Wow. This last section of the Mahabharata was rather intense. The battle was rather gruesome and the descriptions were kind of crazy. For instance, the part where Dhrishtadyumna cuts off his head after believing his son is dead and the part where Bhima kills Duhshasana. Bhima drinks the blood of Duhshasana! This sounds like something from a vampire movie.
Also, the way that they tricked Dhrishtadyumna into believing his son was dead was so horrible. It almost could have been funny if it did not end the way that it did. They killed an elephant with the same name as his son. After they killed it, Yudhishthira told that Ashwatthaman was dead but muttered that it was the elephant. That was when Dhrishtadyumna cuts off his head.
I think both of the epics are interesting. I would have to say I like the Ramayana so far, but the Mahabharata is growing on me. I do find it to be more dark, though. It seemed like the Ramayana had a lighter note to it even though it was still serious.
However, the way this one ends is with so much death. Even Yudhishthira mentions that he is not happy about winning the battle and needs time to grieve over the deaths.
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