— is a modern ‘no writing’ experiment in the ancient tradition of storytelling. This is the story of the Kurukshetra war told with AI prompts from Manmatha Dutt’s translation of the epic Mahabharata.
Pandava elephants, chariots, cavalry and bronze age warriors make vyuha shaped like a hawk to start the day. - Manmatha Dutt. Mahabharata. Bhishma Vadha. chapter 69
Bhishma dog walks Pandavas. Elephants, steeds, conch shells and drums, arrows falling like a shower of stones, earrings and headgear like gold on the ground, lightning weapons, river of blood. - Dutt. BV. chp. 70
Arjuna checks Bhishma. Arjuna’s Gandiva bow like a lion’s tail in shape like a blazing mountain, arrow like a rising comet with many hues, Arjuna’s gold armor reflected light like lighting illuminating clouds. large meteors falling from heavens thick clouds of dust in distance. - Dutt. chp. 71
Sun with fiery rays over battlefield with shattered chariot wheels, axles and yokes, ruined shields and swords, elephants grab warriors by hair, gold flags flutter, thick clouds of arrows, lances, spears. - Dutt. chp. 72
Abhimanyu blazes consuming soldiers like a fire burning heap of fuel in summer sun. - Dutt. chp. 73
Bhurishrava with sacrificial stake on standard fights Satyaki on foot whirling swords and bucklers. - Dutt. chp. 74
Like fire consuming a heap of fuel in the summer season, Abhimanyu was beautiful. - Dutt Chapter 73
When the solar orb hung low and assumed a crimson hue, Arjuna took it up a notch against Duryodhana’s troops. They approached Arjuna, like insects burning on a fire. - Dutt. chp. 74
