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A character in this work is born after the sperm of a sage is collected in a clay pot. In this work, a miner is sent to help some characters dig a tunnel out of a flammable palace made of wax. One character in this work is challenged to shoot an artificial fish by looking at its (*) reflection in oil below. A group of brothers in this work are forced to go into exile for 13 years after Yudhishthira loses a game (-5[1])of dice to Shakuni. (-5[1])This epic centers on Arjuna, who fights for the Pandavas against the Kauravas in the Kurukshetra (“koo-ruk-SHET-ruh”) War. (10[1]-5[1])For 10 points, name this Hindu epic attributed to Vyasa which contains the Bhagavad Gita. (10[1])■END■ (0[1])

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