This play tells the story of the two most important events of the Mahabharatha – the banishment of the Pandavas after their defeat by the Kauravas in the game of dice, and their triumphant victory over the Kauravas many years later on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. The Kauravas’ hatred for their cousins, which became intense when Dharmaputra conducted the Rajasuya sacrifice, reached a climax when Duryodhana and his brother were laughed at by Bhima and Draupathi during their visit to the Pandavas’ palace at Indraprastha. The Kauravas insidiously prevailed upon Dharmaputra to gamble in a game of dice, his opponent being their wicked uncle Sakuni, who had loaded the dice. In the course of the game Dharmaputra lost everything – his army, palace, kingdom, his brothers, and finally his wife. Duryodhana ordered his younger brother Dussasana to fetch Draupadi into the open court and disrobe her. For this insult Draupadi cursed the Kauravas and took a vow that her hair would remain disheveled until the insult was avenged. At Dussassana’s request another game of dice was played at which whoever lost was to be banished to the forest for twelve years, after which they would have to spend one year in disguise. The Pandavas again lost the game, and were exiled. After the completion of thirteen years, the Kauravas were still unwilling to restore their share of the kingdom to the Pandavas. Finally a war which lasted for 18 days was fought at Kurukshetra. To enable Bhima to fulfill the vow made by Draupadi at the time she was insulted by Dussasana – that he would avenge the insult by drinking Dussasana’s blood – Krishna gave him special powers. After a fierce fight, Bhima floored Dussasana and drank his blood. He then summoned Draupadi to the arena and wiped her hair with his blood -stained hands.