In this episode of Mahabharata, the Pandavas’ envoy is received in Dhritharashtra’s court, and later, Dhritharashtra responds with Sanjay his charioteer as an envoy to Yudhistir.
Tropes found here are
- Armor-Piercing Question: Arjun asks Sanjay if the message he is delivering is from Dhritharashtra their elder uncle (a father figure for the Pandavas), Dhritharashtra the King of Hastinapur (doing what’s right for the citizenry) or Dhritharashtra the father of Duryodhan (antagonistic enabler and adversary)?
- Condescending Compassion: The normally compassionate Yudhistir asks Sanjay “How is my idiot cousin Duryodhan doing these days?”
- Hair-Trigger Temper: Duryodhan is now set off by even the smallest perceived slight at him or Karna. And even stating something he disagrees with.
- Screw the Rules, I Make Them!: Duryodhan has decided that he discovered the Pandavas during their year incognito, and that no one will be able to convince him otherwise. The rules of exile are what he says they are.
