Reading Notes: Mahabharata, Part D

 Reading Notes: 

• Karna killed Ghatotkacha with the celestial spear that Indra gave him. Ghattkacha, on the verge of dying, rose into the air and expanded his size and fell onto the Kaurava army, crushing thousands even in death.
• Drona was killed by Dhrishtadyumna as he was mourning the death of his son Ashwatthama. However, Ashwatthama was alive.
• Bhima finds Dushasana, drinks his blood. Draupadi then washed her hair in his blood. 
• Karna forgets Brahmastra mantra, just as Parshurama predicted. Arjuna kills him. 
• Ashwatthama wanted to behead the five Pandavas but kills Draupadi's five sons by mistake.
• Kunti searches for Karna's body on the battlefield. Pandavas honor their dead brother.

Image source: Yudhishthira's Journey to Hell

Source: Tiny Tales from the Mahabharata by Laura Gibbs