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Was yudhisthira right in gambling Draupadi?

Was yudhisthira right in gambling Draupadi?

After that much of remorse and penance, only they can say his sins were not washed off who don’t believe in penance. As Vidura told, the staking of Draupadi was wrong as Yudisthira lost himself and he had no right to stake Draupadi. So the staking was invalid.

Why did yudhisthira staked Draupadi?

Yudhishtira staked his brothers one by one because he knew that no one among them shall object this. He wanted to win but he cannot. His brothers became slaves to Kauravas.

What is the reaction of Assembly when Yudhisthira stake Draupadi?

There were strong reactions from the assembly when Yudhistira staked her. Draupadi questions the legality of staking her when she was forced and dragged in front of the assembly . There were favouring reactions to her questions. Interestingly, Vikarna, a younger brother of Duryodhana , reacts in support of Draupadi.

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How did Yudhishthir lose Draupadi?

When Yudhishthir lost himself, his crown and his brothers in an evil game of dice against Duryodhan, he decided to put his wife Draupadi at stake, and ended up losing her too.

Did Yudhishthira stake his brothers or Draupadi in the dice game?

Outside the Sabha Parvan narrative, there is not a single mention in the whole of Mahabharata that Yudhishthira stakes his brothers or Draupadi in the Dice Game. Outside the Sabha Parvan, there is not a single reference in the whole of Mahabharata that Yudhishthira is blamed by Draupadi or anyone for human staking.

Why is Yudhishthira blamed for human staking in Mahabharata?

Outside the Sabha Parvan, there is not a single reference in the whole of Mahabharata that Yudhishthira is blamed by Draupadi or anyone for human staking. All that finds mention outside the Sabha Parvan is that, Yudhishthira loses the Dice Game, and Draupadi is considered won by Duryodhana in the Dice Game.

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Who is to blame for the destruction of Draupadi?

Popular tradition demonizes Śakuni and blames Duryodhana. Karna is mysteriously overlooked in the blame game, his role in the disrobing of Draupadī continues to be unknown to large parts of the lay audience even today.