'Even today, the sun..'
'..weeps at the tragedy.'
'If it were in the sun's control..'
'..it would have set..'
'..with Abhimanyu's death.'
'I am shocked that sage Drona, son of Bharadwaj..'
'..was a party to the murder.'
'How did Karna kill an unarmed Abhimanyu?'
'How did sage Kripa display such cowardice?'
'Did not Drona's son Ashwathama remember..'
'..that rules of war were framed?'
'The sun of ethics has set forever..'
'..in the battlefield of holy Kurukshetra.'
'From today the war..'
'..will be waged in darkness.'
'There will be no rules, no ethics, no responsibility.'
'Far away from the ethics of war..'
'..in the arena is Subhadra..'
'..thinking of her son Abhimanyu.'
'She does not know..'
'..her son is dead.'
'But a mother's heart knows everything.'
Hail O Queen! There's a letter from Kurukshetra.
Must be from Abhimanyu.
Respected mother! My greetings.
May you live long, my son.
Yesterday in the battlefield..
..I got a chance to take blessings from Grandsire.
He came closer to me and said..
..'Dear, seeing you reminds me of my childhood.'
Father looked on with pride.
What's wrong, my dear?
I don't know, father.
Abhimanyu has sent a letter from Kurukshetra.
And reading it, I started crying.
I felt as if a hundred arrows..
..have pierced me.
Some tragedy has surely taken place there!
Brother! I want my Abhimanyu back!
I won't let you go that easily!
Hey Sanjay!
With Abhimanyu's death all..
..hopes of a truce are gone.
The Pandavas will never forgive them.
My dynasty will have to pay a heavy price!
My dynasty will have to pay heavy price!
Just see what Arjun is doing.
As you wish.
Let's go, Krishna.
I know not why I feel like weeping.
Some tragedy has surely happened.
In a holy war, only the defeat of truth..
..can be called a tragedy.
Then why do I feel like crying?
Maybe you haven't come to terms with yourself.
No, Krishna.
No, soldier!
No. Soldier.
You must have seen someone else die.
Bhim! Bhim!
Did you hear, Bhim?
Is Abhimanyu really dead?
Who knew the boy well?
Is the brave child really dead, Bhim?
My God!
My God! How will I console Arjun?
How will I console Arjun?
Why is everything so quiet?
We'll find out when we go in.
Did you see that?
The soldiers are not even greeting us.
They have turned away their faces.
This is not a good omen.
Why hasn't Abhimanyu with his brothers..
..come to greet you like he does everyday?
What happened today?
Tell me. What happened today?
Couldn't we protect the king?
Has sage Drona captured the king? Speak!
No, my lord!
Then what happened?
Sage Drona arranged the wheel trap.
The wheel trap!
Sage Drona arranged the wheel trap!
Did you hear, Krishna?
None but you and I know how to break it.
Our flag is still fluttering on our camp.
Did Abhimanyu attack the wheel trap?
Speak up!
He does not know how to exit from the wheel trap.
Brother!
Why is Abhimanyu's seat empty?
Brother.
Why is Abhimanyu's seat empty?
Brother.
Brother. At least you tell me.
Nakul.
Tell me, Sahadev.
Why is Abhimanyu's seat empty?
Why don't you answer me?
Uttara will answer my question.
Uttara will answer my question. Keshav.
My Abhimanyu!
Yes, dear.
A warrior's life is..
..nothing but weapons.
Death follows like a shadow.
Death is our companion in the battlefield.
Those who cannot run away..
..have to die on some battlefield.
Everyone's silence indicates that..
..our Abhimanyu is dead.
No, Krishna!
Krishna!
Krishna, my Abhimanyu!
No, Arjun!
Enough!
Enough! Enough!
If you mourn like this..
..it will be an insult to Abhimanyu..
..his bravery and his death.
Your son died fighting warriors like..
..Sage Drona, Karna, Duryodhan, Dushasan..
..Kritavarma and Shakuni.
Alone!
Be proud of him!
But Krishna..
..did not the other Pandava warriors know that..
..my Abhimanyu could not exit from the wheel trap?
He couldn't exit.
We knew that, Arjun.
We all knew that.
We were all behind Abhimanyu so that..
..we could enter the wheel trap with him.
- But.. - But what, Bhim?
But King Jaidrath of Sindhu stopped us.
King Jaidrath was not alone.
Lord Shiva's boon was with him.
After Draupadi's unsuccessful disrobing..
..having his life spared by the Pandavas..
..Jaidrath had worshipped Lord Shiva.
He had obtained a boon..
..that on one day of any one war..
..he would be victorious against four Pandavas.
Today was the day of his boon.
Today, no one could have defeated Jaidrath.
Jaidrath!
Where's my son's corpse?
Wake up, son! You've never slept so long.
You are sleeping when your mother is here.
Did you see the result of your love?
Scold him when he gets up.
Get up now!
The elders of the family are here.
What will people say if you sleep like that?
Look, father! He is still asleep.
Why isn't he getting up?
Why?
What will I tell Uttara?
How will I console her?
Tell her that this bloodied corpse..
..is not my son Abhimanyu..
..but the covering of his soul!
Speak Krishna! Speak!
Blessed are this warrior's parents!
Blessed is his widow and..
..blessed are all those..
..who are fortunate to have known him.
Get up, my dear.
Bid him farewell like a true warrior's wife.
He will be an example for other young warriors.
Death is the ultimate truth of every life..
..but such a brave death is a rare one.
Today he has fought those warriors..
..whom even armies shudder to fight.
Every warrior in the world..
..would gladly change places with Abhimanyu.
Free him from the promises he made to you..
..before the sacred ritual fire.
Free him.
On Subhadra's behalf, I free him from his mother's debt.
Even you free him from his debts. Free him.
Parth!
Prepare him for the last journey.
My son! I give you my word.
If I don't kill Jaidrath before sunset tomorrow..
..I'll immolate myself.
'Sanskrit Chants'
Welcome to the funeral pyre of my son.
It's your turn next.
Was your disciple's son..
..afraid to fight warriors like you?
O Arjun! Till sunset today..
..there was no warrior like Abhimanyu.
There was none among us who..
..was not wounded by him.
This aged brahmin has come to pay his respects.
He was the only one between Yudhishthir and me.
Had he not been there..
..I would have captured Yudhishthir..
..and the war would have ended.
O son of Subhadra!
Accept Karna's respects!
Blessed are your parents!
Blessed is your dynasty in whose history..
..you will live forever.
My respects!
Not you Jaidrath!
You will not touch my son.
What are you saying?
I cannot bear my brave son's insult.
Don't you recognize him?
He is our slave Jaidrath..
..whom you had freed the other day.
Today he has caused my son's death!
By Lord Shiva had it not been sunset..
..I would have killed him.
You will not see tomorrow's sunset.
If you live beyond that..
..I'll immolate myself!
'Sanskrit Chants'
"A father lights his son's funeral pyre."
"His heart heavy with grief."
"There is fire in his heart.."
"..and tears in his eyes.."
"..and tears in his eyes."
"The funeral pyre smolders slowly."
"Revenge smolders slowly too."
"Arjun has his eyes on Jaidrath.."
"..as his anger increases every moment."
Warriors die during a war, O Sage!
Am I not brave?
Why did I not die?
Abhimanyu was just a child.
Was just a child.
We have broken the rules and killed him.
We had ourselves made the rules of war!
I am so ashamed, I cannot go to Bhishma.
It he asks me, you, too?
What answer can I give him?
My respects, O Teacher!
My respects, O Sage!
Sit, Jaidrath.
You have to fight at dawn tomorrow.
You must rest.
There's a thorn in my heart.
Only you can remove that thorn.
You have taught me and also Arjun.
Then why is he your best pupil?
I have not made him my best pupil.
I taught you both the same things.
But he was not satisfied.
He used my teaching as a foundation.
You were satisfied with what I taught.
There is no need to be afraid.
Death is the ultimate truth of every life.
Both the brave and coward die.
Arjun may be my best pupil but..
..I am the Chief of the Kaurava army.
Wasn't I with you in Abhimanyu's killing?
I will be with you tomorrow too.
I'll stay close to you tomorrow.
Your protection is my responsibility.
So, go to your tent and try to sleep.
I doubt Jaidrath can be saved from Arjun.
But if we can protect him tomorrow..
..Arjun will have to immolate himself.
We can then easily vanquish the others.
Don't forget Bhim.
Who knows Bhim better than I?
He is as foolish as he is powerful.
It will be easy to kill him.
Arjun is the main problem.
More than Arjun, the problem is..
..that magical charioteer Krishna.
Whether Jaidrath dies at his hands or not..
..Arjun's death is certain.
How come, uncle?
Jaidrath is protected by his father's curse.
- A curse? - Yes, nephew
It is a curse for the one who kills him.
He is Hotashetra's only son.
Who knows better than you what a father..
..won't do for his beloved son.
Hotashetra could not give up his filial love.
One day Jaidrath touched his feet.
My respects, father.
May you live long.
Give me the blessing that..
..King Shantanu gave his son Bhishma.
Neither are you Bhishma nor am I Shantanu.
I cannot bless you with wishful death..
..but I can protect you with a curse.
The one who drops your head on the ground..
..will find his own head blown to pieces.
That will cause his death.
Allow me to leave!
So, tomorrow will be the last day of war.
If Arjun cannot kill Jaidrath..
..he will immolate himself.
If he kills him..
..Hotashetra's curse will kill him.
So, tomorrow is an auspicious day.
Worth waiting for.
Come, Jaidrath! Sit!
What's wrong? Why are you worried?
A warrior threatened by Arjun..
..should feel worried.
I am thinking of going back to Sindhu.
What are you saying?
Famous warriors will protect you tomorrow.
Sage Drona, Sage Kripa, Ashwathama..
..Karna, Duryodhan, Dushasan, Kritavarma.
Even I know a little about war.
The Kaurava might will be there to protect you.
Arjun is only a warrior.
Tomorrow even the God of Death will fear coming to you..
..and change his route.
Tomorrow even my army will lose its morale.
My soldiers will think..
..if a brave warrior like Jaidrath..
..can run away from the Pandavas..
..then we will lose this war.
Will those warriors named by uncle..
..really protect me tomorrow?
Don't worry. We are all with you.
Go and rest in your tent.
"Life is like an arrow."
"An arrow from Arjun's quiver."
"It cannot leave the bow.."
"..unless there is determination."
"Jaidrath is being consoled.."
"..by everyone."
"However, each one of them in his heart.."
"..is as afraid as he is."