The humiliation she suffers ends up being one of the causes of the great battle that the Mahabharata revolves around. During their years in exile, Draupadi must pose as a maidservant and suffer a series of indignities, including an attempted rape by one of Duryodhana's brothers. The wife of the five Pandava brothers, Draupadi is a celebrated princess who is widely regarded as the most beautiful woman in the world. From early on, Dhritarashtra is well aware that fate is working against Duryodhana, and the blind king pleads with his son over and over to compromise with the Pandavas, lest he violate dharma. The most powerful of these sons is Duryodhana, who leads the 100 brothers into war against the Pandavas. The blind king of Hastinapur who believes his blindness is a curse upon him, he gives birth to 100 sons who are demons incarnate.

The Pandavas are devastated to later learn that Karna was one of their own. He fights alongside Duryodhana, and is ultimately killed by Arjuna. Karna is technically the oldest of the Pandava brothers, but was raised by adoptive parents, and therefore does not consider himself part of the family. Arjuna is a skilled archer and popular with women. One of the Pandavas brothers, Arjuna is dubbed the 'wealth-winner.' He is the greatest warrior of all the brothers, having been trained by his future military opponent Drona. Yudhisthira is described as living fully by dharma, and in turn always has the gods on his side. A bad series of dice games he plays lands him, his wife, and his brothers in exile for 13 years, which precipitates a war between the Pandavas and Duryodhana.

The eldest of the Pandava brothers, Yudhisthira is their leader as both king and commander in battle.

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