Reading Notes: Mahabharata, Part D

I finished up the reading for the fourth part today. I continued to enjoy these stories and the uniqueness that they have to offer. I took notes over the sections that I liked the most. I tend to gravitate towards stories that involve battle, so that is what I did.

• The attack on the Pandavans was very surprising to see
• Ashwatthaman bravely marched forward to the camp
• He was unfazed and determined to reach his goal
• This made me think of Rama's ambush
• The circumstances are obviously different
• This attack in the night was vicious and driven by hate
• I did not expect to see such an act take place
• I think the fact that he attacked the camp at night says a lot about his state of mind
• I think it is very cowardly to go after someone while they sleep
• There are a lot of other ways Ashwatthaman could have attacked
• Attacking someone while they sleep is definitely the most cowardly way
• The interaction with Shiva was also interesting
• I think there are a lot of cool things I could write about from this ambush
• The actual violent scenes are not included in the writing
• It would be fun to go into a scene like that
• I could possibly change the events that take place

I think it would be really fun to write about the night raid ambush. I am thinking about changing how the events take place. It might be interesting to change the outcome of the night raid.

(A photo of a book and glasses. Source: Pixabay)

Bibliography: Public Domain Edition Mahabharata, from Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie. Source: PDE