The Tragedy of Personal Oaths in The Mahabharata The Mahabharata is not merely a war chronicle. It is a civilizational laboratory. It dissects the human condition under the pressure of vows - pratijna - and asks a disturbing question: what if the very commitment that defines your honor becomes the reason for collective catastrophe? The epic does not glorify vows uncritically. It interrogates them. Let us examine the tragedy of men who chose personal oath over civilizational Dharma. https://www.boloji.com/articles/55278/the-tragedy-of-personal-oaths-in-the-mahabharata