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Duryodhana’s hatred grew into a plan. He built a palace of flammable materials ("the house of lac") and sent the Pandavas there to live, intending to burn them alive. But Vidura warned them, and they escaped through a secret tunnel, appearing dead.

The Pandavas sent a peace envoy to Duryodhana: "Return our half of the kingdom." Krishna himself went as the final messenger. He showed Duryodhana his divine cosmic form, but Duryodhana mocked him and tried to imprison him. Krishna laughed and revealed a vision of the universe. Still, Duryodhana refused. "Not even a needlepoint of land," he said. "War is inevitable." Mahabharat Episode All

The blind king Dhritarashtra raised all 105 boys together. But from childhood, Duryodhana hated the Pandavas with a burning jealousy—especially the mighty Bhima and the skilled archer Arjuna. Duryodhana’s hatred grew into a plan