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Yudhishthira

Indian mythology · king · truthfulness, righteousness

Eldest Pandava, son of the god Dharma, so devoted to truth that his chariot rode above the ground, until one equivocal half-lie brought it down. His dice-game weakness cost his family everything; his righteousness won it back.

Stories

The Dice Game

Shakuni's loaded dice strip Yudhishthira of kingdom, brothers, himself, and at last Draupadi. Dragged into the assembly, she is saved from disrobing by Krishna's grace while Bhishma and Vidura sit in shamed silence and Dushasana pulls at her robe; her unbound hair becomes the war's standing oath.