'This war is a decisive..'
'..turn in history.'
'When history wishes to take a turn..'
'..no power can dare stop it.'
'Today history has decided..'
'..to go beyond Bhishma.'
'Even the Kuru warriors know this.'
'They want to change the direction of the chariot..'
'..on which stands Arjun, Shikhandi and history.'
'Krishna holds the reins of the chariot..'
'..which moves steadily towards Bhishma.'
There is grandsire's flag!
Take my chariot towards grandsire's chariot.
May you live long! May you be successful.
May you live long! May you be successful!
I know they are your arrows..
..which strike me.
Congratulations sage Drona! Your disciple is worthy.
Grandsire!
My head needs support.
Dushasan! Get some pillows.
These are not worthy of the bed on which I lie.
He who has given the bed shall give the pillow.
Call Arjun!
As you order! Give me my Gandiva!
Forgive me grandsire.
I am thirsty.
"River Ganga provides succor.."
"..to its own son."
"There lies fallen on earth.."
"..the very sky itself."
"The very sky itself."
My respects, mother!
We should leave grandsire alone in his last moments.
How can we do that? He's our grandsire.
I am also the Pandavas' grandsire
Leave me alone!
All my life I didn't ask for anything.
Today I ask for privacy.
As you wish!
But we'll keep coming to see you.
"The light of the Kuru clan.."
"..lies felled today."
"The entire community of brave warriors.."
"..salute him and pay their homage."
"Salute him and pay their homage."
"A pure soul in a pure age."
"White clothes to match his age."
"Where can one find.."
"..such a unique warrior."
"Such a unique warrior."
"Every arrow stained with blood."
"Every eye a weapon."
"Every person wept with grief."
"Every Veda was chanted."
"Arjun touches his feet.."
"..with a wounded heart."
"Krishna stands in silence.."
"..spreading his holy influence."
"Spreading his holy influence."
Who can understand my helplessness but you?
Who can understand?
Isn't my understanding to be expected?
You'll always be remembered for your loyalty and truth.
Man will salute you in every era.
Let's go, my son!
How can I go, mother?
I have sworn an oath that..
..till Hastinapur is fully secured..
..I'll not give up my life.
But son, this pain..
My very life is a pain, mother
However, if Hastinapur is secure then..
..my life will be successful.
'Tonight's a terrible night.'
'In Kurukshetra none apart from Bhishma..'
'..lying on a bed of arrows is at rest.'
'No warrior ever had such a bed..'
'..nor will they ever win it.'
'Great men like him are rare.'
'India, you are great..'
'..that, a great man such as Bhishma..'
'..was born here. Words fail before his greatness.'
'Even I am honored by his touch.'
'This is not an arrow but a medal of honor.'
'His every breath..'
'..is a honorable gift from the creator.'
'If any other person breathes like that..'
'..he will be immortalized.'
O pride of India!
O son of Kunti, Arjun!
Today you have paid the debt..
..of my love and belief in your valor.
It was not valor but cowardice.
I let loose my arrows from behind Shikhandi.
Shame on Arjun and his Gandiva!
These arrows which have wounded you..
..are all mine.
I shall never forgive myself..
..for this grave crime!
Don't talk like a child!
Shikhandi was my fate and your strategy.
Doesn't a warrior use a shield?
Shikhandi was your shield.
I could not pierce that shield.
Victory at this price is expensive.
Victory at any price is cheap.
Save your tears, Arjun.
The war is not over.
Just think, my child.
I, too, was wearing the shield of wishful death.
Should a warrior use such a shield?
I cannot even throw away this shield, Arjun.
My shield is linked to Hastinapur's future.
That's why I told you last night..
..to use Shikhandi as a shield..
..so that we'll be equal in duel.
I with my boon of wishful death and..
..you with Shikhandi as a shield.
When we were equal, you defeated me.
No grandsire! No!
In my defeat lay my honor.
My defeat has ensured..
..Hastinapur's security.
No, grandsire.
So, do not insult your victory with tears.
Now go to your tent and rest.
Tomorrow you have to fight again.
Lying on this bed of arrows given by you..
..I am glad to se you march towards victory.
Till today you waged war with your grandsire.
Tomorrow you'll fight your teacher, sage Drona.
Fight him with all your will so that..
..he, too, will be proud to call you his disciple.
If you defeat him he will also bless you..
..like I blessed you after my defeat.
No grandsire.
Stop weeping, my child!..
..For my sake!
May you live long!
May you be victorious.
What happened?
I am coming from Sanjay's house.
What happened to Sanjay?
Nothing!
Hastinapur lies on a bed of arrows..
..wearing a robe of blood.
- Grandsire! - What's happened to Grandsire?
Tell me, Vidhur!
Ethics say that..
..one should look at..
..who sits on the throne.
It is wrong to see the past in the present.
Grandsire made the mistake..
..seeing his father's image in Hastinapur's king.
The result was..
..Arjun made him lie on a bed of arrows.
Is grandsire..
No!
He is still living!
He is sworn to live till..
..Hastinapur is secure.
He will have to witness the deaths..
..of many young Kuru warriors.
Maybe that is his repentance.
Will you go to pay your respects?
I cannot bear to see him wounded.
The image that I have of him..
..should remain unaltered.
White clothes, white hair and pure soul!
His death will mean..
..the end of a pure age.
A great soul with a lustrous personality..
..will not be born again.
So, come sister Kunti, let us..
..mourn for grandsire on Hastinapur's behalf.
Mourn for grandsire.
Kunti!
My respects!
May you live long!
My respects!
Sit Kunti!
How did you think of me after so long?
When you do come, you meet only Gandhari.
You have every right to think..
..I did an injustice to your sons.
But don't they mean anything to me?
I am unhappy about the injustice done to them.
But what about the injustice done to me?
What are you saying?
If I thought of justice and injustice..
..I would be in my sons' camp.
You are their elder father and they are your sons.
I am not there at all.
If I was, I would've asked you questions.
I did not even ask you how you could keep quiet..
..at Draupadi's disrobing.
As a mother, I have many problems.
At this moment I am here to mourn the death of..
..the greatest Kuru warrior and elder.
Who felled this great warrior?
Your son Arjun.
What would you have done in Arjun's place?
Don't ask questions.
Was it right to kill..
..a great man like Bhishma for some land?
No!
Arjun was not even willing to fight but..
..your nephew Krishna provoked him.
The result is..
..Arjun carries the guilt of grandsire's death.
The future will decide..
- ..who's responsible for grandsire's death. - Gandhari!
I have often told you, my lord..
..you are Dhritrashtra.
Don't allow the nation to break apart.
For you, the nation and the throne were one.
The result is that my sons are dying.
Hastinapur is barren.
It's not too late.
Try for a truce with grandsire's help.
Grandsire has always sided the Pandavas.
Understand one thing!
War begins when both sides are beyond truce.
There can be no truce after war begins.
You can either win or lose.
If you wish to go to grandsire do go there.
Give him my respects.
Tell him..
..if it was right for a king to leave his capital..
..when at war, I would have surely come.
My respects!
I am all alone now, Duryodhan! All alone!
When Bhishma could not stop Arjun..
..who can stop him?
You will stop him!
I have only come to tell you..
..that you are the commander of my army.
Will you also say that..
..I should not fight under your flag?
If you are so eager to fight then..
..do fight.
Like grandsire, will you say that..
..you won't kill the Pandavas?
I won't say that but I will not promise that.
They may die at my hands.
Or I may die at their hands.
Anything can happen on the battlefield.
I am not a Kuru.
So, my decisions are limited.
I cannot say who I will kill and whom I won't.
As long as I am on your side..
..to fight your enemies is my duty.
O Karna! Welcome to the Kuru army.
My respects!
O best among Indians!
Forgive me for all my past and future sins.
I pay my respects.
Be victorious!
O son of Kunti, Karna!
Be victorious.
Both you and I know.
If you knew this then..
..why didn't you allow me to fight under your flag?
There are two reasons.
First, you were blinded by wages.
Such a warrior should never wage war.
The second reason was that..
..so many brave warriors will be killed in this war..
..that India will be bereft of warriors.
If you fight this war..
..either Arjun or you will survive.
And I wanted both of you to survive..
..because warriors like you not born again and again.
You are not of Bharat's clan.
For me, every brave warrior is of my clan.
My child! Stop this war if you can
If you can't and if you must fight..
..fight for the Pandavas.
If I do that..
..how can I pay back Duryodhan's debt?
You know the value of an oath.
So, allow me to fight for Duryodhan.
You were compelled to fight for Duryodhan.
I, to, am helpless.
I cannot give you an order.
All I can say is that..
..do your duty!
In a holy war, every man is alone.
He has to decide on his own.
All the warriors who have gathered here..
..and whichever camp they belong to, are alone.
Who else but you..
..can understand what loneliness is?
May you be successful.
O Kunti!
You should be proud to be Karna's mother.
Congratulations Kunti!
"Bhishma lies on a bed or arrows.."
"..talking to Karna."
"It is the duty of warriors.."
"..to always side with truth."