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· Nyaya Shastra (novel, that set out the laws of the land)
-Described the diligent, moose detail complicated laws concerning household property-including servants and wives.
· The King pushed Draupadi to spend more time with girls by telling her to focus more time on feminine interests and also talking to daughters of courtiers)
· I think that her dad (The King) had a fear his only daughter turning into a male.
· It seems that her skin was bleached, (soaked in yogurt and turmeric paste to counter the ravages of the sun)
· Since Shikhandi’s visit it urged the King to let Draupadi marry within the next month.
· She was to have a Swayamvar (practice of choosing a husband, from among a list of suitors, b a girl of marriageable age. Meaning: Sanskrit-self, vara-groom
· Pg. 55-57 (the context)
· Kindhara (the heaviest bow in existence) the King has set up an obstacle course
· Arjun, the third Pandava prince is the only one who was able to lift the bow.
· Arjun humiliated the King back in the day
· The Kings plan: Once Arjun has married Draupadi he can no longer fight against the King. Which means he can never be Drona’s ally again.
· In my eyes I think that Draupadi is being tricked into marrying the enemy.
· She is not really marrying for love, but rather the satisfaction of her father.
Hi Jordan, the reading guide here explains what to cover for each portion of the diary posts; it looks like you have not been doing the full reading so please be careful with that and get caught up this weekend. If this is your third diary post, you should be finished with the chapter called "River," and for your next diary post (your fourth diary post about this book), that means you need to finish the chapter called "Lake." So, for next time, make sure you get caught up and read up through the chapter called "Lake."
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