One participant in this eighteen-day long event is reluctant upon seeing Bhisma and Drona on the opposing side, but is given a pep talk from the glorious divine form of his charioteer, a conversation between Arjuna and Krishna that forms the Baghavad Gita.
This event took place during a year in which there were three eclipses in a single month. One figure was killed during this event because of his vow to never attack a woman, and a failed attempt to avoid this event was made by a diplomat who stayed at the house of the minister Vidura. This event was sparked when a group that had been exiled for thirteen years due to a dice game was denied their restoration by Duryodhana. One participant in this eighteen-day long event is reluctant upon seeing Bhisma and Drona on the opposing side, but is given a pep talk from the glorious divine form of his charioteer, a conversation between Arjuna and Krishna that forms the Baghavad Gita. For ten points, name this clash between the Kauravas and Pandavas, the central battle of the Mahabharata.
This event took place during a year in which there were three eclipses in a single month.
Battle of {Kurukshetra} [accept: {Kurukshetra War}; prompt on “{conflict} between {kauravas} and {pandavas}” or similar]