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The Mahabharata depicts the aftermath of the 18-day war between the Kauravas and Pandavas. Despite being outnumbered, the Pandavas were victorious due to Krishna and Arjuna. However, the victory resulted in immense tragedy - thousands died on both sides and the surviving characters were filled with grief, guilt, and remorse over the loss of loved ones. The novel portrays how war brings only temporary peace and leaves lasting psychological and emotional wounds, making it a powerful statement against armed conflict.

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The Mahabharata depicts the aftermath of the 18-day war between the Kauravas and Pandavas. Despite being outnumbered, the Pandavas were victorious due to Krishna and Arjuna. However, the victory resulted in immense tragedy - thousands died on both sides and the surviving characters were filled with grief, guilt, and remorse over the loss of loved ones. The novel portrays how war brings only temporary peace and leaves lasting psychological and emotional wounds, making it a powerful statement against armed conflict.

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MAHARASHTRA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, MUMBAI

NAME: HARSHITA VERMA

ENROLMENT NO.: 2021 030

SUBMITTED TO: ASHOK CHIKTE

SUBJECT: ENGLISH

SEMESTER: 2ND

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WAR AND PEACE IN MAHABHARTA

In several ways, the outcome of the Mahabharata conflict contradicts reality. According to
legend, the Kaurava forces outweigh the Pandavas. Duryodhana has eleven troops, while
Yudhishthira has seven. Despite this, the Pandavas remain unstoppable because of the
presence of Krishna and Arjuna. Thousands of people were slain on both sides by the end of
the eighteen-day war.

The Mahabharata offers a strong lament on the repercussions of battle, as well as an


expressive appeal to soldiers to fight. The intensity of sadness that follows is equal to the
magnitude of the tragedy. The victorious party does not have a happy ending. Yudhishthira
succeeds to the throne, but the world's moral deterioration continues. The heroes are
depressed as they go through life. Dhritarashtra laments the loss of his one hundred sons.
Arjuna is completely spent. Yudhishthira is filled with remorse and regret as a result of his
role in the murder of his kinsmen for the sake of a kingdom.

He wishes to fast till he dies. He wishes to retire to the woods and abandon the world. The
other characters constantly advise him and draw him back. Furthermore, Yudhishthira was
not to blame for the war and its aftermath—it was fate, or Time, and Yudhishthira was
merely their tool.

The Mahabharata's post-war story is infused with the sorrow felt by the surviving. There isn't
much that can be done to alleviate their suffering. Vyasa, using his heavenly powers, links the
living with the dead by generating a vision of the deceased heroes, which is the one night of
bliss they have. The latter emerge from the Ganga River's waters, and their reunion is the
only brief moment of happiness for the victorious. The characters achieve peace of mind only
after they have died. Although the conflict was essential, it did not result in bliss.

In my opinion, the war in the Mahabharta wasn’t worth it as it led to death of all the loved
ones of the people in Mahabharta. As a result, the Mahabharata can also be viewed as a
powerful statement against war. The Stri Parva contains the most focused lament. There is
universal sadness for the death of loved ones in this novel, as well as furious charges of

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blame, admissions of guilt, and attempts at comfort and conciliation. On exhibit are grief,
guilt, and remorse. The blame game is ongoing, with Dhritarashtra, Yudhishthira, Gandhari,
Duryodhana, Krishna, and fate all being blamed for the calamity. Anger eventually gives way
to grief and acceptance of what has happened.

The sound of women crying filled the air - they sobbed when they tripped over bodies they
recognized, or screamed because they couldn't find what was left of their husbands. Their
tears fell like rain on the dead faces and broken bodies as they knelt in the mud and blood.
When a woman discovered a husband or a sibling who was still alive, a shout of excitement
might occasionally break through the despair.

The wounded were carried back to the city in light steps, while the dead were borne with
great difficulty. Because it was generally easier to execute the last rituals where the victims
lay, the battlefield soon became a cremation ground. Because some families had no sons left
to perform these rites, other men's sons stepped in to secure the soul's safe passage to the next
world.

Kurukshetra has devolved from a glorious battlefield to a battlefield of the dead and dying.
Yudhishthira took the Pandavas there to assess the cost of their triumph. He wanted them to
understand that the kingdom they so desperately desired had resulted in the deaths and
destruction of hundreds of thousands of people, including their own subjects. The brothers
grimly marched through the mud, taking in what they had done, their hearts aching.

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