Hindu Religious Studies 77
Exercise
- Answer the following questions:
(a) How many Parvas of the Mahabharata are there? Write
down the names of the Parvas.
(b) Write down the story of the Shalya-parva in brief.
(c) What did Ashatthama do in the Sauptika-parva?
(d) Write down the story of the Stri-parva in brief.
(e) Write down the main points of the Anushasana-parva in
brief.
(f) Describe the Ashvamedha Jagga of the King Yudhishthira.
(g) What was the result of the quarrel among the Jadavas?
(h) What did Arjuna do in the Mausala-parva? Describe his
story in brief.
(i) Whom did Yudhishthira take with him to the heaven?
Why did he not want to go to the heaven without him?
(j) Tell the story of the Mahabharata in brief. - Answer the questions in short:
(a) What was the vow made by Vishma?
(b) Who became king after the death of Bichitrabirjo? Why?
(c) Why did Yudhishthira lose his kingdom?
(d) What did Yudhishthira say when Duryodhana refused to
give back his kingdom?
(e) Why did Arjuna refuse to fight?
(f) What does 'the bed of arrows of Vishma' mean? Write in
brief.
(g) Who defeated Abhimanyu?
(h) Why was the Sauptika-parva named?
(i) Who was Ghandhari? Whose death made her almost mad?