Mahabharat: Ashwathama begins massacring Draupadi’s family!

Updated on Aug 13, 2014  |  10:09 AM IST |  10.7M

Bheem has finally vanquished the wicked Duryodhan in the hand to hand duel by hitting him repeatedly on the weakest portion of his body, his thigh area.

However, Duryodhan has refused to give up his life until he hears the news of Pandavas’ death. In the latest episode, Ashwathama comes to see his friend Duryodhan who appeared to be waiting to hanging onto his life, although writhing in pain. The Kaurava heir tells Ashwathama that he won’t die unless his enemies die first.

Ashwathama assures Duryodhan that he will soon kill Pandu’s sons to complete the revenge.

On the other hand, Draupadi and Kunti visit Gandhari’s camp and they try consoling her. An angry Gandhari rebukes Kunti but the latter refuses to leave her sister-in-law alone in sorrow. Kunti requests Gandhari to share her pain with her but the Princess of Gandhar picks up a sword angrily and targets Kunti’s neck with it as if to behead her. However, Kunti neither shows any anger or fear but asks Gandhari to go ahead if killing her will give her some relief.

Softened by Kunti’s balmy words, Gandhari drops the sword and breaks down into tears. She tells Kunti to take her away elsewhere as she can’t bear the pain anymore.

Draupadi too comes to see Gandhari and says that whatever pain she has, she can lessen it by giving it to her in the form of curse or whatever. Gandhari replies that she will surely curse Draupadi as it was because of her strong will for revenge that the war took place. The mother of the Kauravas says that the way she is suffering for her sons, the same way Draupadi too will mourn for her sons’ death.

In the next scenes, we see the Pandavas getting ready to meet the Kauravas who are ready to surrender to them. However, Draupadi gets a feeling that something wrong is about to happen to her sons. She refuses to leave her sons but her husband’s insist that she should accompany them.

The Pandavas leave their camp leaving behind their sons and Prince Dhrishtadyumna.

A bloodthirsty Ashwathama arrives in the Pandava camp and he first beheads Dhrishtadyumna to avenge his father’s killing by the Panchal prince. Then after, he kills Draupadi’s sons, who were fast asleep, mistaking them to be the Pandavas due to lack of light in the tent.

While walking towards the Kaurava camp with her husbands, Draupadi sense something ominous and starts running back towards her camp. She arrives to see her sons dead and Ashwathama proudly declaring that he had killed her husbands.

In the next episode update, we will tell you what fate waits Ashwathama. So, stay tuned.

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