Main highlights:
* Defeat of Duryodhana: unable to capture Drupada
* Arjuna defeats Drupada, chains and brings him as captive before Drona.
* Drona says he is now the king of Panchala. Since Drupada had said that friendship had to be between equals and since he valued friendship, he would gift Northern half of Panchala to him and retain the Southern half himself and make his son Ashwatthama the king. Now that they were equals, Drupada could renew the friendship if he desired so. Drupada said the friendship would be decided by future, in future.
* Drupada leaves in humiliation, but Arjuna follows him and asks for his pardon. He says he had done his duty, and had no personal enmity with him. Arjuna's politeness and his appreciation of the valor of the vanquished wins Drupada's heart.
* Dhritarastra is inwardly upset over Arjuna's victory in a task that couldn't be accomplished by Duryodhana. Gandhari understands his predicament and consoles him, and orders Arjuna's victory be celebrated in a befitting way.
* Drona felicitates Arjuna and declares him as the greatest archer in the world. Duryodhana is stung by this praise. He tries to incite Ashwatthama, saying his father was always partial to Arjuna. Nevertheless, Ashwatthama defends his father.
* Vidura reminds Dhritarashtra that it was high time that he announced the future king of Hastinapura.
* Defeat of Duryodhana: unable to capture Drupada
* Arjuna defeats Drupada, chains and brings him as captive before Drona.
* Drona says he is now the king of Panchala. Since Drupada had said that friendship had to be between equals and since he valued friendship, he would gift Northern half of Panchala to him and retain the Southern half himself and make his son Ashwatthama the king. Now that they were equals, Drupada could renew the friendship if he desired so. Drupada said the friendship would be decided by future, in future.
* Drupada leaves in humiliation, but Arjuna follows him and asks for his pardon. He says he had done his duty, and had no personal enmity with him. Arjuna's politeness and his appreciation of the valor of the vanquished wins Drupada's heart.
* Dhritarastra is inwardly upset over Arjuna's victory in a task that couldn't be accomplished by Duryodhana. Gandhari understands his predicament and consoles him, and orders Arjuna's victory be celebrated in a befitting way.
* Drona felicitates Arjuna and declares him as the greatest archer in the world. Duryodhana is stung by this praise. He tries to incite Ashwatthama, saying his father was always partial to Arjuna. Nevertheless, Ashwatthama defends his father.
* Vidura reminds Dhritarashtra that it was high time that he announced the future king of Hastinapura.
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