Mahabharata Episode 61: Day Eleven of the War – Duryodhan appoints Dron as the commander-in chief

The Stories of Mahabharata

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🗓️ 20 September 2021

⏱️ 24 minutes

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On the eleventh day morning, Karna visits the great Kaurava patriarch Bhishma lying on a bed of arrows to seek his blessings. Meanwhile in the Kaurava camp, Duryodhan is in a fix to select his new commander-in chief. After deliberation with his advisors and especially Karna, he appoints Dronacharya as the commander in chief to lead the Kaurava army in the battle. Dron, pleased by Duryodhan's trust and honor, promises to capture Yudhistir alive and bring him to Duryodhan in chains.

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0:00.0	Imagine sweeping through green fields, floating five feet above ground, sun on your face as you
0:08.3	slide by on track to your
0:15.0	there,
0:20.0	the care in the world as you simply lean back. And before you know it, you're there.
0:21.0	This is how travels should feel and on our trains it does.
0:25.0	Avanti West Coast feel good travel. The stories of Mahabharata retold by Shudipha Bomik.
0:44.0	Welcome to your friend,
0:52.0	welcome dear friends to another episode of the stories of Mahabharata. In the last
0:59.8	episode we heard how Sikhandi and Arjun riddle Vishma's body with arrows and incapacitated
1:07.3	him for good. Oh, no, no. Bishma lay alone in a bed of arrows and waited for the war to end.
1:37.0	Bishma's fall was a big blow to the cover of us who thought he was invincible.
1:42.3	They knew they still had many gallant warriors on their side, but losing
1:47.3	bishma was something they couldn't grapple with. The war was far from over and the next morning the two armies would clash again on the
1:57.4	battlefield. Duryodin couldn't sleep. He strutted around his tent and tried to figure whom to pick as his next
2:06.0	commander-in-chief who could lead his army to victory. Karna couldn't sleep either. His fights with Bishma created a bitterness between them.
2:18.4	Enraged by Bishma's insult, he had promised not to fight as long as Vishma was in the battlefield.
2:25.0	Now, when his time has come to join the battle, he felt maybe his feelings towards Bishma were a bit too harsh.
2:37.0	Without the blessings of the great cover of a patriarch, he felt his mission to kill the Pandavas would never succeed.
2:47.0	Karna mounted a horse and galloped towards the battlefield where Bishma lay on a bed of arrows.
2:55.4	The sun was yet to rise when Karna got off his horse and walked towards Bishma.
3:02.2	He knelt next to the old man, but couldn't say a word. Tears flowed down his cheeks as he covered his mouth with his fist to control his emotions.
3:15.0	Bishm opened his eyes and noticed Karana.
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