Reading Notes: Mahabharata Part D

Bhima and Dushasana

Characters in the Scene: 

Bhima
Dushasana
Karna
Arjuna
Susharman
Yudhishthira

Plot: Arjuna starts by fighting Susharman but then Karna starts attacking as well so Bhima holds off Karna until Arjuna is done with Susharman. Dushasana comes to aid Karna but Bhima remembers his oath that he made to slay Dushasana and drink his blood for showing his thigh to Draupadi and causing her great shame. Bhima takes down Dushasana, chops his head off, and drinks his blood to everyone's horror.

Setting: Battlefield

Bhima drinking Dushasana's blood:Wikipedia

Bibliography. "Bhima and Dushasana" from Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie: web source