The people of Hastinapur are attacked by Rakshasas. Bhishma comes to save the people. Later Shantanu comes to know from Ganga that Bhishma is his son and accepts him.
Feeling victimized Amba seeks justice. She orders Bhishma to marry her but he refuses as he has taken an oath. Amba swears that she will take revenge on Bhishma. So, she seeks the help of Lord Parashurama.
Vichitravirya dies under mysterious circumstances. Bhishma questions Suryanarayan about Vichitravirya's death and accuses him of destroying his family. Meanwhile, Amba gains the attention of Lord Parashurama.
King Subala prepares his army for the attack. He gets to know that Bhishma is the one who is attacking Gandhara. Gandhari decides to join her father in the war.
Dhritarashtra learns that he is going to be crowned the King of Hastinapur. Pandu and Vidura take oaths for their respective posts. Vidura stops Bhishma from handing over the throne to Dhritarastra.
Pandu informs Dhritarashtra that he has decided to give him the post of advisor of the King. Dhritarashtra becomes enraged and refuses to accept the post. Pandu informs Dhritarashtra that he will prove his ability as the King.
Kunti recalls about the boon she got from Rishi Durvasa. Suryadev blesses Kunti with a baby boy. As Kunti is unmarried, she leaves the baby in a river.
Dhritarashtra is enraged at Gandhari when she tries to advise him. Gandhari tries to prove her innocence to Dhritarashtra. Later, Dhritarashtra asks Gandhari not to welcome Pandu and Kunti.
Shakuni becomes furious at Pandu and provokes Dhritarashtra against him. He pretends to take care of Pandu in front of Dhritarashtra. Kunti decides to reveal the truth about her past to Pandu.
Pandu praises Kunti for asking the right question in her Swayamwar. Satyavati tries to stop Pandu from going for a war. Pandu informs Satyavati that he will not change his decision. Bhishma informs Pandu that he will lead the war.
Vidura informs Satyavati that Pandu has won the war. Satyavati becomes happy on learning the same and informs Vidura to make arrangements to welcome Pandu.
Dhritarashtra realizes his mistake and questions Gandhari whether she will accept him as her husband. While hunting, Pandu kills Maharishi Kindam and his wife, by mistake. Pandu apologizes to Maharishi Kindam for the same.
Bhishma tries to stop Pandu from renouncing his kingdom, but in vain. Pandu requests Bhishma to let him repent for his crime. Shakuni pretends to take care of Dhritarashtra and provokes him against Pandu.
Pandu leaves Hastinapur with Kunti and Madri. Dhritarashtra becomes the acting King of Hastinapur. Dhritarashtra suspects that Gandhari has lied to him about the boon and expresses his displeasure.
Pandu requests Kunti to give birth to four more babies. Dhritarashtra decides to go on a war, but Bhishma stops him. Satyavati informs Dhritarashtra that Maharishi Vyasa can give lives to his hundred and one children.
On observing extreme weather conditions during the birth of Dhritarashtra's first baby, Krupacharya suggests him to sacrifice the baby for the betterment of Hastinapur.
Vidura informs Dhritarashtra that Duryodhan has to apologize to the fishermen for his misdeeds. Shakuni lies to Dhritarashtra that the fishermen attacked Duryodhan and wounded him.
Satyavati recalls Bhishma's promise. Bhagirathi blames Satyavati for the downfall of Hastinapur. Satyavati tries to prove her innocence to Bhagirathi and seeks help in rectifying her mistake.
Kunti and her sons arrive at Hastinapur. She gets down from the chariot and walks towards the palace. She informs her sons about their hundred brothers and the elders.
Shakuni pretends to take care of Dhritarashtra and provokes him against Bhishma. Dhritarashtra promises and assures Duryodhan that he will be the next King of Hastinapur.
Bhishma asks the children to eat the food without bending their elbows. Yudhishthir feeds Duryodhan without bending his elbow. Bhishma suggests them to be united.
Arjuna questions Drona about his aiming skills. Dhritarashtra and Bhishma quarrel over the fight between the Pandavaas and Duryodhan. Duryodhan and Dushyasan plan to kill Bheem.
Bheem becomes unconscious after consuming the kheer given by Duryodhan. Drona informs Dhritarashtra that he will teach his son, Ashwatthama, along with his sons and Pandavaas. Dhritarashtra does not want his sons to stay away from Hastinapur.
Bhishma questions Duryodhan about Bheem's whereabouts. Shakuni informs Dhritarashtra that he found Bheem's belongings in a tiger's den. Thirteen days pass.
Dhritarashtra asks Duryodhan to study with Pandavaas. Yudhishthir and Duryodhan seek Dhritarashtra and Bhishma's blessing before leaving for the Drona's gurukul.
Kaurava's make fun of Bheem. On seeing Arjun's archery skills, Dronacharya teaches him the art of archery. Later, Duryodhan pretends to care for Ashwathama and provokes him against Arjun.
Arjun follows a stranger and learns about Eklavya. Eklavya introduces himself to Dronacharya and seeks his blessings. He informs Dronacharya that he learns archery in front of his idol.
Dronacharya becomes sad and breaks the idol created by Eklavya. Duryodhan becomes furious at Arjun and blames Dronacharya for his injustice towards Eklavya.
Karna's Guru tells him to request Dronacharya to teach him the art of archery. Karna tells Dronacharya that he wants to learn the art of archery from him. On learning that Karna is a charioteer's child, Dronacharya refuses to teach him the art of archery.
Shakuni pretends to care for Bhishma. Dronacharya informs Dhritarashtra about Kauravas and Pandavas. He suggests Dhritarashtra arranges a contest to know about the abilities of Kauravas and Pandavas.
Dronacharya begins the contest. Shakuni assures Duryodhan that he will stay in Hastinapur until he makes him the King. Ashwathama informs Dhritarashtra and the people that Nakul will fight against Duryodhan.
Yudhishthir refuses to contest against Duryodhan. Duryodhan wins the contest against Yudhishthir. On seeing the fight between Bheem and Duryodhan, Bhishma asks Dhritarashtra to stop the contest, but he refuses.
