Mahabharat Br Chopra Full Episode 43 - 48 - 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48 - With subtitles

Downloaded From www.AllSubs.org ...is pervaded by fragrance and ritualistic chanting The moment I was waiting for has come Let's go to where the ritual is taking place Light the Holy Fire with the lamp King Dhritarashtra, Jewel of the Kuru clan Greetings! My blessings! May you live long! Please be seated Pride of the Yadavas, sons of Vasudev Brave Balram and Krishna It's Balram and Krishna, my king - Greetings - My blessings Come Brother King Shakuni of Gandhar... ...and Brave Duryodhan with his brothers Come nephews! Come Duryodhan Brave Warrior Karna, King of Anga You are welcome Come Karna! Come my friend! Brave King Jayadya of Sindhu King Dhrupad of Panchal My blessings! Greetings O King! Respected Teacher Sage Drona Family Sage Kripa Our respects, O Sages! Our blessings On your guard Emperor Yudhishthir, son of Pandu Respected Grandsire Bhishma and Sage Vyas Queen Mother Kunti and Queen Draupadi... ...with Queen Subhadra are on their way The Lord of Truth reigns over this Earth of ours O King of Kings! All kings are here to worship thee O Pride of India! Your banner flies in the sky Pride of the Lunar Dynasty! The flag of Truth flies high O Pride of the Kurus! The world sings your praise O Son of Kunti! The Sun blesses your Rajsuya ritual O Protector of Brahmins! The citizens hail your victory O Protector of Truth! May you adopt the path of Action O Brave Yudhishthir! May you win the war of Truth Let each new day bring new success and victory Be successful! Be victorious! At the very beginning I salute... ...Sage Vyas and all the other Sages... ...who have come here to bless me Indraprashtha is blessed by their coming here I then salute Respected Grandsire Bhishma... ...whose love has protected us from the reality of life I then salute my elder Father... ...King Dhritarashtra of Hastinapur ...who is here to bless me Had he not come, our joy would be diminished I humbly salute Uncle Vidur... ...whose knowledge has enlightened me I also pay humble respects to my teachers... ...Sage Drona and Family Sage Kripa... ...who taught me and made me worthy I bless my younger brothers... ...Duryodhan, Dushasan, Vikarna and Sukarna I pay my respects to all the kings and warriors... ...who have come here from all over India Pay respects to your elder brother Karna You are indeed lucky O King... ...that all the kings have accepted your invitation... ...and are here to congratulate you I have never seen such an august gathering of Sages Their presence here today proves... ...that this kingdom and its people... ...are indeed blessed by God O King! Your relatives and well wishers are here Welcome them with respect and... ...appreciate their individual qualities Whom should I honor first? The one who is worthy Is it Sage Vyas or yourself? It is neither Sage Vyas nor I O King! You are the essence of Truth You should have realized that... ...there is only one such person in the Three Worlds: Pride of the Yadavas, Lord Krishna I say this not only because he is dear to me... ...or because I worship him Can you not see... ...how his personality dominates... ...over the others Who will look at the stars... ...when the moon has risen? Just like the rising Sun... ...dispels the darkness Just like fresh air livens up... ...a closed room Krishna's presence in this royal court... ...has given it glamour and freshness Can Sage Vyas accept your honor... ...when Krishna is present? No. Never! When he is here, none else can be honored If anyone objects, he can speak up now Please take your seat O son of Devaki. Come Grandsire Bhishma has selected Lord Krishna... ...as worthy of the first honor Everyone agreed. Everyone was blessed Humanity itself was blessed The Compassionate were without worry... ...to lay the honor at the Lord's feet Everyone agreed. Everyone was honored Only Krishna was worthy of the honor Nakul Whom are you honoring? You keep quiet Do not think all the kings have gathered here... ...because they are afraid of you We allowed you to become Emperor because we felt... ...you understood Ethics But you have insulted us by honoring... ...this milk man Be quiet! If you say another word, I'll kill you Bhim! Shishupal is our guest The King is right, Bhim Arjun, do not cross your limits as a host Keep talking, Shishupal. Today is your day Of course, I'll talk. I am not scared of you I do not even accept that you are Uncle Vasudev's son You have no right to accept this honor... ...which should have been Sage Vyas's... ...or King Dhritarashtra's O Son of Nand, slave of the late King Kansa... ...your honor is an insult to us kings As for Grandsire, he has become senile His oath of eternal bachelorhood is a hoax Had he not taken this oath he would still be... ...am impotent bachelor I swear on Lord Shiva Had this not been a sacred occasion I would have... ...cut your tongue He is not insulting you, Grandsire He is insulting me. Let him talk I do not need your permission to talk This impotent suggested and the cursed Pandavas agreed And this imposter accepted the honor... ...no slave would have the courage to accept Is he greater than King Dhrupad? Is he greater than Sages Drona or Kripa? Is he a better warrior than Duryodhan or Karna? He is neither a King, Sage nor Teacher Then why do you honor... ...this ordinary milk man from Nandgaon? Are you listening, aunt? What can I do now? Keep quiet or I'll pull out your tongue Let him talk Have you forgotten my promise to our aunt? I'll forgive him for a hundred crimes You forgive him if you want to I cannot He has insulted Grandsire Bhishma... ...and Aunt Kunti He is insulting you and you are smiling I am not smiling. I am counting Is there anything else you want to say? You can commit three more crimes Don't try to frighten me You are talking of three insults I'll insult you three hundred times... ...and yet you can do nothing Someone with no honor cannot be insulted Count! That was ninety eight You are a cheap thief. That's ninety-nine You killed King Kansa who once fed you You are ungrateful. That's hundred What do you say now? That's enough, Shishupal You are an imposter, unworthy of this gathering Today, I am indebted to you When the time comes I shall repay you The Lord has punished the wrongdoer He has nullified his arrogance Tearing a cloth from her dress... ...Draupadi comes to the Lord's help Draupadi has obliged the Lord He gives her his solemn word... ...that He shall come to her aid... ...when she needs Him the most Like me, the story, too, has a pace... ...which cannot be increased... ...or decreased at will But the story is not eternal like I am It begins at a specific point... ...and ends at another specific point All the action of the story takes place... ...between these two points Every story is rooted in a specific time period That is why... ...if an ancient story has to be retold... ...it has to be done from the perspective of the Present I am trying to do this... ...without changing the pace of the story I am only omitting... ...what is inessential for the Present I will not show Sage Vyas telling the Pandavas... ...that the next thirteen years will be difficult ones That will only reveal the story Today's stories rely on tension and drama A killing has a different effect... ...from that of a coronation Unlike Sage Vyas... ...I cannot mix the two events... ...which is why I stopped at Shishupal's killing Let us now go back to the royal court... ...where Yudhishthir is being crowned Emperor The ceremony is about to begin Victory to Emperor Yudhishthir In the presence of Sage Vyas and other Sages... ...Grandsire Bhishma and King Dhritarashtra... ...Sages Drona and Kripa... ...Uncle Vidur and Brother Balram... ...younger brothers and Kings... ...warriors, the Earth and sky... ...and Krishna, I give my solemn word... ...that I'll protect and respect our traditions So, do not hail me alone Hail the motherland! Hail Hastinapur and King Dhritarashtra On my coronation I also wish to announce... ...that I do not dream of world domination I am content to live within my borders So, no king needs to fear Indraprashtha Indraprashtha does not need your land... ...but your love and friendship I also wish to make clear... ...that Shishupal's killing does not mean... ...that Chedi is now a part of Indraprashtha Chedi was and will always be an independent nation Shishupal's son Mahipal will be the King He will be crowned here today Mahipal will leave Indraprashtha... ...as the King of Chedi Uncle, you, too, take a seat This is my seat Let Vidur do what he wishes to... ...or he will catch us in some point of Ethics Neither I nor Arjun has an answer for that - Greetings O Sage - My blessings Come O Sage! I only wish to see all of you together Who knows when and how... ...you will come together again Why did you say that? Don't ask me that I was not happy saying it or you listening to it I'll definitely say this: The Sun is important in its proper place... ...and the lamp in its own place They cannot change places In case they do, defeat is certain Okay. I shall leave now I did not understand what Sage Vyas said It was simple, father Who does not know the difference between the two? Suppose I don't... ...will you explain the difference to me? What is there to explain? Each one is different Both are meaningless for me If someone asks me what is light then I... ...disciple of learned Bhishma... ...will not be able to answer him I am enveloped in darkness... ...and yet, I cannot define it Hence, we should ponder over what Sage Vyas said To ponder is the king's duty I only want... ...all of you to bless Yudhishthir... ...so that he becomes a good king... ...and History takes his name with respect Pay your respects Yudhishthir As you say, mother Do not look at me This is not the court but a family gathering Go to Grandsire first Bless me, Grandsire May you live long Bless me so that... ...I always respect Hastinapur What will you ask of your elder Father? Go bow to him Bless me, Father May you live long You can never be disrespectful... ...so why ask for this blessing? Building Indraprashtha does not mean... ...that Hastinapur is not yours That, too, is yours Also tell him, father that... ...Indraprashtha is mine Why do you want Father to say that? Indraprashtha is yours Bless me with Knowledge Ask Vidur to give you that blessing Yes, my son. Even I have to... ...approach Vidur for that As you say, Father Bless me Uncle May you be a just King O King! You are the essence of Truth What else can I tell you? Everyone keeps an eye on the enemy But also keep an eye on... ...your ministers and bodyguards All Evil stems from hunger and the pace of work Keep your work under control Never let your subjects be hungry These are mere tidbits, Uncle Tell me more Forgiveness is the only way to Peace All wars end on forgiveness The strong who forgive... ...ascend to Heaven A gardener plucks flowers... ...but never uproots the plant Similarly... ...a king should decide on... ...the paying capacity before taxing his subjects If he does not... ...his subjects will tell lies... ...in order to protect themselves Remember another thing, O King An unjust king... ...can corrupt an inherited kingdom... ...with his unjust deeds The king who takes refuge in falsehood... ...will find his kingdom... ...shrinking day by day The king who is... ...tempted by another's wealth... ...bravery, honor, happiness... ...and good name... ...can never find success in life This story is such a strange one... ...that sometimes even I am perplexed by it... ...and I begin to feel that... ...I must accuse myself of partiality But this is against my very nature... ...and I shall do my best not to violate its limits This is one such moment It is true that no king will be happy to see... ...another king performing the Rajsuya ritual... ...since every king dreams of performing it himself... ...whether he can perform it or not But Karna, King of Anga, does not even dream of this His eyes are devoid of all emotion Maybe they are in search of a dream How come you are alone today? Come Uncle You did not answer my question I have no place in a family gathering I am an outsider Even I am an outsider Neither you nor I am a Kuru In such moments I wonder what it would be like... ...to be part of a family The Soul gets sustenance There is no greater punishment than being alone I will accept the penalty... ...but at least tell me what is my crime? In this Ionely moment... ...I am mourning the death of brave Shishupal Is it not surprising... ...that not a single warrior... ...registered his protest? You, too, were there We all kept quiet. Even you kept quiet There was only reason for that None of us has a solution for Krishna You are a great warrior, Karna... ...but even great warriors have to think sometimes So, Karna, think Think of a way to neutralize Krishna Duryodhan, my nephew Uncle! I have listened to you for too long I am not dice in your hands I am Duryodhan All your conspiracies have failed You prevented Yudhishthir from becoming the Crown Prince Today he has performed the Rajsuya ritual Not only did we have to attend it... ...but we had to show that we were pleased Be patient, Duryodhan I don't know how to be patient Be sure of another thing: They are not satisfied with Indraprashtha They have their eyes on Hastinapur I am not their friend but... ...I cannot believe that they want Hastinapur Then why did they shout: 'Hail Hastinapur'? They wanted father to bless them so that... ...Hastinapur will remain a part of their hearts They will always respect Hastinapur It has nothing to do with Yudhishthir's desire I am not worried about the Pandavas I am worried about you... ...because you never know what to say when Let them be happy for a few days Do not be fooled by still water There is great turmoil under the water Waves are crashing against one another Believe me, Duryodhan... ...I have planned all this You just keep quiet and watch I was coming to you I am returning to Dwarka What do you wish me to do? You are the Family Sage of the Kurus Who can give you orders? Come Dhrupad, my friend Please have a seat How are you? I am fine. I am returning to Kampilya I wanted you to bless my son This is my son. Pay your respects to Sage Drona May you live long! I always bless him with that Bless him with success in his mission With a divine son such as yours... ...how can he fail? Which means, you won't bless him? Of course, I will May you succeed in your mission! I am fortunate to have met you here We are both leaving today Did you meet Draupadi? I am here to meet Sage Drona We should leave - Okay, my friend - Yes, Dhrupad Let's see when and where we meet Come, my son Greetings - Sit, O son of Devaki - You, too, sit - When are you leaving? - Today I am sure you can see what I am seeing There is the problem which... ...people like Bhishma and I will have to face We will all burn in the fire of jealousy... ...in which Duryodhan is burning Only you can protect us No, Sage! Every person has to protect himself Whether it is you or Bhishma... ...or Sage Kripa You are like the constellations If you change your path there will be chaos Meaning? It means... ...you should always side with the truth Only you can save this Universe No, Grandsire Even I am helpless Everyone is responsible for what is to happen Some more than the others As the eldest in the Kuru clan... ...your responsibility is the greatest Duryodhan will not listen to reason That is your problem Therefore, think carefully Does your oath absolve you of responsibility? If yes, then why are you worried? If not, think of the answers to the questions... ...the Future will ask you Who can question this blind man? Stop hiding behind your blindness... ...and face the reality of life You divided the nation... ...but ambition cannot be divided This nation also belongs to future generations History will hold you responsible I am returning to Dwarka... ...but my mind will always be here I have only one request: Prevent what is about to happen Why are you in a hurry to leave? Whether I leave today or tomorrow... ...I have to leave some day You don't seem sorry to leave us I am not leaving you today. I will always be with you But leave you must? Are you separate from Arjun? I think of you as five bodies with one soul If not, what right can you have over them? Life is not a gamble Life, like Ethics, is awakening Its progress and movement does not depend... ...on the throw of a dice You all are what you are because... ...you are not one, but five And yet, you are not five, but one But why are you going? I want to stay on. So, he wants to leave Wait for a few more days, Krishna Aunt Kunti will be happy Would I leave if it was not urgent We are not at our aunt's house Then where are we? We were here for the King's Rajsuya ritual Everyone has left or is leaving Ask Brother how many are still here Father is leaving tomorrow Only Uncle Shakuni and Duryodhan will stay The palace has mesmerized Duryodhan What has mesmerized Uncle? He is mesmerized by Indraprashtha Give me one good reason, Uncle Are we waiting here to be insulted? Uncle can stay on if he wishes Even you can stay on if you wish... ...but I will leave with King Dhritarashtra Even I am feeling restless All of you can go but I'll stay on for a few days But why? Do you want to be insulted? No. I am not waiting to be insulted I am waiting for Krishna to leave What do we have to do with Krishna? We have a lot to do with him He is the only one who knows... ...how to deal with my conspiracies Come I wanted you to keep smiling at Subhadra... ...and you are already doing it I told Subhadra that you love her but she is... ...still scared Brother, at least fear God Fear whom? O I see, God! I'll fear Him if you say so! But do not fear Draupadi. She loves you Are you creating a fight between us? Don't listen to him, Subhadra Draupadi is right. He is used to telling tales When we were young, he would tell mother... ...that I was teasing him and... ...mother would scold me Don't worry I have known him for ages Look Krishna You cannot make us quarrel She's not my rival. She's your younger sister She's my responsibility I'll look after Subhadra You look after the world Okay. I will look after the world Come Brother Now Krishna has gone. So have Grandsire and father Now what? I won't tell you yet My last game is about to begin You keep quiet and watch Now, Emperor Yudhishthir and I will play Dice Emperor Yudhishthir! Dice, Uncle? You have stayed back to play Dice? Do not be disrespectful towards my dice I have worshipped them for a lifetime These are not mere dice They are my soldiers Do not forget... ...they have never been defeated Never! It will be four, Uncle Four! One! Two! Three! Four! Here's your pawn, Uncle Your dice are not obeying you We thought the dice always listen to you Haven't you heard of bad luck, Arjun? So, luck has deserted you What will you stake now, Uncle? Why not the kingdom of Gandhar? No. Kingdoms are lost on the battlefield... ...not at Dice Where's it? These are a thousand gold coins Now play. I'll order the dice No Uncle. You play... ...lest you say later that you lost because... ...you did not throw You are making a mistake You should know... ...that the dice always listen to me Now look. I need seven to get your pawn So, seven will definitely come It won't be seven Wait and see! Seven! It is not seven, Uncle A warrior should know how to lose But it seems Sage Drona has not taught... ...Duryodhan to either win or lose But I'll say one thing Yudhishthir: Defeating Shakuni at Dice only means that... ...you are now the Emperor of Dice You have completed the Rajsuya ritual of Dice The Rajsuya ritual of Dice You are great, Yudhishthir To lose the game intentionally That was Shakuni's treachery This very defeat will now... ...weave the web of treachery Welcome, Uncle Please be seated Please take a seat, Uncle So, you played Dice with Emperor Yudhishthir I saw how your undefeatable dice... ...won the game, Uncle I beg your forgiveness... ...for being disrespectful to your dice this morning You have worshipped them for a lifetime They are your soldiers Military strategy says... ...sometimes it is necessary to lose in order to win This defeat will pave the path to victory This morning I did not say that I was going to play What I said was... ...my final game was about to begin... ...and you should keep quiet and watch But you cannot keep quiet You interrupt me and don't allow me to think Now, let me think You go and see... ...the palace made by the Maya, the Demon It is a strange palace - Now go - Okay You just go on thinking My dear Duryodhan The barren Khandavprasth has become Indraprashtha And this Palace of Illusion Maya, the Demon, has performed a miracle Fascinating! What a lovely sight No! No! Victory to the Crown Prince Victory to the Crown Prince This fire! This is not fire, Prince Careful. There is water ahead Water? Where's it? Even a maid is pulling my leg A blind man's son is blind No! Why get angry at your servants Be angry against the cause of anger What's the problem? What can I tell you? A she-serpent has bitten me The poison has pervaded my every vein What are you saying? What she-serpent? What poison? I am burning in the fire of humiliation I cannot bear it any longer This fire is burning within me If it cannot burn me completely I shall... ...jump into the fire... ...to save myself from its burning This seed of humiliation... ...has grown like a tree on my forehead It is growing every minute I can see no way of saving myself from it If insult is a tree... ...then I have the strength to uproot it If insult is a sea of fire... ...then I shall cool this sea of fire... ...with my arrows I am proud of your friendship, Karna I know that if need be... ...you will give your life... ...to increase my life span If Death stands before me, you would be... ...willing to die in my place But no! This is an insult... ...and it has to be avenged personally... ...or the wound will become deeper I don't understand... ...who on Earth can dare to insult you Even Lord Indra will not dare... ...to insult a brave warrior like you I have been insulted by... ...that woman with five husbands, Draupadi I will definitely avenge my humiliation I will even avenge your insult... ...on the day of her marriage ceremony I have not forgotten it She did not insult me then She merely showed me my place in the Court Even after you made me King of Anga... ...I am still a charioteer's son I will remain the son of a charioteer... ...till my real mother does not prove my identity Till that day your friend... ...will be like the setting Sun And like the setting Sun... ...he is a prisoner of a dark cave So, do not talk about my humiliation But Draupadi must be punished for your insult Allow me... ...to avenge this insult by defeating Indraprashtha Or else, gather an army... ...and let's storm Indraprashtha Why do you always talk of the battlefield Being a warrior does not mean that your bow... ...should always be drawn How else do we avenge this insult? With intelligence, which is the best weapon Now that the Pandavas have performed the ritual... ...Hastinapur, too, should... ...have a celebration in their honor Along with that there will be the game of Dice I have already lost once to Emperor Yudhishthir Surely, I should get another chance I give you my word Duryodhan... ...that this time if I don't defeat him... ...I'll go in exile I have not lost without a purpose This defeat will pave the way to your victory Allow me to leave Yes, Karna. You should leave because... ...you will not understand this talk I will never understand your conspiracies My respects Your friend is really stupid I only tolerate him because... ...I trust his loyalty to you Politics has a place for such fools They are expendable weapons in war... ...or expendable pawns in Dice What was I saying? I will use the Indraprashtha defeat... ...to pave the way to your victory These are not mere dice This is my undefeatable army No, Uncle. The Pandavas are not stupid They will not come here to play Dice They will definitely come because... ...no warrior can resist... ...an invitation to war or Dice This is the tradition of the true warrior... ...which the Pandavas cannot violate Besides, King Dhritarashtra will invite them The Pandavas got Indraprashtha from this very place They will also lose it here And Draupadi? What about avenging my insult? I'll think of that, too! But father! He will not permit it You don't realize his love for you Can he deny you anything you desire? That can never be! Besides, do not forget He has no real cause to like Indraprashtha He was not happy when he returned from Indraprashtha Yudhishthir has shattered another dream of his He wanted you to perform the Rajsuya ritual Then he will agree? Why don't you ask and see? And why delay the matter? Don't worry. Let's go there at once Come Shakuni Greetings, my king Have a seat I don't understand how... ...you can recognize everyone's footsteps... ...but cannot recognize your own I don't understand You understand what you want to understand What you do not want to understand... ...you refuse to understand However, it is my duty to explain that... ...Duryodhan's condition is not good What's wrong with him? You know very well what's wrong with him His disease is called Indraprashtha The cure is also Indraprashtha You are his father Why don't you ask him about it? Maybe I have made a mistake in diagnosis How can I find out? I have met him only once after returning Even Gandhari is worried about him What is the point of only worrying? I cannot give him Indraprashtha But that is the cure No, Shakuni! I cannot do that injustice Besides, I don't think it is possible The Pandavas are very powerful now You are right and yet... ...we cannot let Duryodhan brood He is my sister's eldest son We have to keep him engrossed Of course, Shakuni I am prepared to do anything... ...to keep him engrossed Well then, ask Duryodhan what he wants Come Duryodhan My respects, father May you live long! After how long have you come to me Don't you know that the day... ...you don't come to me is a wasted day I beg your forgiveness Your Uncle tells me you are not well Have you consulted the doctor? He does not have a cure for my disease What's wrong with you? I have been insulted Insulted? Yes. I have been insulted I have spent sleepless nights ever since I have been restless We will organize something to keep you engrossed I feel that since the Pandavas... ...have performed the Rajsuya ritual... ...should not Hastinapur... ...congratulate its victorious sons? Do invite him, my king Yes, father I thought you would not like it If that is what you want... ...I'll invite them Let the citizens of Hastinapur... ...see that I did no injustice... ...by giving them Khandavprasth Of course Their coming here will also please me Sometimes we will wage mock war... ...sometimes play Dice There can be nothing more engrossing than Dice Why don't you say... ...you want to avenge your defeat in Indraprashtha What's wrong with that? Okay. I'll consult Vidur about it Why consult Uncle Vidur about everything? Looks like we cannot even breath without... ...consulting Uncle Whether you agree or not... ...he is definitely on their side If you do not wish to invite them... ...allow me to attack Indraprashtha But... Why fight a war you are bound to lose? It is an honor to die fighting such a war But son... Why do you always get angry? If the king wishes to consult Vidur... ...let him do so How can Vidur oppose their coming here? Draupadi was unaware of how... ...her irresponsible laughter... ...was going to affect India... ...its History, Present and future But now, she has already laughed Just like an arrow cannot be recalled... ...after it has left the bow... ...Draupadi cannot recall her laughter Yudhishtir is perturbed by this laughter If you are unhappy about everyone returning... ...let's got to Hastinapur I can almost meet Mother Gandhari There us no question of separating from them Then what's the problem? When Duryodhan fell into the pool... ...did you not laugh and say: A blind man's son is blind Yes, I did having said it, I realized that... ...I should not have said it Duryodhan is your younger brother Besides, I also insulted elder Father I am willing to accept my punishment There can be no punishment You have to perform penance Duryodhan was our guest... ...and a guest is akin to God I have accepted my mistake I know you have accepted your mistake But my problem is: Will that end the problem? Is your acceptance the solution to the problem? You have pricked Duryodhan's ego He must be hurt Duryodhan is among those ...we easily forget what they have done unto others... ...but never forget what others do to them Your one laugh may prove fatal... ...For both Indraprashtha and Hastinapur Words are invaluable Speak them if you must Weigh them carefully Before you speak them out Hail O King Come Vidur, Sit As you wish, O King Why are you worried? Duryodhan has insisted that... ...the Pandavas be invited here That should be no cause for worry Why do you always talk so sharply? That is the only way I know how to talk Only those who have a vested interest... ...hide the sharpness of their talk My only vested interest is Hastinapur's progress ...and the enhancement of the Kuru Honor Why should I hide the sharpness of my tongue? You are always ready with answers If you have a ready answer, you should give it Time is valuable So, tell me your problem at once and... ...allow me to serve you What else does Duryodhan desire? Well... He wants to play dice with Yudhishthir What? I don't think that is right, my king Why Because dice blunts the intelligence of the player he is compelled to play on after losing... ...to regain what he has lost He does not know when to stop... ...because he hopes to go on winning... Both violate the very code of Dice Besides, brothers should never play Dice But, what is your wish I wish that... ...you go to Indraprashtha as my representative ...and invite Yudhishthir... ...to play Dice If you have decided... ...to write the last chapter of Kuru History ...then I will... ...go to Indraprashtha with your invitation Go! Return with good news As you wish! Is everything okay with you? Yes How did you know... ...that I would need your help now? I was sitting alone... ...when I thought I saw mother... ...telling me to go to you I came here and found you had gone to Dhritarashtra I never felt so helpless... ...as I feel today What did brother-in-law say? How many times have I told you to call him 'king' Why? He is your brother-in-law call him that You have not answered the question What did Dhritarashtra say? The king has ordered me to go to Indraprashtha... ...as his representative and invite... ...Hastinapur's disaster Is this another of Shakuni's games? This is his last game... ...and I have no solution There is no solution in sight I cannot stop a warrior from... ...accepting and invitation to play Dice There are days of changing Ethics Like persons, even Ethics have an age I have understood this today Does an oath have an age, Vidur? It has, Grandsire The age of an oath is... ...the age of the oath-taker I have sworn to defend Hastinapur No, Grandsire You had also sworn that... ...you would see your father's image in... ...whoever sits on the throne Yes, I had sworn that But you have not sworn any oath take Dhritarashtra's message to Yudhishthir... ...and tell him... No, order him... ...not to accept the invitation I am Hastinapur's representative I cannot violate the limits of a representative It is Hastinapur's tragedy that... ...its well wishers... ...Iovers and worshippers... ...are either bound by some restraint... ...or are helpless I don't know who will help this nation ...in its moment of need No I know why mother sent me to you Probably she wanted me to see... ...how even a good man like you can become helpless Looks like we cannot... ...prevent whatever is fated to happen My tragedy is that in case of war... ...I will have to stand next to Shakuni O God! Is this humiliation... ...also written in my Fate? Today you have seen... ...the most ancient and magnificent tree fall It has devastated my heart Krishna, too, is caught in war... ...or could I have told Him Hastinapur's Prime Minister Vidur is here My respects, Uncle You should not bow to a mere representative You are not a mere representative why else would I stop you? You are a representative to the king For me, your are my uncle I will definitely bow to you... ...and ask for your blessings My blessings May you have sons Please be seated Uncle Please sit Now tell me, Uncle Why did you call yourself a representative? Hastinapur and Indraprashtha... ...are independent nations I am Hastinapur's Prime Minister How's everyone there? That is a relative question By itself it has no meaning Everything depends on the circumstances Everyone there is fine and yet... ...not quite all right Don't my brothers listen to you? You should not ask a representative such questions Since you have already asked it... ...it is my duty to answer you Health-wise, everyone is all right The king's love is like a blessing to me The Princes do not oppose me... ...and I obey the king They have sent me to ask about your welfare... ...and invite you to Hastinapur... ...to play Dice... ...with Crown Prince Duryodhan Who else could know better than you... ...that Dice is destructive Dice is a weapon which even separated brothers Even when you have come here... Dice is the root of all Evil, my queen Did you tell Father this? Your Father is himself an intelligent man Dice is the root of all Evil... ...but a friendly game of Dice... ...is not gambling I have to also prove to Uncle Shakuni... ...that I did not win in Indraprashtha by chance I won because I am a good player There are no good players in Dice The dice dominates everything Uncle is right Uncle is always right However, as a warrior I cannot refuse... ...a challenge to wage war or play Dice Please tell Father that... ...we will honor his invitation Draupadi can once again see Hastinapur But, my lord... I cannot hurt Duryodhan by refusing If he wants to play Dice... ...I'll come to Hastinapur to play Dice O my little army After this I'll never again ask for a favor I'll free you from my hands for ever This is the end of my revenge The destruction of the Pandavas begins now O my army Help me win this game. Just one more time What are you doing Uncle? I am encouraging my army My victory depends on them Doesn't everything depend on luck? No Only losers say that An expert player knows how the dice will fall He knows how to block his opponent at every turn Besides, on plays to win Remember Duryodhan Only the ends are important... ...not the means Justice and injustice are meaningless words Did the Indian tradition do justice to your father? No Even Bhishma watched the injustice silently This time Bhishma quietly sided with the Pandavas Thus you lost half your... ...ancestral kingdom... ...just like sunlight vanishing at twilight Vidur, too, plays a good game of Ethics... ...But I'll plays a better game There are my dice Keep them carefully These are your victory dice When the game begins... ...hand them to me... ...and ask me to play on your behalf... ...and use these dice... ...so that no one can blame me of treachery I don't understand Vidur will not allow me to play with my dice Never But you need not worry You need not spend... ...sleepless nights any more So, go and sleep peacefully Now, the Pandavas and their supporters ...will spend sleepless nights Emperor Yudhishthir Treachery is it's own God Treachery is its own sin Fear worships itself Fear fears itself They agreed to come and you returned? Don't you know that Dice is war not play for Shakuni? He wishes to win this war Duryodhan will play Yes, Duryodhan will play but... ...Shakuni will throw the dice But... Put an end to your 'buts' Kings wage war but the armies battle it out So, do not make the mistake of raising this question Agreed you were the king's representative Agreed you could not cross your limits You should know that... ...you are not only the Prime Minister... ...but also their Uncle As one loyal to Hastinapur... ...should you not have warned Yudhishthir? Whom are you loyal to? Hastinapur? Dhritarasthtra? It is not loyalty I even accepted the partition... ...hoping it would end tension in the family I allowed injustice to the Pandavas because... ...I knew Dhritarashtra had only one dream: That Duryodhan should reign after him But Duryodhan has become ambitious and... ...wants to grab Indraprashtha Did you not see at the ritual that Duryodhan's... ...heart was afire? I saw that For the first time you have disappointed me I no longer have the strength to bear... ...Hastinapur's curse Whoever wins the game of Dice... ...Hastinapur will be the loser my respects My blessings Please sit, Grandsire The days to sit are over my dear My entire body is aching with disappointment Where is my resting place? I do not know what to do? You are Hastinapur's queen Please help the nation You have to merely order If I could, would I not order Dhritarashtra? I can only request that you help... ...Hastinapur, the Kurus and Dhritarashtra Ask Duryodhan... ...to withdraw the invitation to play Dice If this game takes place... ...neither you nor I will be left... ...with anything I tried to tell my lord... ...but no one listens to me nowadays I am myself frightened I cannot do anything... ...except pray to God Both my lord and Duryodhan... ...have reached the peak of their ambition Even I cannot reach that height Nor can my voice You are the elder of this family If you order... ...they cannot refuse to listen When the shadows begin to lengthen... ...it is time for the Sun to set I fear the moment when... ...Dhritarasthra will pay obeisance... ...and my hands... ...will hesitate... ...to bless him Please sit, Grandsire You must be tired standing Life itself has tired me I do not wish to see what I am fated to see Your sons and Kunti's sons are both dear to me I do not wish to side with any one of them I wish the status quo to continue That's why I agreed to the Partition I only hope that Fate... ...is not lost in the labyrinth of Action Do not be sad, Grandsire I will pray that... ...Yudhishthir wins the game of Dice If Duryodhan's victory means Hastinapur's loss... ...I do not wish him to win Duryodhan is my eldest son... ...but no son... ...is more valuable than the nation If you order me... ...I'll even curse Duryodhan No, my dear Save your curses Who knows when you will need them A mother should always bless her offspring So, bless Duryodhan with understanding Welcome to Hastinapur Greetings to all of you It seems as if I have returned home... ...after a very long time This house, too, is yours Thank God it is not a house of wax Should I call you Crown Prince or Duryodhan? Let bygones be bygones I am ashamed of the incident We would have died Then I would have committed suicide You did not commit suicide in so many years You took advantage and became Crown Prince What are you talking? Such talk between brothers is not good Don't mind, Duryodhan. They are still immature All this only means that my brothers... ...are still angry with me If that was the case, why would we have come? Your lover has already won my heart Allow me to serve you why not? Come Serve them well, Dushasan There was a fire in the heart... ...and sweet words on the lips To cheat then in play was the game Evil was at the root of treachery Congratulations, Karna For what, Uncle? Emperor Yudhishtir, his brothers... ...and Draupadi are here to lose everything I have no interest in Dice, Uncle I am not a gambler I would rather lose in war... ...than win in gambling Learn to share your friend's joy I do not want to win for myself I want to win for your friend Duryodhan I want to be known as as warrior Not as a gambler Are you ever happy, Karna? Where's Duryodhan? We are the only outsiders The rest are in Dhritarashtra's room The queen is waiting for you Pay my respects to Mother Tell her I am in seclusion I'll meet her after my ritual bath As you wish Crown Prince Duryodhan, Prince Dushasan... ...Emperor Yudhishthir... ...Bhim, Arjun... ...Nakul and Sahadev are on the way Come brothers, Mother is waiting Father The Pandavas are here Our respects, Father Mother May you live long I did not hear Draupadi's footsteps She will come three days later Yudhishthir Yes, Father Today, I am willing to trade my life... ...for one moment... ...in which I can see... ...all of you together I wish to see you smiling the entire Kuru clan is here today and... ...talking sweetly to me another Why do you call yourself sightless, Father? You have a hundred and five pairs of eyes We are your eyes See the world through our eyes May you live long Arjun India will always look upon you with pride Today your elder Father congratulates you Tomorrow King Dhritarashtra... ...will congratulate you Hail Emperor Yudhishthir Accept the salutations of your sons, my king I bless my emperor-son... ...with success and a long life Come son, sit next to me As you wish Come o king My respects Blessings All of you sit down I thank God... ...for allowing me to witness this day What can be a greater blessing for me... ...that I can welcome Emperor Yudhishthir... ...to the city of his ancestors Like my own eyes... ...Hastinapur is weeping with joy and happiness I wish all of you... ...will join me when I say: Long live Emperor Yudhishthir God willing... ...your name will always be respected in India God willing your reign will ensure... ...the progress of Religion, Justice and Prosperity To this day, I could lay no claim to greatness Today, I can claim with pride... ...that I am Emperor Yudhishthir's Father A clan in which... ...elders are known by the deeds of youngsters... ...is indeed respected I bless you on behalf of India... ...and greet you on behalf of Hastinapur Now, let us all go to... ...the Recreation Palace... ...where Duryodhan will play Dice... ...with his elder brother Yudhishthir It is a strange situation Grandsire Bhishma, Sages Drona and Kripa... ...and Vidur are fully aware... ...of the results if the Dice game And yet, they are all quiet It is as if they are unable to speak Bhishma is bound by his oath Sages Kripa and Drona are obliged to Dhritarasthra The others, silenced by their own limits... ...are a mute witness to the entire proceedings Grandsire Bhishma, Sages Drona and Kripa... Prime Minister Vidur are on their way Come Grandsire Please be seated Crown Prince Duryodhan, King Shakuni of Gandhar Karna and Prince Dushasan are on their way Emperor Yudhishthir... ...is entering with his younger brothers My respects My respects, O Sage My respects, O Teacher My respects, Uncle My respects, Uncle May you live long, O son of Pandu My respects, Elder Brother Be victorious With this blessing you have lost even before starting Duryodhan is younger than me. His victory is my victory That's true On your guard. Heir of the Bharat dynasty... ...King Dhritarashtra of Hastinapur is here Come Have Yudhishthir and Duryodhan arrived? Everyone is here, my King We are waiting for your order The game may begin Can we begin the game, Brother? First, decide on the rules, my son What are rules between brothers, Uncle A game is a game It is the best to decide the rules first... ...so that there is no bickering afterwards The stakes will be mine but Uncle will play on my behalf Why? If you do not know how to throw the dice... ...why did you invite us to play? Is the Emperor afraid of playing against Uncle? It is not a question of being afraid, Karna The point is, war and Dice... ...cannot be played by proxy Arjun is right You are always on Arjun's side If Brother does not wish to play, it is okay... ...but if we play... ...Uncle will play on my behalf There is no shame in losing a game I am not talking of shame, Grandsire But uncle will play on my behalf... ...or there will be no game Give me one reason why this should be so, my son Because, father... ...I want it to be so If this is unacceptable... ...I shall go Okay Duryodhan. Let Uncle play for you Now sit down Do not be angry. Sit down, nephew I stake this priceless necklace This is on my behalf Come, on, Uncle Of course Wait The king gives the soldier his weapon At this moment, you are Duryodhan's soldier So play with Duryodhan's dice All right, Duryodhan give me your dice There is no trust in Hastinapur Here, give me the dice Are you happy now, Vidur? No, Uncle. Play with your own dice... ...like you did in Indraprashtha No, Yudhishthir. Now I'll only play with Duryodhan's dice Please start No, Uncle. You are playing on behalf of my younger brother So, you play first As you wish, Emperor What did you say? I need six, Uncle Of course! I cannot refuse you Six, my nephew Now look at the miracle Right! Twelve, Uncle Here you are Play, nephew Now, what do you need? Eight It's eight, Emperor Yudhishthir Ten Here's ten, Duryodhan I doubt you will get to play, Yudhishthir Uncle, I need nine I think you can safely wear the necklace Come on nine! Give me the necklace, Arjun Yes, Arjun, Give Yudhishthir's rare necklace This rare necklace is now ours rare necklace This is your first victory, Duryodhan I hope Duryodhan is now satisfied His invitation has been honored Yudhishthir has lost. Duryodhan has won We can end the game here How can that be? Will not the world laugh at us... ...and say I did not give Yudhishthir a chance to win? Won't this be an insult for us? Duryodhan is right, Grandsire Listen to Grandsire, Brother I cannot insult everyone by getting up from the game What will you stake now, Yudhishthir? I stake one lakh eighteen thousand gold coins... ...and my eternal treasure Then I will win over... ...all that you have staked Twelve, Uncle that's my disciplined army, my nephew Try to win over... ...the Pandavas and not their wealth Uncle ask the king of Indraprashtha... ...and my world-conquering brother to get up... ...if he is afraid of losing the game I have invited him to play Dice This time stake my chariot May I win this chariot, o Crown Prince? You may Uncle Yes, nephew I need eight Here you are Now you will have to walk, Brother You have lost your chariot, dear Yudhishthir Now what will stake? Speak, O Son of Kunti Now I stake one lakh maids with their gold ornaments Duryodhan has no dearth of maids... ...but if you want to lose them, so be it One lakh maids with gold ornaments Now, my dear army, I need six Six, Duryodhan Now what will you stake Emperor? A thousand elephants with gold seats Did you hear that, my dear nephew? Play, Uncle. I need seven And you will get seven Seven! The elephants are ours don't be frightened, Brother Do you have anything else to stake? I have... ...various jewels and... ...celestial conches That apart, I have limitless wealth I stake all this You have staked it, I'll win it! Now, what do you need? We need eight, Uncle Eight it will be! Now, my dear nephew... ...Yudhishthir's limitless wealth is yours do you have anything else left? Speak Emperor! Think, Emperor Speak, dear Yudhishthir with the expectation of Brahmins and their wealth... ...I now stake... ...my land, and my subjects and my nation Indraprashtha is at stake, nephew I was waiting for this moment I must win now Twelve, Nephew Indraprashtha is mine You have lost everything, Emperor he is no longer and Emperor has the Emperor lost Indraprashtha? Now what will you stake? Don't feel shy. You can still win Now I stake my younger brother Nakul For God's sake stop this game, my king At least allow him to lose what he has staked Shall I play? Yes, Uncle. Play Do not fear, Yudhishthir A warrior is fearless in War and at Dice What do you need now? I need nine, Uncle Nine? Here you are! Nakul is our slave Now what will you stake? I stake Sahadev My army is ready Tell me what you need Uncle Yes, Nephew I need six Of course Here you are Sahadev, too, is your slave, my dear nephew Now what will you stake? At least ask your younger brothers... ...if they wish to be staked I don't need to ask them Play, O King of Gandhar Arjun at stake! I need eight, Uncle With Arjun at stake, we will get eight Arjun! You are my slave now Brave Arjun is your slave now What will you stake now? Speak! I now stake Bhim Powerful Bhim! Twelve My dear Bhim Bhim, too, is a slave Bhim! You are now my slave Now what? I stake myself Emperor Yudhishthir at stake! If you win this stake the entire world... ...will be in your grasp My army must win this game I must win this time, Uncle Of course, nephew Now I need nine Yudhishthir! You are now my slave Well done, my army! Now we must end this game I have nothing more to stake Why not? What about arrogant beautiful Draupadi? You are now my slave Sit Down! No! My slaves! Your daughter-in-law's name has been dishonored... ...and yet, you have kept quiet, my lord? Have the courage to forsake your son Or else he will besmirch our dynasty Even the Ganges will not be able to wish this sin Throw this arrogant sinner out! Let the pure come in... ...so that this dynasty will be honored Do not delay taking this decision... ...or else History will never forgive you Uncle! The king does not need History's forgiveness History is a slave of brave warriors Had you been only a Prime Minister... ...I swear at my Father's feet... ...that I would have beheaded you... ...like a gardener pruning his plants But you are my Uncle You are like that ungrateful cat... ...who scratched the hand that feeds her Don't think, Uncle, that I do not know... ...that you have always opposed me Sit here quietly like Grandsire... ...Sages Drona and Kripa... ...or else get out If you knew the meaning of honor you would not... ...insult your father by interrupting me This is still King Dhritarashtra's court You have no right to throw out or call anyone here The Serpent of Destruction is ready to strike Don't encourage it Have mercy on your dynasty Show this serpent the way out Order the completion of the game, my king Uncle! I had sent out the invitation So, only I can announce... ...the end of the game Speak Yudhishthir Yes! Pick up the dice, Uncle Yes, my nephew I want Draupadi Of course! My dice always obey me Uncle, I need nine Of course, you will get nine Once more, my dice Draupadi is now your maid, Duryodhan Draupadi is now my maid Yudhishthir Go, uncle Vidur ...and bring back Draupadi From now she is my maid She cannot stay in the palace she must stay with the other maids You fool! Do not invite your death Prime Minister You should have carried out my order Guard! Yes, Crown Prince Go fetch Draupadi As you wish Hail, my queen Come! The guard from the Recreation Room is here Bring him to the door Hail, my queen Speak, guard My tongue hesitates to speak... ...the words I have been sent with Who sent you with this message? Crown Prince Duryodhan Duryodhan sent you here with indecent words? Speak them, guard You are merely repeating his words. Speak Won't you obey me? What did the Crown Prince say? King Yudhishthir lost his crown... ...at Dice, my queen has the king lost his kingdom? Looks like there is more to tell Speak! The king has also lost his brothers What? I am sure you are mistaken Brothers are not a part of wealth... ...to be staked and lost He has also lost you, my queen Looks like there is still more to tell Don't cry, Speak without fear Prince Duryodhan has ordered you to come to the Hall Downloaded From www.AllSubs.org