'I am Time.'
'Joys and sorrows..'
..are my two shores..'
'..between which I keep flowing.'
'I experience neither sorrow..'
'..nor joy.'
'I do not laugh nor cry.'
'But, since I know the past and the future..'
'..my knowledge sometimes..'
'..brings laughter on my lips..'
'..or tears in my eyes.'
'Today I'm at one such turning point.'
'The glorious Kuru clan has fallen on such bad time! '
'Rifts are widening in relations..'
'..and there is no one who can arrest this drift.'
'After the defeat of the Kauravas at Virat..'
'..Dhritrashtra does not dream of victory.'
'But he does wish to keep the control over the kingdom..'
'..like a snake guarding the treasure.'
'But history does not want this.'
'But Dhritrashtra, who can recognize anybody by his footsteps..'
'..cannot recognize the footsteps of the history.'
'Maybe his ambition prevents..'
'..him from recognizing them.'
'That's why he is scared of war..'
'..but is not ready for peace either.'
Victory to the king!
What's it?
Royal charioteer Sanjay is here to see you.
He is waiting at the door.
At this time?
Call him.
He has permission to enter..
..at any time and without waiting.
As you command, Sire.
Victory to the king!
What's the news?
What did Yudhishthir say?
Sire, he says that righteousness is the greatest wealth.
Following the righteous path is true bliss.
Sire, during this journey, I too reflected deeply.
Sanjay, what's the conclusion you arrived at?
Sire, I have come to the conclusion that..
..the truth not spoken on time is more harmful than a lie.
Then tell me the truth.
I can listen to the truth.
What is your truth?
Sire..
..your actions negate the truth.
Your filial love has wounded your soul.
It has become an untreatable wound. It needs attention.
Even you are accusing me?
No, Sire, I'm not accusing you.
This is a mere analogy.
If you don't listen to me now..
..in your next birth, history will criticize you.
Sire, do not gamble with Hastinapur's future.
You listen to everyone except your well-wishers.
Return Indraprasth to the Pandavas.
Prince's betterment lies in this.
Has Yudhishthir threatened to wage war?
No, Sire.
It's not in his nature to issue threats.
He just told me to tell you..
..that they are ready for both war and peace.
If you want war, there will be war.
If you desire peace, then there will be peace.
The long journey must have tired you, Sanjay.
Go and rest.
As you wish, Sire.
Anyone there?
Yes, Sire?
Send someone to fetch Vidur.
As you wish, Sire.
Why has brother-in-law called you at this time?
My brother has not called me, my dear.
It's the king who has called for me.
But why at this time?
I'll find out once I reach there.
Okay.
My respects, Sire.
This is not the court, Vidur.
You can call me brother in privacy.
As you wish, Sire.
Sit.
Sanjay has returned after meeting Yudhishthir.
He..
..did not tell me fully what Yudhishthir said.
He wasted time in blaming me.
Yudhishthir's proposals will be declared in the court tomorrow.
But..
..my sleep left with Sanjay.
Brother, what you call blaming by Sanjay..
..must be his worry for your welfare.
Whatever he told you must have been for your own good.
As your charioteer he carried out his duty..
..by telling you all that.
Brother, you've repeatedly treated the Pandavas unjustly.
Just think, Sire.
By dividing Hastinapur you have been unjust..
..to both Duryodhan and Hastinapur.
As the king, it was your duty to protect the border.
By dividing the kingdom..
..you've violated the code of ethics as king.
But Yudhishthir?
Yudhishthir tolerated this injustice quietly.
He tolerated this injustice quietly.
You resorted to the partition..
You resorted to the partition not for Hastinapur's benefit.
You made this decision for Duryodhan's benefit.
You are ready to pay any price to make him the king!
Brother, I do not know..
..if Hastinapur will ever forgive you..
..for the offence of dividing it.
And you?
I will never forgive you.
And, Brother, maybe..
..even you will never be able to forgive yourself.
My mother..
My mother was your mother's maid.
Sire, I am tied to you by the bond of slavery.
I'm tied up.
Whether you act justly..
..or unjustly..
..I cannot leave you.
I cannot leave you.
Speak on.
Your bitter words..
..do not sound so bitter today.
What else have I done?
Brother, I don't want to repeat..
..all that you've done.
The house of wax. Gambling. Draupadi's disrobing.
All these are very painful memories.
Very painful memories.
You can't forget them.
Doesn't Draupadi's cry for help..
..ever echo in your mind?
Don't her questions sting you?
So, Brother..
..pay attention to your country..
..instead of your son.
Do justice, Sire. Do justice.
If the Pandavas forget Draupadi's insult..
..after taking Indraprasth..
..be grateful to them.
Brother, come back to righteous path.
For, if there is a war..
..neither Hastinapur..
..nor the Kuru dynasty will survive.
Sire..
..shun your ambition.
Because it is your enemy.
Never go to your enemy's..
..house in the darkness.
Never.
Why are you silent?
Go ahead.
Sire, in the end I have to say this.
Don't let your..
..filial love cloud your reason.
Hastinapur is your responsibility.
Yours.
And Duryodhan?
He is not your responsibility.
He is your disease!
Disease.
"Dhritrashtra faces a dilemma."
"Should he be a king or father."
"The king's love for his son.."
..is a curse for the nation."
"Is a curse for the nation."
The royal charioteer Sanjay is here!
Victory to the king!
Sanjay, what proposal have you brought?
Emperor Yudhishthir has sent his respects to all the elders..
..and his love for youngsters.
Come to the point, Sanjay.
Be patient, Duryodhan.
Be patient.
Uncle, my patience has come to an end!
My hands are now impatient to pick up the mace.
Even they have maces.
I know, Grandsire!
If the Pandavas do not accept 12 years of exile..
..no one can stop the clash of the maces.
Prince, first listen to the message the Pandavas have sent.
Guru, the war which you elders wish to avoid is inevitable.
I won't allow you to avoid this war.
The Pandavas understand only the language..
..of my mace and Karna's arrows.
Speak on, charioteer. What's the news from Upaplavya?
Sire, I gave your message to Yudhishthir.
Who else was there?
Apart from the Pandavas, the King of Virat..
..King Drupad of Panchal..
..prince Dhristadyumna and Krishna were present.
What did Yudhishthir say?
First I will tell you..
..the message that Arjun has sent for prince Duryodhan.
With Yudhishthir's permission or..
..without it?
Sire, Yudhishthir hadn't restrained him.
Tell us what message Arjun has sent for my son.
Arjun said..
"Sanjay, tell this to Duryodhan in the presence.."
"..of the charioteer's son Karna!"
"If he doesn't return Indraprasth to us.."
..then, he will be lying dead in the battlefield..
..because of his treachery, indecency and arrogance!
Therefore, tell that fool to learn to follow the path of peace.
I swear by Lord Shiva!
When my arrows start flying they will rain fire!
That fire will burn to ashes the Kuru army and its commanders..
..just like summer heat sets fire to dry grass!
Charioteer!
Are you conveying the message..
..or are you trying to scare the eldest son of the Kuru clan?
Prince, Bheeshma is the eldest son of the Kuru clan.
I know that, Sage.
I know that Grandsire is the eldest son of Kuru clan.
Forgive me.
I also announce that..
..if father does not send my message back to Arjun..
..I will go to Upaplavya myself..
..and will pull out his tongue and string my bow with it!
Calm down, my son. Calm down.
Father, forbearance and patience are not in my nature.
Listen to me carefully, Duryodhan.
You have forsaken both righteousness and truth.
You are the cause of the Kuru clan's decline.
If you do not mend your ways even now..
..you are fated to see the corpses of our warriors.
Dear Duryodhan, just think.
Do you listen to only three people?
Charioteer's son Karna who is cursed by Sage Parshuram.
Treacherous Shakuni.
Your ill-mannered brother Dushasan.
Is it necessary to demean me in front of everyone?
Respected Grandsire.
What have I done apart from my duty as a warrior?
I have sworn to kill the Pandavas, my friend's enemies.
You only tell me what else could I do?
I do not know the sweet words of diplomacy.
I am not a politician.
I am a warrior and I know only the language of bow.
Listen carefully to me, Grandsire.
I have no loyalty to the Kuru dynasty.
My loyalty is to the king and the prince Duryodhan.
Karma, do not misuse sacred words like loyalty!
You are cutting the tree which shelters you.
And you dare to call this loyalty?
Do not instigate your friend Duryodhan's! Don't instigate him!
Who are you?
All of us together cannot face Arjun.
You and I and Duryodhan were present in the war at Virat!
He sits here boasting that he will string his bow with Arjun's tongue!
Sire, please listen to my request.
Get rid of the influence of Karna, Shakuni..
..and Dushasan from Duryodhan's mind!
Get rid of it!
Ask Karna where he was when the Gandharvas had caught Duryodhan?
Talking of a war and fighting it are two different things.
If you wish a long life for your sons..
..return Indraprasth to them.
Never, Grandsire! Never!
Let them first accept 12 years of exile and then return.
What should we do, sage Drona?
If the king desires war, there will be war.
But in my opinion Bheeshma's suggestion is acceptable.
No army can defeat an army which has Arjun..
..Bheem and Yudhishthir.
Guru!
If we have more well wishers of the Pandavas like you..
..we will lose the war even before it begins!
Sire, if we have no right to Speak, why should we sit in court?
Allow me to leave, Sire.
A student who cannot respect his teacher..
..has no future! He has no future.
I will come to the battlefield when you order me.
I will even fight my favorite disciple Arjun.
Sage!
Do not forsake my beloved Hastinapur!
Please don't go!
I now know your opinion, O Sage.
Please sit.
Arjun is full of anger.
Why mind his words?
Tell me, what did Yudhishthir propose?
It was not Arjun who lost the Game of dice.
It was Yudhishthir.
And so, he has the right to take decision on their behalf.
Is he too preparing for war?
If yes, then tell me if there was anyone there..
..who opposed the war.
Apart from Krishna, none spoke of peace.
I'm not scared of anything else..
..except Yudhishthir's anger and Krishna's peace.
Do you mean to say..
..that they desire war?
Sire, they have only two options.
Indraprasth or war.
Our defeat is certain in this war.
Father, returning Indraprasth is also a defeat.
Sanjay, my sightless eyes see the corpses of my hundred sons.
But what can I do?
If Indraprasth was mine I'd return it to the Pandavas.
But Indraprasth belongs to Duryodhan.
So, the Kuru dynasty must accept its fate.
Friend.
Why did you come so late in the night?
Is there a time to meet friends?
I would have come earlier.
But I wanted to cool my anger before coming here.
I ask for forgiveness.
For what?
For the way Grandsire insulted you in the court today.
Where is the insult if a charioteer's son is addressed as such?
He insulted you and Dushasan.
But he is your Grandsire.
He can say anything to you.
But he forgot one thing about me.
My arrows had wounded his dear Arjun in the war at Virat.
But he recalled only my wounds!
Now my war with Arjun is final.
History will witness it.
And it will tell the coming eras..
..about Karna's bravery.
So, do not worry about me.
Even if Grandsire insulted me..
..this news has acted as balm to me.
Because war with the Pandavas is imminent.
I still say..
Uncle!
Don't say anything!
War is not a dice game.
Your treacheries have shamed us in history!
The decision of war has been taken.
I shall also sleep like a warrior.
I was avoiding war because..
..there is only one way to defeat the Pandavas.
But you will not explore it because..
..your ego will not allow you to ask for a favor.
I will not ask for favors.
Brother-in-law was right. Defeat is written in your fate.
You'll have to accept your fate.
Uncle, from whom are you asking us to seek favor?
Tell me. I will do it on brother's behalf.
There is no representation in these matters.
Not at all.
If Duryodhan wants to win this war..
..he must ask for Krishna's help.
The Yadavas are very powerful.
Their army is the most powerful in India.
Yes.
Don't go if you want to lose the war.
But if you want to win this war..
..you cannot ignore Krishna.
You can't ignore Krishna!
Go to Krishna! Right now!
Parth! When did you come?
I came first.
So you too have come.
But I saw Parth first.
No, Krishna, he has come before me.
Is it so?
Let me ask him why he has come to Dwarka.
You must have come to know that..
..war between us and the Pandavas is imminent.
You must help us.
Why?
Like Arjun, even I am your friend.
We are also related to you.
That's true.
Besides, I have come first.
True, you came first, but I saw Parth first.
So, I'll have to help both of you.
But how can you fight war on both sides?
I did not speak of fighting, Duryodhan.
I did'nt tell you for war.
I only said I'll have to help both of you.
On one side is my divine army and on the other..
..I, alone. Unarmed. And I won't take up arms in the battlefield.
The question is, who can ask first?
I, because I came first.
No! Parth has the right to ask first.
Because he is your younger brother.
Tell me, Parth!
Do you want me or the divine army?
Krishna, I did not come to ask help from the army.
I came seeking your help. I don't want the divine army.
Okay! I'll take the divine army.
I do not wish to break my brother's heart.
Well, Krishna, I'll go and pay my respects to brother.
Of course. It is necessary to greet brother.
Tell me one thing, Parth.
When you could have asked for the divine army..
..why did you opt for unarmed Krishna?
Krishna, in war, a charioteer is more important than a warrior.
I need a trustworthy charioteer in this great war.
On whom I can completely rely.
I should entrust myself to him and be free of worry.
Krishna, who else can be a better charioteer than you?
You know all the directions and the paths.
Krishna, you won't allow me to stray in the battlefield.
Krishna..
..please honor me by being my charioteer.
I do not want the divine army but the Lord Himself.
This Lord Himself.
Parth.
Maybe I was born to be your charioteer.
It is my good fortune.
Now my victory is certain!
But don't forget to ask brother Balram for help.
No, Arjun!
No!
Duryodhan, too asked for help.
I didn't help him. Brothers should not fight.
There's no point in discussing..
..who is right and who is wrong.
All the corpses that fall will belong to the same family.
So in this war I will not side with anyone.
Neither will I bless any one of you with victory.
Uncle, at first, I was afraid that Arjun won't miss the chance..
..and he will ask for the divine army.
But Arjun turned out to be a fool!
He said that he did not want the divine army.
He asked for the unarmed Krishna!
Then I hid my happiness and asked for the divine army.
That I cannot hurt my younger brother.
Duryodhan, this deal will prove very dear to you!
It will prove very dear!
Even an unarmed Krishna..
..is more than a match for any army!
He is more than a match for any army!
The conclusion is that there is no other option but war.
Brother, you are the essence of truth.
Do not be in a hurry to decide.
It is not a question of hurrying or delaying.
You know very well..
..that from the beginning there is no other option but war.
This exchange of envoys is just a charade of exploring options.
At best you do not want..
..the Pandavas to be the aggressors.
Father, how can the Pandavas be accused of being aggressors?
Did they cheat at dice? Or order Draupadi's disrobing?
War is not their option, but their right.
Shikhandi, war can never be an option.
My suggestion is that if you all trust me..
..then I'll take the peace proposal to Hastinapur.
Krishna, there's no question of not trusting you.
If you wish to go please do so.
We have borne humiliation for so many days.
A few more days of waiting won't matter.
Warriors fight to protect the truth.
They should not be over keen for war.
Remember history will judge your values..
..and history is always impartial.
For Duryodhan also.
When history judges you, do you wish to be found at fault?
I am not an opponent of peace but..
Bheem, do not let there be ambiguity..
..between yourself and peace.
So, it is final that I shall go..
..to Hastinapur as your peace ambassador.
"So that brothers may not fight.."
"..and truth shall always triumph.."
"Lord Krishna himself.."
"..shall take the proposal for peace."