gandhari?
This Naga prince, son of Arjuna and Ulupi, fought for the Pandavas.
Who is Iravan?
Draupadi served Queen Sudeshna in disguise using this name.
Who is Sairandhri?
On behalf of the Pandavas, this divine friend went personally as the final peace envoy to Duryodhana’s court.
Who is Krishna?
This teacher considered Arjuna even more powerful than himself.
Who is Dronacharya?
Duryodhana felt deeply humiliated when he slipped and fell here, mistaking it for water.
What is the crystal floor of the Sabha?
This king of Hastinapur was the father of Shantanu.
Who is Pratipa?
This mighty vanara sat on Arjuna’s flag, leaving only after the war ended.
Who is Hanuman?
The Pandavas were punished, after losing the second game of dice, with 12 years of exile and one year in this special condition.
What is living in disguise (incognito / ajñāta-vāsa)?
When Krishna proposed peace, Duryodhana expressed his arrogance by secretly plotting to do this to him.
What is 'capture' Krishna?
Karna served as commander-in-chief of the Kaurava army on these two days of the war.
What are the 16th and 17th days?
On the fifth day, Kauravas had their army in this vyuha.
What is makara-vyuha?
Shantanu later fell in love with this fisherman's daughter, who became the grandmother of Pandu and Dhritarashtra.
Who is Satyavati?
After the war, once Krishna and Arjuna descended, this dramatic thing happened to Arjuna’s chariot.
What is it that went up in flames?
The main lesson of Vana Parva is the reward of truth, faith, and this quality of enduring hardship during exile.
What is perseverance?
Udyoga Parva most clearly teaches this moral lesson about Duryodhana’s attitude.
What is the futility of greed and pride?
After Karna’s death, this king of Madra became the last commander-in-chief for the Kauravas.
Who is Shalya?
On the ninth day, Kauravas arranged the army in this vyuha.
What is sarvatobhadra-vyuha?
Born to a maid and Vyasa, this wise counselor was a pillar of dharma at the Kuru court.
Who is Vidura?
On the sixth day of battle, the Kauravas used this formation to counter the Pandavas’ Makara-Vyuha.
What is Krauncha-Vyuha?