Mahabharat

Uncle!

Why did His Highness imprison my sons, uncle?

What... What crime have they committed?

I have come here to find out exactly that.

Do hurry, uncle.

I...

I am not dispensing advice to you.

If an onion falls into the milk and is not taken out soon

then the entire milk reeks of onion.

Same is the case with the reputation of human beings.

If...

If this news spreads across the Aryan region then...

Then what will happen to the reputation of my sons?

Dhritarashtra!

A 'yajna' is performed to earn merit

and not to wash away one's sins.

One needs to bathe in the Ganges to wash away one's sins.

This 'yajna' will not wash away your sins!

Great Bhishma

Why such anger?!

Ask your husband, Gandhari!

He has imprisoned the Pandavas!

People who dare to take to arms in the court

get punished, uncle.

You had told me that the culprit who does not get punished

becomes the source of motivation to other culprits.

Yes, I did say that.

That is the exact reason

why I cannot let you commit this crime too, Dhritarashtra!

You cannot imprison the Pandavas!

Release them!

King Dhritarashtra

cannot be commanded by you, grandsire.

Respect the polity of His Highness.

Foolish Duryodhan!

This polity exists only because of me!

And I can snatch it if I like!

I had told you before.

If I see Hastinapur succumbing to unrighteousness

then I shall take to arms against it

and that will not break my oath either.

You may certainly give a minor punishment to Arjun, My Lord

but what are you punishing the rest for?

Release the Pandavas, My Lord.

Your Highness

I think so too.

Be quiet, uncle!

No, grandsire.

The order of His Highness cannot be taken back.

And neither will he do so.

Dhritarashtra!

So, is this your ultimate decision?

Splendid.

Now, I shall take my decision.

Great Bhishma...

Great Bhishma!

Great Bhishma.

Great Bhishma!

That was utter foolishness!

Uncle, but you had said...

I had said so but now

I am going back on my words.

Politics is just like gambling, my darlings.

If the dice defects

then one must also learn to change one's tactics.

Do you wish to see Bhishma's strength and majesty

beloved Duryodhan?

Just like the Almighty

the great Bhishma

can annihilate all your plans.

Do you wish to see this, beloved Duryodhan?

Come with me.

Stop, soldiers!

The Pandavas will not retaliate against you

because they are duty bound.

However, I shall retaliate against you

because I am bound by my oath.

Either fight me

or release the Pandavas.

Grandsire, because of us

you cannot revolt against the throne of Hastinapur.

We are not as valuable as your oath.

Dear Yudhishthir

my oath has value

only because of you.

Soldiers

pick up your weapons!

Did you see that, my darling?

If that old man

is not on your side then you will be

left with no army.

Even if the Pandavas leave Hastinapur