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| Death of Prince Kichaka Source: Wikipedia |
Something that bothers me about the Mahabharata is how little women do and the lack of butt-kicking done by women. For example, from part A when Amba wants to kill Bhishma, but must become a man to do so in a another life.
Draupadi is taken by Jayadratha. She is saved from her abductor.
She is then attacked by Prince Kichaka and all she can do is get away.
I don't believe that she would have had such a horrible abduction experience at the hands of Jayadratha, be surrounded by warriors and weapons, and have not learned any form of self-defense.
If I was Draupadi and I was being forced to live with people I don't care about, live out in the woods in exile, and I keep getting attacked by men, I would be so angry. I think that she would be so frustrated with her situation that she wouldn't remain a meek damsel-in-distress. She would do something about it so that she could defend herself!
Bhima and Kichaka. The Indian Heroes by C. A. Kincaid (1921).
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