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anxious : worried
defiance : open refusal to obey somebody or
something

Yaksha : semi-divine being
redeem : to make a bad situation better
nobly sustaining : gently supporting

verily : really
©KTBS
revive : to bring back
bereave : deprive

prowess : great skill at doing something
bereaved : a person is bereaved if a relative or
close friend has just passed away

C1. The sequence of events has been jumbled up. Rearrange
them and complete the given chart in pairs.
The sun was hot overhead and the five brothers grew
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more and more thirsty.
 When Nakula did not return for a long time, Yudhistira
sent Sahadeva to see what the matter was.
 Sahadeva also did not return for a long time.

 Yudhistira sent Nakula to fetch water.

 Yudhistira was anxious when Bhima and Arjuna did
not return.
 The Yaksha was pleased and granted all his brothers’
life.

 At last Yudhistira himself got to the place where all his
brothers were lying dead.

 Yudhistira obeyed the Yaksha and answered all his
questions.

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