Mahabharat

Before beginning the competition

I welcome such a guest

whom my old eyes deem

of having the potential

of becoming the man of the millennium

and ushering a righteous era.

Welcome, Vasudev Krishna!

The great Yadava, Vasudev Krishna.

He is the only person

whom an intelligent person befriends for life.

Why so, uncle?

Because in the whole of the Aryan region, he is the one

with whom having any enmity

cannot be afforded by us.

He is way more intelligent

and cunning than me.

Vasudev

I always had the desire to see you

in my heart.

Greetings, uncle.

You deem me your uncle, Vasudev?

You are the uncle of my brother Duryodhan.

Hence, I must address you as my uncle.

No, Vasudev. No.

I fear in becoming your uncle.

Fear.

Why so, uncle?

I had salvaged my uncle Kansa.* He imprisoned his own father, Ugrasena (King of Mathura), to usurp the throne; and later imprisoned his sister, Devaki (Krishna's mother) along with Krishna's father, Vasudeva.

I liberated him of his sins.

Greetings, brother Duryodhan.

Bless you, Krishna.

Greetings, Vasudev. - Bless you, Dusshasan.

And you...

You must certainly be King Karna of Anga.

By looking at the radiance on your face

anyone can know of your competence.

Greetings.

Greetings, Vasudev.

Meeting you is my good fortune.

The whole of the Aryan region resonates of your righteousness.

Righteousness is such a topic, King Karna of Anga

that everyone discusses it

but

not everyone can know it.

Then you tell us

what is the path to know what righteousness is.

Righteousness gives respect, King of Anga.

If one gets disrespect in one's life, one must deem

that he did not lead a righteous life.

And the one

who has got nothing but disrespect since birth...

What should he do, Vasudev?

He should struggle for respect

but not side with unrighteousness.

He must certainly fight for his rights

but not desire something over which he has no right.

What do you mean?

It means, King of Anga

that even the biggest of mountains

must not desire a small river.

The mountain which tries to stop a river

ends up breaking.

The right to a river

resides only with the ocean.

Are you talking about the strength of the ocean

or the weakness of the mountain, Vasudev?

I am talking about the fate of the river, King of Anga.

Hear all!

The most beautiful and serendipitous

Yajnaseni,* Princess Draupadi is making her entrance! *Daughter of fire.

'When I'

'like the light'

'am surrounded by the joy of knowledge'

'and everything is novel all around me'

'when should I play'

'oh childhood?'

'Novel are the pictures'

'and the light of bright colours.'

'Fire is my'

'fate.'

'I am Draupadi, who'

'never experienced childhood.'

'I am Draupadi, whose'

'fate is fire.'

Bless you.

Such a beautiful woman