Reading Notes: Narayan's Mahabharata Section C


  • "Stop, this pond is mine. Don't touch it until you answer my questions." Nobody listens.
  • Are these the five stupidest boys alive?
  • So many questions from Yama, God of justice
  • Did the Pandavas disappear? They couldn't have!
  • If you hit them with a tree, they'll know it's you.
  • The auspicious hour for a wedding?
  • 17 kinds of foolish men
  • Assured them that their end was coming
Source: Narayan, R. K., The Mahabharata: A Shortened Modern Version of the Indian Epic.

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