management lesson form mahabharata

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Trivia

• Second Longest Epic of the World• “What’s not in Bharata, is not in Bharata”• “A Buffet of Ideologies”• Written around !""" B#• “$arappan” #ultre %r&an Wa' of life• (arrated thrice )

* “+a'a” &' 'asa to -anesha * “Bharata” &' aisha.pa'an to +ana.e/a'a * “0aha&harata” &' Suta1Sauti to the 2ishis at (ai.isharan'a

• $as “.ind&oggling” revelations * Astrono.') E3istence of %ranus4Sh5eta6 and (eptune47shara8a6 * -eograph' Lands as far as #a.&odia47a.&o/a6, 7a9a8histan and1or

Scandinavia4%ttara8uru6,

* 0athe.etics) (os to the range of :" raised to po5ers of :; and <:; * =escriptions of Weapons 5hich rese.&le .odern da' 5eaponr' including (uclear and1or

#he.ical Weapons * #o.ple3 0illitar' >or.ations and Strategies * ?hilosph', ?s'cholog', Sociolog', Spiritualit', 2eligion, ?olitics * Even 0ange.ent Lessons



Logistics

• 7auravas ):: A8shouhini

• ?andavas ) @ A8shouhini

: A8shouhini :,C@" chariots, :,C@"

elephants, ;D,;:" horses and :",!D"

foot<soldiers 4in a ratio of :):)!)D6



-enerals

?andavas )

• Ar/una

• Bhi.a• =hrshtad'u.na

• A&hi.an'u

• -hatot8ach• Shi8handi

• Sat'a8i

7auravas )

• Bhish.a

• =rona• 7arna

• Shal'a

• 7ripachar'a• Ash5attha.a

• =ur'odhan



Bac8ground

Pandavas :

E3iled for :! 'ears $ave no 8ingdo. Their .ain strength &oth in ter.s ofpolitical and financial po5er depends on their friends and relatives ) The?ancalas, The Fadavas, The 0agadhas and The #hedis

Kauravas :

In po5er for :! 'ears =ur'odhan has &een a &enevolent 8ing Theres noguarantee that the Su&/ects reall' .iss the ?andavas (ot onl' have the'the 5ealth and po5er of $astinapur, &ut also that of Indraprastha, the

8ingdo. that the ?andvas had ta8en such la&ors to &uild and 5hich hadsurpassed the $astina of old in all degrees 7arna had gone on a nation<5ide conGuering on &ehalf of =ur'odhana The' are the national sovereigns



0otivation

Kauravas :

“Without war, will concede not a needle-prick of earth.” - Duryodhna

=ur'odhana 5as co.pletel' focused on the WarIt 5as his .o.ent of truth $ehad usurped a 8ingdo., and he .eant to 8eep it $e had resorted to an'.eans, foul or fair to get the 8ingdo., 5hich he &elieved to &e rightfull' his,and he 5as in no .ood to give it up

Pandavas :

“We fight over a Kingdo, as dogs over a piece of eat.”-!udhisthira

The ?andavas had &een hu.iliated, their 5ife insulted, their 8ingdo. ta8enButHstill the' 5anted to avoid the War The three elder ?andavas 5ereagainst the War The' even 5ent as far as .a8ing an offer that the' 5ill stopthe War in e3change of D villages



2esult

War "asted : :C =a's :" =a's 4Bhis.a6, ! =a's4=rona6, : =a's 47arna6 =a' 4(o -eneral6,: =a' 4Shal'a6, : (ight4Ash5attha.a6

#$th %ight of the War :

Ash5attha.a slaughtered the ?andava ca.p in sleep

&efore 'hat :

Kauravas :

Bhish.a, =rona, 7arna and his sons, Shal'a, Bhagadutta, Bhurisrava,Sushar.a, +a'adrath, =uhsasana and all of =ur'odhana’s &rothers,

Sha8uni and %loo8aPandavas :

=rupad, irat and his sons, A&hi.an'u, -hatot8ach and Iravan



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?reparation

Kauravas )

• Karna 5ent on a countr'<5ide .ilitar' .ission, su&dued the different8ingdo.s and acGuired 5ealth But it .eant a loss in ter.s of &oth .en and.one' and creation of ne5 ene.ies

Pandavas ) Though in e3ile the' turned their attention to i.proving over their5ea8ness

• (r)una set out on a .ission to acGuires =iv'astras• &hia .et his &rother $anu.an and got a &lessing of enhanced strength• !udhisthira acGuired teachings fro. the various 5ise rishis, and also learnt

the -a.e of =ice fro. -andharava #htrasena, lest he 5as challenged to

'et another dice ga.e Its said that he had &eco.e undefeata&le in =ice

'urn your weakness into your *trength.



Allies

Kauravas ) #entrali9ed po5er s'ste. The greatest e.pire of the ti.e But not .an'po5erful allies, e3cept fro. old relations fro. far off places li8e -andhara4Sha8uni6,Sindhu4+a'adrath6 and 7a.&odia4#a.&o/a < Bhagadutt6

Pandavas ) (o 5ealth (o po5er of their o5n But po5erful allies all over India• ?anchala through 0arriage 5ith =arupadi

• =5ar8a through .arriage 5ith Ar/una and Su&hadra• 0agadh through .arriage of Shadeva and i/a'a• #hedi through .arriage of (a8ula and 7aren.a'i• 7asi through .arriage of Bhi.a and Balandhara• 7e8a'a through .arriage of Fudhisthira and =evi8a• 0ats'a through .arriage of A&hi.an'u and %ttara• The 2a8shasas through .arriage of Bhi.a and $idi.&a

• The (agas through .arriage of Ar/una and %loopi

+ake Powerful (llies.



Leadership

Kauravas ) #entrali9ed leadership Jne $ead of Ar.' at a ti.e, 5ho has supre.eauthorit' of :: a8shouhini of ar.' Bhish.a, =rona, 7arna, Shal'a and Ash5attha.a

Pandavas ) =istri&uted leadership Seven co..anders for the seven divisions4: .anco..and : a8shouhini each6

• irat 47ing of 0ats'a6

• =rupad 47ing of ?ancala6• Sahadeva47ing of 0agadha6• =hrshta8etu 47ing of #hedi6• Sat'a8i 4Jnl' 5arrior fro. =5ar8a6• Shi8handi 4?rince of ?ancala6

=hrshtad'.na * #o..ander in #hief

Ar/una *Supre.e #o..ander

7rishna * Ar/una’s charioteer and counselor

*hare your responsiilities.



Tea. Spirit

Kauravas ) (o tea. spirit The' all fought their individual 5ars• Bhish.a ) >or his o5 to protect the throne $astinapur• =rona and 7ripa ) The' o5ed allegiance to the throne• Shal'a ) Si.pl' cheated &' =ur'odhana to &e there Was originall' a ?andava all'• 7arna ) To prove his .antle against Ar/una >riendship for =ur'odhana

The' didn’t gel 5ell 5ith each other Bhish.a and 7arna Bhis.a and Sha8uni 7arna nd

Sha8uni 7arna and Shal'a Shal'a and Bhish.a It 5as li8e a &ees, hornets and.osGuitoes put together in a /ar

Pandavas ) Jne tea. Jne -oal As .en, the' all had huge respect for 7rishna andFudhisthira While as 5arriors the' 5ere in co.plete a5e of Bhi.a and Ar/una 0ostof the. 5ere close relatives * cousins, &rother<in<la5s, father<in<la5s 0ore than thatthe' all 5ere part of the decision<.a8ing process It 5as their “co..on” 5ar

'eawork succeeds where ndividual effort fails.



Individual 0otives

Kauravas ) E3cept for =ur'odhana no&od' 5anted the War All the .ain generals had strong ties5ith the ?andavas

• Bhish.a4grandchildern6 * Wont 8ill the panadavas Will 8ill a thousand soldiers each da'• =rona 4students6 * Wont 8ill the ?andavas Will capture the. onl'• Shal'a 4(a8ula<Shadeva’s .aternal uncle6 ) Loved the ?andavas and covertl' helped the. &'

hu.iliating 7arna• 7arna 4&rother to the ?andavas6 ) ?ro.ised not to 8ill an' of the other ?andavas save Ar/una

A Tea. of Traitors

Pandavas ) #o..on goal But the individuals had their individual targets Their o5n agenda, 5hich /ust &eca.e one 5ith the tea.s’ agenda

• =hratsad'u.na ) =rona• Shi8handi ) Bhis.a• Sata'a8i * Bhurisravas• Ar/una * 7arna

• Bhi.a * =ur'odhana and his &rothers• Sahadeva * Sha8uni and his sons• (a8ula *7arna’s sons

'he ight tea is ade y selecting the ightndividuals. /et the right an for the right )o.



#o..it.entKauravas ) Alread' said the Big had &ig e.otional attach.ent 5ith the D ?andavas Loo8ing further on

their co..it.ent

• Bhis.a hi.self gave a5a' the secret of 8illing hi. to the ?andavas$e prolonged the War &' 8illingonl' inconseGuential soldiers $e did not fight a 5arrior li8e Shi8handi &ecause of his personal &ias

• =rona too indirectl' gave a5a' his secret, &' sa'ing he 5as invulnera&le as long as he held a 5eapon0oreover he a&andoned 5eapons as soon as he 8ne5 his son had died

• 7arna did not 8ill Fudhisthira and B$i.a 5hen he got the chance $e gave a5a' his 7avac and7undala prior to his War 7arna fled innu.erous ti.es fro. the War 5hen he 5as hurt $e didn’t save=uhsasana 5hen Bhi.a 5as 8illing hi.

• Shal'a 8ept on insulting 7arna 5hile in Battle

Pandavas )• A&hi.an'u , a :; 'ear old 8id entured &e'ond ene.' lines alone This 5as suicide .ission &ut he

still 5ent in and too8 a great part of the ar.' do5n 5ith hi. It too8 the co.&ined effort of @0aharathis to ta8e hi. do5n

• -hatot8ach even in death, too8 5ith hi. al.ost half the ar.'• Fudhisthira, he 8ne5 he couldn’t face 7arna in War, &ut still 5ent in to set an e3a.ple Fudhitshira

didnMt hesitate to tell a lie or a t5isted truth 5hen faced 5ith the decision of 5hether to stic8 to hispersonal integrit' or 5elfare of the tea.

• 7rishna too8 up ar.s t5ice and al.ost entered the War, inspite of his pro.ise, onl' to &e stopped &' Ar/una

'he interests of the ndividual should never e0ceed the 'ea interest.

'he est an for a 1o is not the one with the est capailities utone with the greatest coitent.



2ight 0anagers

Krishna : The -reatest #risis 0anager the 5orld has seen

!udhisthira ) Lo5<8e' strategist• Jn the first da' of the War, he pla'ed a 0aster ga.e Went over to the

Ene.' side to see8 &lessings fro. Elders In realit' he .ade a covert deal5ith the., 5herein all of the. agreed to help hi. and unfolded the secretsof defeating the.

• While co.ing &ac8, he too8 a calculated ris8 $e .ade an offer to all theasse.&led people to change sides if the' 5anted to $e 8ne5 5ell of thelac8 of cohesiveness a.ong the 7auravas Fu'utsu, son of =hrtarashtra

crossed over to the ?andavas This e3posed the 5ea8ness of the 7auravasfor all to see

7no5 'our ene.ies 5ea8nesses and e3ploit the.Ta8e #alculated ris8s

Inspire, invigorate, counsel 'our o5n tea. in .o.ents ofneed



The 2oots

Kauravas : ?rinces &rought up in the co.fort of the 2o'al ?alace, .atured on ro.antici9edideals of ?o5er, >a.e, #ourage and alor (o e3perience of ground realit'

Pandavas )• Spent the greater part of their lives in ?overt' #hildhood in the $i.ala'an foothills

a.ong 2ishis Jne 'ear e3ile a.ong the poor people of 7uru<?anchala : 'ears ofanvas and : 'ear of Ag'atvas

• E3perinced 5ith the ground realit' #ontact 5ith people fro. various strata of thesociet' Sann'asis 4celi&ate .on8s6, Achar'as4$ouseholders, teachers6, poorBrah.anas, lo5er<class ?otter

• =ifferent races of people 2a8shasas, -andharavas, Apsaras, (agas ?eople fro.different regions %ttar8uru, Bengal etc

• A Sense of Sharing A sense of Brotherhood

7no5 ground realities

7no5 different ideologies

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Wo.en E.po5er.ent

Kauravas : ?atriarchal structure Bhish.a, =rona, 7ripa, =hratarashtra, idur, Sha8uni,=ur'odhana, 7arna, =uhsasana (o 5o.en in the decision .a8ing process

-andhari retreated to the Inner #ha.&ers (o&od' listened to her

Pandavas ) 0atriarchal Structure• 7unti 5as the authorit' supre.e for the ?andavas

“Whatever .' .other sa's is =har.a to .e” ) Fudhisthira• =raupadi 5as a co.panion in 5hatever the ?andavas did She had a &ig role in all

the decision .a8ing Without her the ?andavas 5ould have .ost pro&a&l' reclined tothe forests

• Even the 'ounger ?andavas ) -hatot8ach, A&hi.nan'u and Iravan 5ere &rought up&' their .others So the fe.ale influence 5as huge

Wo.en Better $alf An' tea. 5hich doesnMt have 5o.enis un&alanced, for the 0asculine traits of Aggression and=o.inance should &e &alanced &' the >e.inine traits of$ar.on' and Sustenance



2ecap

• Turn 'our 5ea8nesses into strengths• Turn ene.ies into allies• Share 'our responsi&ilities• Tea.5or8 scores over Individual Effort• 2ight Tea. 2ight set of Individuals The right .an for the right /o&• #o..it.ent scores over #o.petence• Tea. interests over Individual interests• 7no5 'our ene.'1challenges E3ploit its 5ea8nesses Ta8e

calculated ris8s

• The 2ight 0anagers ) To inspire, invigorate, counsel in crisis • 7no5 -round realities Accept different ideologies #ooperate• E.po5er Wo.en The -ender Balance is reGuired for sta&ilit' and

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