Reading Notes: The Indian Story Book: The Five Tall Sons of Pandu pt. ii

 - Krishna tries to seek peace with Dhirtarashtra and it moves him but does not change his son, Duryodhana's mind

- Shikhansdin was a woman turned man that was to be the downfall of Bishma who was fighting against the Pandavas

- Bishma lays on a bed of arrows and dying, but before he dies he urges Duryodhana to make peace

- Karna is told by Bishma that his younger brother is actually Arjuna but that does not stop him from wanting to defeat the Pandavas

- Then comes the whole elephant debacle that tricks Drona into think his son Ashwathaman is dead

- Karna and Arjuna fight and it is a draw but Karna says the next time they fight one of them will die

- Arjuna's bow breaks and he asks for respite for bow repair but Karna declines and keeps fighting

- Karna's chariot gets stuck and he asks for respite but none is given per Krishna and Karna is fatally shot 

- Duryodhana continues the war and is knocked out by Bhima

- Ashwathaman kills all of the Pandavas' sons

- Duryodhana dies and at the end Kunti tells Arjuna that he killed his brother

Arjuna and Karna

Title: The Indian Story Book: The Five Tall Sons of Pandu

Author: Richard Wilson