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DURYODHANA DISGRACED

Why should you feel sorry for the fellow who poisoned my food, bound me hand and foot and wanted to drown me in the river? What brotherly feeling can we really have towards these vile wretches who hauledDraupadi by the hair to theassembly and disgraced her?"

At that moment a cry of agony from Duryo- dhana reached them faintly from the distance and Yudhishthira, greatly moved, overruled Bhima's objection and bade his brothers go to the rescue of the Kauravas.

Obedient to his behest, Bhima and Arjuna rallied the routed Kaurava forces and offered battle to the Gandharvas. But Chitrasena had no wish to fight with the Pandavas and at their approach, released Duryodhana and the other prisonerssaying that all he wanted was to teach a lesson to these arrogant Kauravas.

The dishonored Kauravas returned inbaste to Hastinapura, with Karna, who, having been, driven off the battlefield, joined them on the way.

Duryodhana, in great shame and dejection, felt it would have been far better if be had been killed by Chitrasena and announced his wish to fast unto death.

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