Gandharva - is a name used for distinct heavenly beings in Hinduism
Chitrasena - taught music and dance to Arjuna. He was a Gandharva king.
Jayadratha - was the king of Sindhu Kingdom. He was married to Dushala. He was killed by Arjuna with the help of Krishna.
Virata - was the king of Matsya Kingdom with its Virata Kingdom, in whose court the Pandavas spent a year in concealment during their exile. He was killed during a Kauravas attack in the Kurukshetra War along with his sons
The Pandavas have been exiled from their kingdom and are residing in the Matsya Kingdom. Duryodhana pays them a visit and all he does is mock them and ridicule them, however, this is not surprising. However, when Duryodhana tries to leave the kingdom he runs into trouble with the gandharva. He then needs help from the Pandavas, pretty ironic. It amazes me that family would treat each other like the way Duryodhana treats his nephews and vice versa. I feel like this could be a life lesson not only for the characters but also for those reading the story. Although for the circumstances of the characters in the story they chose to ignore this life lesson and continue on with the family hate. Duryodhana then takes the hate a step further and involves other people. He takes with him Karna and Drona to steal Virata’s cattle. This not only continues to prove how awful Duryodhana is but how he uses his leadership and persuasiveness to convince others to do harm. The Pandavas then retaliate, especially Arjuna, and convinces a chariot-driver to take him to where they keep their weapons. He then disguises himself as a corpse in order to surprise the attack Duryodhana, Karna, and Drona. Based on past stories and foreshowing this battle does not seem like it will end well.
(Pandavas go to Battle: Image from Wikimedia Commons)
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