Mahabharat Ep. 58: The Final Decision: Dhrishtadyumna, Supreme Commander

Narrated by Kumar Varun. Krishna returned to the Pandavas with the news that Duryodhana refused to make peace, leaving war as the only option. Yudhishthira prepared the army, dividing it into seven divisions led by Drupada, Virata, Dhrishtadyumna, Sikhandin, Satyaki, Chekitana, and Bhima. After discussing who should lead their forces, they decided on Dhrishtadyumna as the Supreme Commander. With their forces ready, the Pandavas marched to Kurukshetra, where the great battle was about to begin. Bibliography: Vyasa, Maharishi. Mahabharata. Translated by C. Rajagopalachari, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 1951. Vyasa, Maharishi. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa. Translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli, 1883–1896. Available in public domain. Narayan, R.K. The Mahabharata: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic. University of Chicago Press, 1978. Pattanaik, Devdutt. Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata. Penguin India, 2010. Menon, Ramesh. The Mahabharata: A Modern Rendering. Rupa Publications, 2004. Buck, William. Mahabharata. University of California Press, 1973.