Kingdom of Panchala. King Drupada has performed a sacrifice to birth a daughter who will destroy the Kauravas. From the fire emerges:

Duryodhana refused, famously declaring,

Eventually, the Pandavas and Draupadi renounce the world. They trek toward the Himalayas to reach the gates of heaven. Only Yudhishthira, accompanied by a loyal dog (Dharma in disguise), reaches the end in his mortal form.

Drona, the royal teacher, is killed through a strategic lie.

The elder widow, Ambika, closed her eyes out of fear during the union, resulting in a blind son named . The younger widow, Ambalika, turned pale, resulting in a pale son named Pandu .

Karna, the tragic hero and secret brother of the Pandavas, falls to Arjuna.