Episode 48 Sabhaparva Debrief

Why did Yudhisthira gamble? Where was Krishna? What game were Yudhisthira and Sakuni playing? In this episode, we consider these questions, as the last game concludes and the Pandavas and Draupadi prepare for exile.

Suggested Reading:

van Buitenen, J. A. B. "On the Structure of the Sabha Parvan of the Mahibhirata." India Maior (Festschrift Gonda), ed. J. Ensink and P. Gaeffke (Leiden: EJ Brill, 1972): 68-84.

Handelman, Don, and David Dean Shulman. God inside out: Śiva's Game of Dice. Oxford University Press on Demand, 1997.