Udyoga Parva
Peace Mission
The Armies
Characters
Important Events
100

Where were the Pandavas camped?

Upaplavya

100

Who did Krishna try to persuade to choose peace?

The Kauravas

100

Who is the commander-in-chief of the Pandava army?

Dhrishtadyumna

100

Who was Karna's mother?

Kunti

100

What was the main goal of the elders in Udyoga Parva?

To prevent war

200

Who sent a messenger to Hastinapura?

Drupada/Pandavas

200

Who invited Krishna to his house?

Duryodhana

200

Who was the commander-in-chief of the Kaurava army at the start of the war?

Bhishma

200

Who was Krishna trying to convince to join the Pandavas?

Karna

200

What is the name place that the war took place at?

Kurukshetra
300

Who was sent as a messenger to Yudhishthira from Hastinapura?

Sanjaya

300

What did Krishna discuss in the Kaurava assembly?

Dharma and peace

300

How many akshauhinis did the Kaurava army have?

Eleven

300

Who cheered up Dhritarashtra?

Duryodhana

300

What did Krishna try to achieve by visiting Hastinapura?

Peace between the Pandavas and Kauravas

400

How many villages was Yudhishthira willing to accept to avoid war?

Five villages

400

What important secret did Krishna reveal to Karna?

Karna's true parentage

400

How many akshauhinis did the Pandava army have?

Seven

400

Who did Duryodhana trick to join his side?

King Salya

400

How did Karna feel when Kunti visited him?

He felt both anger and love toward her

500

What is the name of the form that Krishna revealed when he met the Kauravas?

Vishvarupa
500

Who visited Karna on the banks of the Ganga during his morning prayers?

Kunti

500

Name one other commander in the Kaurava army besides Bhishma.

Drona, Kripacharya, Ashvatthama

500

What promise did Karna make to Kunti about the number of sons she would have after the war?

She would still have five sons

500

What did Karna promise Kunti that would ensure she still had five sons after the war?

He promised that he would kill no more than one of the Pandavas.