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Ethical Dilemma In Mahabharata

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INTRODUCTION
The topic of the current research is ‘modern dilemma’ which the characters go through in the Indian great epic ‘Mahabharata’. Traditionally the authorship of ‘Mahabharata’ is attributed to Vyasa. The epic is traditionally ascribed by sage Vyasa who was an integral part of the events and also an eye-witness to many of the incidents which took place in the epic. Vyasa described it being as ‘itihasa’ which means history. His history also traces the relationship between the great teachers and their students of Vedic time which is mainly common as Guru- shishya parampara. ‘Mahabharata’ is an epic which narrates the Kurukshetra war and the fate of Kaurava and Pandava princes.

Dilemma arises when a person is committed to two or more …show more content…

One should keep in mind the word used in Mahabharata is ‘Dharma’. The term dharma is discussed throughout the text by different characters. They both are interrelated. The classic and the most well known example of ethical dilemma is Arjuna’s dilemma at the beginning of the war that necessitates the
‘Bhagwadgita’. The other example is in the Karnaparva, where Yudhishtera is forced to flee from the battlefield after being humiliated and wounded by Karna. When Arjuna comes to find out the exact reason for the defeat, he is berated by Yudhishtera. He angrily tells him that the main reason for him to undertake the war was his confidence in Arjuna and his Gandiva bow. Thousands of people were killed in the war and Arjuna’s boast of being the finest archer in the world was proving to be an empty vaunt. Not only Arjuna but his most precious possession which is Gandiva bow was insulted by his elder brother Yudhishtera. Arjuna had vowed to kill anyone who spoke ill of the Gandiva. He has to now choose between killing his brother and breaking his vow.

Now Arjuna has to decide what is right and what is wrong. His Kshatriya dharma asks that

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