'There is talk of war all over India.'
'Even those who do not desire war know that.. '
'..they cannot avoid it.'
'The situation is such that..'
'..each one is compelled to fight under same flag.'
'Two such persons are..'
'..Bhishma and Shakuni.'
'But there is a difference between the two.'
'Bhishma knows about this helplessness..'
'..and so does not think about victory or defeat.'
'He is unhappy.'
'Shakuni is an expert dice player.'
'He wants to avoid defeat at all costs.'
Before leaving on a victory tour..
..he wants to avoid all possibilities of defeat.
What defeat?
Don't forget that Arjun has divine weapons.
Weapons don't fight wars, not even divine weapons.
Warriors fight wars and they either win or lose.
There is no harm in being alert.
What do you wish for?
The king of Trikat is your friend.
If he attacks a day before we do..
..our task will become easier.
He has been eyeing Matsya for long time.
There have been many wars between the two nations..
..and he has lost every war.
So, he will get Matsya and we will get the Pandavas.
That's good news.
Then let's go!
Be victorious!
Pandavas!
- The cow from Mathura! - What happened?
A snake bit her.
I will go and see.
Six. One, two, three, four, five, six.
Here is your pawn.
When you are such an expert player..
..and had played with King Yudhishthir..
..how did he lose to Shakuni?
Like war, dice can end in victory or defeat.
Even the best player loses sometimes.
I heard Shakuni resorted to treachery.
Even if he did, king Yudhishthir lost the game.
Even if it was treachery..
..grandsire Bhishma did not object.
Sages Drona and Kripa remained silent.
Even King Yudhishthir did not object.
Let the Pandavas deal with what happened.
Let's play, my lord.
Come on, king.
Long live the king
Yes?
King Sukarna has attacked Matsya
How dare Sukarna do that?
Does he think there are no warriors apart from Keechak?
Prepare my chariot.
Yes sir.
May I say something?
Sure!
I, too have learned weaponry from a sage.
May I come along?
Of course!
Your cook Ballav is also an expert fighter..
..and so are Arashnemi and Granthak.
If they, too, come along, victory is certain.
What are you saying?
How can a cook, a stable boy and cowherd fight a war?
It is the truth!
Even king Yudhishthir took them with him.
All right! Prepare chariots for them.
Let's go.
Attack!
Ballav! Arrest the king of Trikat.
Stop!
Drop your weapons!
Or else I will behead your king!
Victory to the king!
Here is your enemy.
I suggest that he be forgiven.
Forgiveness is the best religion.
Would emperor Yudhishthir have forgiven him?
Do not ask about him, my lord.
He forgives everyone but himself.
Go! You are unworthy of forgiveness..
..but I forgive you because of Kank's suggestions.
Return to Trikat.
Now, return to Virat.
Inform the people of our victory.
I'll rest here with the army.
Stop! You cannot enter.
Tell the prince I have brought good news.
Have you brought news of victory?
I know you are tired but return to father..
..and ask him to rest for some time.
The people desire that..
..when he returns from his victorious war..
..he should be welcomed with rejoicing.
Go!
As you wish!
Had I also gone, we would not have lost so many men..
..and father, too, would not be injured.
My respects, mother!
Any news about the war, son?
Yes, mother. Father was injured but..
..but there's no need to worry.
We were bound to win.
I was just telling the maids that..
..had father taken me with him..
..he would have won without any injury.
But he took cooks, cowherds and stable boys..
..with him to wage war.
So, the injury was inevitable.
What's the news?
What else but victory?
Prepare to welcome father.
Brihannala did say that..
..the army which had Ballav could not lose.
You and your Brihannala!
Hail crown Prince!
What good news have you brought?
I have brought bad news.
Bad news!
Yes, prince. The bad news is that..
..Grandsire Bhishma, sages Drona and Kripa..
..prince Duryodhan, Dushasan, Vikarna, Karna..
..and Ashwathama are leading an army..
..which has attacked Matsya.
But the Kurus have always been friendly with us.
In politics, friends can become enemies.
You are right.
You have not brought bad news.
It's good news.
Is this good news?
Yes mother.
A warrior should not be afraid of big names
Grandsire Bhishma, sages Drona and Kripa are old.
As for Dhritrashtra's sons and Karna..
..how long can they face me?
Yes! Had it been Bhim..
..or Arjun, it would be a worthwhile fight.
Hasn't father often said that his son..
..is a warrior among warriors?
This is the moment to prove that.
How can I let this opportunity pass?
Prepare to welcome father.
I'll go and defeat them and return.
Think carefully, my son.
Grandsire Bhishma, sages Drona and Kripa..
..Duryodhan, Karna, Dushasan, Ashwathama..
..are not ordinary warriors.
It would be an insult to fight ordinary warriors.
The prince is right, my queen.
Whether he wins or loses..
..it will be a credit to him.
Grandsire Bhishma, sages Drona and Kripa..
..are warriors who have never tasted defeat.
There is no question of defeat, Brihannala.
I'll defeat them and..
..avenge the Pandavas and queen Draupadi.
If the prince makes Brihannala his charioteer victory will be assured.
Brihannala?
I am not going to a dance hall..
..but to the battlefield.
That is why I suggested her name.
Even Arjun took her along as a charioteer.
Arjun took her along as a charioteer?
I don't believe you know anything about Arjun.
Forgive me! I told you what I know.
Sairandhari never tells lies.
She was right about Keechak.
All right! Brinhanala! Be my charioteer.
As you wish, prince.
- Brinhanala! - Yes, princess.
My heart says that my brothers will win.
I have heard that the Kurus wear beautiful clothes.
Will you get some for my dolls?
As you wish, princess.
How long will it take to strip the corpses?
But..
But Grandsire..
..and Sage Drona wear white clothes.
All right! Don't bring those.
As you wish, princess.
I will cut through the Kurus..
..like a farmer mowing grass.
We will return to Virat before father does..
..and when father finds out..
..that I have defeated the Kuru army..
..he will be so happy.
King!
That is grandsire Bhishma's flag.
That sage Drona's flag.
The blue flag is sage Kripa's..
..and the one behind belongs to Duryodhan.
That is Dushasan and that is Karna.
That is sage Drona's son, Ashwathama.
Is this an army or the sea itself?
Even God cannot defeat this army.
I cannot even see the other end of the army.
My bow is slipping away from my shoulders.
My arrows went to hide in my quiver.
Grandsire Bhishma, sage Drona..
..sage Kripa, Duryodhan and Ashwathama!
Even Lord Indra dare not fight them.
I am only a child.
Father has taken the entire army to fight Susarma.
How can I face these great warriors all alone?
I don't even have any experience of war.
No, Brihannala! Let's return.
The people of Virat will say you ran away.
You are a warrior. You cannot accept defeat before the war.
What if the princess asks for clothes for her dolls?
I am worried about my life..
..and you are thinking of doll's clothes?
You had sworn to defeat the Kuru army.
I had sworn to bring clothes for her dolls.
You were boasting before the women.
Whether you fight or not, I will.
I will not be teased by the women of Virat
Let them tease me..
..but I cannot fight these warriors.
No, I can't fight.
Let me go, Brihannala.
I'll give you gold coins a gold chariot..
..eight to ten slaves..
..but let me go, Brihannala.
No! No, let me go.
Let me go. No. no.
No. no.
If you are afraid to fight, sit in my place.
I cannot run away. So, there will be war.
I'll fight in your place.
A warrior must learn to harness his fear.
Fear is not shameful..
..but running away is!
It doesn't suit a Kshatriya to run away.
- Here! - No!
Go towards that tree.
Go!
Stop prince.
Now climb this tree.
Climb this tree? But why?
Because your bow is a toy.
You will find a bundle hidden in this tree.
Bring it down.
Go. Go king.
Whose weapons are these Brihannala?
I am afraid to even look.
This is Arjun's bow, the Gandiva.
This is Bhim's bow and mace.
This is Yudhishthir's spear.
These swords belong to Nakul and Sahadev.
Nakul and Sahadev!
But why are their weapons in a cemetery?
If these belong to them, where are they?
I am Arjun.
Arjun!
Are you really Arjun?
Yes! I am Arjun, Drona's disciple.
Kank is emperor Yudhishthir.
The cowherd is Sahadev and the stable boy is Nakul.
Ballav, your cook, is Bhim..
..and Sairandhri is queen Draupadi.
If you are Arjun, tell me his ten names.
Dhananjay, Vijay, Shemarohan, Phalguni, Kirti..
..Vibhutse, Sabyasachi, Arjun, Vishnu..
..and Krishna.
O disciple of Drona! O son of Kunti!
O Arjun! Forgive me!
I will willingly be your slave.
No prince! Never talk of slavery.
I know this is your humility..
..but never say such a thing.
I know what it is like to be a slave.
Humanity does not mean slavery.
Do not be surprised.
This is my chariot. We will use it.
Keep these weapons in your chariot.
Go.
Arjun!
That is Arjun's conch Devdutt!
I have pierced their veil of anonymity.
Congratulations, my friend!
Take the chariot towards grandsire
O grandsire! O sage Drona!
O family sage, Kripa!
You have all heard the sound of the Gandiva..
..as also the sound of the conch Devdutt.
I wish to repeat what I have always said.
The stake was that..
..if they were recognized..
..they would go back in exile for 12 more years.
Yes, my child. I remember that sad day.
Then you are my witnesses that they were recognized.
Grandsire! You are the eldest.
Go forward and order Arjun..
..to go into exile with his brothers.
Are we here to fight or to pierce their anonymity?
Did I tell Arjun..
..to reveal himself during the exile..
..to protect the land of Matsya?
May be they like being in exile..
..which is why they want to lose the stake?
This is a family problem, Karna!
Neither you nor I should talk in between.
I am their teacher..
..but you are an outsider.
So, this ridicule is inappropriate.
You are unique in the history of teachers.
Openly siding with one disciple..
..and opposing the other.
Charioteer! Take the chariot back.
This is a family squabble.
Learn to respect your elders, Karna.
Others do not even accept your as a warrior..
..but I think you are a brave warrior.
However, you are incapable of stringing the bow..
..of the man you have just insulted.
None but sage Parshuram can compare with him.
So, recognize your worth and stand back.
Grandsire! Had anyone else insulted my friend..
..his chariot would have been mpty by now.
I would have killed him.
Forgive me, my friend.
I request you to stand by my side.
Karna, the day you learn to bear the truth..
..you'll be great.
Sage Drona is right. This is a family problem..
..and you do not belong here.
The crown prince can make you king of Anga..
..but he cannot make you a Kuru.
A brave warrior must control his anger.
So, Duryodhan beg for grandsire's forgiveness.
For how many misdemeanors will he ask for forgiveness?
I fear the day when..
..I can no longer forgive him.
Forgive me, grandsire but I am helpless.
I cannot control my anger.
Be careful, otherwise..
..when you learn to control it..
..I do not wish to see that day.
So, listen to me and return to Hastinapur.
Return. Please, return.
Treachery should not be a part of war or dice.
I was there when the last game of dice was played.
It was not decided that..
..you would use spies to break their anonymity.
Let us debate this after our victory.
The truth now is that they have been recognized.
So, they will have to go into exile once again.
Talk of war against the Matsya army.
Don't talk of exile.
According to mathematics, their exile is over.
Forgive me but it seems you have forgotten mathematic.
Ask India' top mathematicians..
..if I have forgotten mathematics..
..or your jealousy knows no mathematics.
I'll do that to satisfy you..
..but now you must fight.
Fight if you must taste defeat.
This army cannot defeat Arjun..
..who has defeated fire.
Strange are the ways of Hastinapur's sages.
Instead of encouraging their students..
..they feel the virtues of the enemy.
So what if Arjun stands before us.
I promise you that like a kite picks snake from the land..
..I will pick Arjun from his chariot.
If you are afraid to face Arjun..
..then let me attack him.
Learn to control your ego, Karna.
Why do you wish to willingly jump..
..into a well of fire?
Arjun is fire while you are a bundle of wood.
You won't even realize when you are burned.
A river fish may be an expert swimmer..
..but it still cannot cross the ocean.
Besides, Arjun must still remember the insult..
..he suffered thirteen years ago.
Your people cannot injure him.
Is he a greater archer than..
..grandsire, sage Drona and you?
Don't judge the son..
..according to the stature of the father.
Don't make that mistake.
Which means you will not fight.
Why not? I have come here to fight.
The king has ordered me..
..to fight on your behalf.
Even if dear Arjun stands before me..
I'll stay and fight with you.
There is Arjun's flag.
I have recognized these arrows.
Arjun paid obeisance with the first two arrows..
..and challenged you with the next two arrows..
..which touched your arms.
I had never thought that we would meet Arjun after 13 years..
..in the battlefield.
Look how handsome he looks in the chariot..
..just like a divine weapon.
Take the chariot..
..to the centre of the Kuru army..
..nearest to Duryodhan.
I cannot see prince Duryodhan.
Maybe he has gone south with our cows.
Follow him!
As you wish!
Arjun seems to be following Duryodhan.
Then stop him.
He cannot be stopped so easily.
"After aiming the arrow.."
"..Bhishma is lost in thought."
"How can I attack.."
"..the one whom I love the most."