Reading Notes: Pages 49-91
Notes and Thoughts:
- I think that Buck's Mahabharata has so much more detail than the Narayan's Mahabharata. It's different kinds of detail. In Narayan's, Drona's son was at least mentioned and talked about a little. In Buck's, I don't remember reading about him at all
- I also had no idea that Drupada set an archery test that only Arjuna can pass...
- Buck's story also makes much more sense to me, I feel like it's a lot less complicated than Narayan's
- I like the story about Arjuna and Krishna helping Agni ward of Indra and burn the forest down
- I also don't remember Maya being part of this story in the last Mahabharata that we read, it could easily be because I didn't pay attention. But overall, I am a bigger fan of Buck's version
- Vyasa is a smart guy, taking his mother, Ambika, Ambalika, and the mother of Vidura away in the forest so they don't have to be a part of or witness the war that is bound to occur after this giant gambling game
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