- In a trip to the forest the Pandava's discovered Eklavya. As they were walking in the forest, one of the dogs that they had sent out in front of them had been shot by arrow. He was not shot in just anyway however, the arrows were filling his mouth. The dog had not been hurt, but its mouth was full of arrows. This was definitely a surprise. Arjuna was then struck with grief because he knew that he was not the best archer in the world. He confronted the man who had shot the arrows. He was simply a hunter. Arjuna was angry and he and demanded to know who was his guru and who he had learned his skills from. To Arjuna's surprise he said it was Drona. Arjuna immediately went back and asked Drona if he had been Eklavya's guru and he said he had not. Drona went to Eklavya and Eklavya told his story. He had once gone to Drona and asked him to teach him but Drona had refused. Eklavya was determined to learn, and learn he did. He taught himself and used an image of Drona to motivate himself. Drona wanted to praise Eklavya's dedication, but instead, he ordered him to cut off his right thumb. Drona knew this would end his archery career. Eklavya did as his guru said and cut off his thumb. Drona always wondered what the legend Eklavya could have been apart of.
- My ideas: To change this story, I could go a few ways:
- My first idea is to change the story altogether. In this version, Drona would have been teaching Eklavya all along, but in secret.
- My second idea is just to change the ending and have Drona stand up for Eklavya and maybe even hide him from Ajuna.
- Finally, I could put this story is Eklavya's perspective. Maybe make it a retelling of the story of how he lost his right thumb.
- Bibliography: "Eklavya's Story" from the video, Mahabharata Videos, Part B by Epified.
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| Eklavya cutting off his thumb as requested by Drona. Source: Ritsin |
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