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Mahabharata War - Day Twelve

Episode#66 The twelveth day, several attempts to capture Yudhishtira alive proved fruitless! Drona voiced his opinion to Duryodhana, "It is crystal clear that we cannot succeed in our efforts to seize Yudhishtira so long Arjuna is around. If we adopt a new strategy that would force Arjuna to be drawn away from Yudhishtira, I could take the opportunity of penetrating the army configuration and capture Yudhishtira! I promise to seize him and deliver him to you provided he does not flee from the battle, renouncing honour. Even if he resorts to it, we still stand to win?" The Trihartadesa chief after hearing From thoughts, made a collective plan with his brothers. They resolved to take the Samsaptaka oath which was a great suicide squad organized to achieve the separation of Yudhishtira and Arjuna with the objective to arrest the former. Arjuna turned to Yudhishtira and addressed him thus "Oh king the Samsaptakas - Susarma and his men are calling me to battle. I shall de