Mahabharata Timeline
Game of Dice
The tragic game and loss of kingdom
The The Fall era of the Mahabharata (Game of Dice) covers the tragic game and loss of kingdom. It holds 5 recorded events, listed below in chronological order.
दुर्योधन मयसभा अपमान
Touring the magical hall after the Rajasuya, Duryodhana mistakes crystal for water and water for crystal, falling into a pool in his royal robes while onlookers laugh.
SignificanceThe burning humiliation that turns Duryodhana's envy into a plan for the Pandavas' destruction
द्यूत क्रीडा
Shakuni, using loaded dice, defeats Yudhishthira in a rigged game. Yudhishthira loses everything including his brothers, himself, and Draupadi.
SignificanceTurning point of the epic
द्रौपदी वस्त्र हरण
Duryodhana attempts to disrobe Draupadi in the assembly. Krishna saves her honor by providing infinite cloth.
SignificanceDraupadi's vow and cause of the war
अनुद्यूत
Recalled by Dhritarashtra's weakness, the Pandavas are summoned to one final throw: the losers must spend twelve years in the forest and a thirteenth unrecognized. Shakuni's dice fall as they always fall.
SignificanceThe single throw that sends the Pandavas into thirteen years of exile and makes war inevitable
पाण्डव वनगमन
The Pandavas leave Hastinapura in deerskins, each in a posture heavy with meaning, while grieving citizens follow them to the city gates. Kunti remains behind in Vidura's house.
SignificanceThe sorrowful procession whose omens foretell the destruction of the Kauravas