सभापर्व

Parva summary

Mayasura builds Yudhishthira a sabha of unearthly illusion. Narada visits and inspires the Rajasuya yajna. Jarasandha is slain by Bhima in single combat. Arjuna conquers the north, Bhima the east, Sahadeva the south, Nakula the west. Shishupala insults Krishna at the coronation and is killed by the sudarshana. Duryodhana, humiliated by the sabha's illusions, returns home obsessed with revenge. Shakuni proposes the dice game. Yudhishthira loses kingdom, brothers, himself, and finally Draupadi. Dushasana drags her into the sabha; Bhishma stays silent; Krishna miraculously preserves her dignity; Bhima vows to drink Dushasana's blood. A second dice game sends the Pandavas to thirteen years of exile.