Reading Notes: Mahabharata

The Gambling Match by Donald A. Mackenzie

  • Duryodhana jealous at the riches of the Pandavas 
  • Yudhishthira is who he wants to take revenge on, but he knows he must find a way to beat him without strength or power
  • he plans to outwit him in a game of dice, specifically known as Parcheesi
  • he hire's Shakuni to do the betting for him. Shakuni is good at gambling, he uses loaded die
  • they invite the Pandavas to Hastinapura for a gambling match
  • Shakuni invites Yudhishthira to gamble with him, however, the stakes are between Yudhishitra and Duryodhana 
  • Yud knows its a trap, but he cannot back out of a match at battle or gambling, so he has to do it
  • he lost every single hand, losing all his riches, his cattle, his elephants, everything he owned until he gave up his life
  • then he gives up Vidura
  • Vidura says that he can't bet on her life because he already gave up his own, so she won't comply
  • Duryodhana doesn't care and has guards take her anyway
  • strange series of events, could be made into a comedy
    • play recreation board game sports cube six games points dice dice game craps lucky dice lucky number game cube yahtzee eight ball indoor games and sports tabletop game
    Gambling

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