Bhima and Dushasana; Arjuna and Karna
I will be using this story to highlight the revenge that was
taken against Duhshasana. The morning after the fall of Drona Karna chose for
himself several men that were to drive his chariot. These men were highly
skilled so as to put Krishna to shame with their skills. At this moment Arjuna
was engaged in a battle with Susharman. Then Karna attacked the Pandava army.
Next Bhima attacked Karna and they fought a while until Arjuna who was in
combat attacked Karna. While this was taking place Duhshasana who assaulted
Draupadi, by trying to remove her clothing, came to help Karna. When this
happened Bhima attacked him for he had longed to fight the son of Maharajah who
was evil in his eyes. Bhima swung his mace and the chariot of which Duhshasana
was riding on shattered into many pieces. Duhshasana fell from the chariot breaking
his back. Bhima immediately attacked him seizing him and twirling his body
around yelling to the men around if they were brave enough come rescue the
helper of Karna. No one wanted to lend aid to Duhshasana. Then Bhima cast down
Duhshasana body and cut off his head drinking his blood as he promised to do.
Many Kauravas who saw this fled and cried out that he is not human for he
drinks human blood. While this was taking place there was the deadly fight
going on between Arjuna and Karna. They had been fighting for a while shooting
arrows at one another as their charioteers drove their chariots. Arjuna shot
his celestial bow Gandiva until its string was severed. He asked for a pause of
the battle so that he might fix his bow but Karna continued his attack. When
Arjuna bow was restrung he attacked angrier than before at how Karna did not
heed his wishes. Karna’s chariot got stuck in soft ground and he asked for a
pause. Arjuna did and then asked him a series of questions. He asked him if it
was manly to shoot him while he was unarmed, if it was manly to scoff at
Draupadi when she was shamed in front of others, if it was manly to attack
Abhimanyu with six warriors while he slept. When he said his son’s name he was
filled with anger and shot an arrow at Karna’s head blowing it off.
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