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The Unflinching

Legend

(The Story of Eklavya)

Prakrami Sharda

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About Author

Prakrami Sharda is a versatile child. Since

his early days he has been very inquisitive

about anything and everything. While he

was studying in Standard sixth, he studied

Mahabharata in his school curriculum

and absorbed it thoroughly. One fine day

it struck into his mind that the epic of

Mahabharata, the character of Eklavya

has not been justified and thereby he reinvented and glorified the

character of Eklavya in his median book, “The Unflinching

Legend– Story of Eklavya”.

Prakrami is a boy who enjoys his childhood very much. He plays

football and basketball. He is an avid learner of Judo-Karate and has

won many laurels in interstate and inter-school karate

championships. He is first degree Brown belt holder and soon to be

be a Black belt in Karate. He loves to listen music and enjoys

travelling. He is a very helpful and caring child who has a keen

interest in a number of art forms, including singing. You can follow

him on instagram @prakramisharda


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Dedicated To

Muma, Baba and Bobo

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Dedicated To Differently Abled People


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Some quotes by Prakrami

“No obstacle has the power to overcome determination”

“To be the best you need to work hard without caring

about the rest”

“ If the branch is cut the whole tree doesn’t fall. It holds its

ground and continues to bear fruit.”

“To finally,taste courage, you must first taste fear.”

(Prakriti Sharda)

“There is victory in failure” (Prakriti Sharda)



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CHAPTER 1

THE BEGINNING

Eklavya was sitting and thinking, he was lost

in his thoughts when his father

Hiranyadhanus, the chief of Nishadha tribe

came and asked “Son, why are you not playing

with your friends? What thoughts are

disturbing you?”

Eklavya replied “Father, I want to be an

archer, an archer whose eyes always stay on

his target, I want to be an archer whose

arrows once leaves his bow always strive and

target to vanquish his enemies.” After

listening to these words Hiranyadhanus was

a little apprehensive, he knew that his son

must have thought through. He was a very

determined person and always did what he

wanted. He was willful and no one in this


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universe could have stopped him now. After a

long pause, he said “My dear son, I know that

with your hard work and willpower, you can

conquer anything in this world but as you

know, our society has different norms and

customs. They will surely try to bring you

down and discourage you; they will laugh at

your failure and will strike you when you

will be at the weakest state.” After listening

to his father‟s harsh, but true words, Eklavya

stood up confidently with a slight smile on his

face and said “Then father, I will need your

blessings to strike them back with my

success.” His father smiled back as he knew

that his son was heading towards a great

voyage. He blessed him and wished him good

luck for his journey ahead. In the next two

days Eklavya left for his journey. He knew

that it was not going to be easy, but he was

aiming for the best and was determined to

achieve what he desired. As Eklavya was

born in the forest and grew up here, he knew



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how to survive the forest life. He also knew

where to find food and shelter. After walking

for hours Eklavya reached the depth of the

forest.

When the sun set into the river and the

night came crawling the forest sunk in

darkness, a ferocious beast whose eyes were

as red as burning coal was in a great craving

for blood. Unaware of the beast‟s presence,

the tired Eklavya decided to rest for the day

and made arrangement to make a shelter by

using leaves and branches of trees. By using

stones and dried leaves, he lit a fire near his

shelter to keep the wild animals away. When

he went to sleep, he heard a sound. He

immediately stood up and looked at the

direction from where the sound was coming

from. He saw two sparkling eyes staring at

him from behind the bushes. It took just a few

seconds for him to realize that a wild beast

was getting ready to tear the flesh of his prey

and that was him. Without wasting any time,


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Eklavya picked up a sharp stone from the

ground and hid behind a tree. When the beast

came closer to the light of the fire, Eklavya

realized that the beast was the king of the

jungle, the lion. The lion was a shadow of

death, a single minute in his presence was

like spending an eternity in hell. His

movement was stable, he was confident and

ferocious. Attacking him was like inviting

death. Eklavya was very brave, but at the

same time he had a very kind heart.

He never harmed any being on purpose.

But now he had no choice except to attack the

lion in order to save his life. Eklavya thought

of a plan. He threw the stone in the opposite

direction to confuse the animal, as soon as the

lion turned Eklavya took a deep breath and

jumped on the lion‟s back, he caught hold of

the lion‟s ears and started pulling them. The

lion started roaring in agony and started

jumping here and there in an attempt to

throw Eklavya down on the ground. But all



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his attempts failed as he was not strong

enough to weaken the grip of a born warrior

like Eklavya. After a long struggle, the lion

realized his fate and dropped on the ground,

exhausted.

Eklavya was also extremely tired as he

was also struggling with the huge beast for

many hours. Now the huge beast that was a

shadow of death, the King of the jungle looked

nothing more than a well-trained pet. When

Eklavya regained his energy, he said with a

strong voice “Oh King of the jungle! Today

you are at my mercy, I spare your life, now

go live a little longer and always remember,

never attack a sleeping person because there

is no glory in defeating a person who is not

conscious enough to fight back.” The lion

accepted his defeat and walked away in

withdrawal. The next morning Eklavya was

again ready to continue his journey.

After the exhausting night Eklavya knew

there were going to be many more obstacles


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in his way and the past night has been just a

start.

After walking for several hours, Eklavya

reached the prosperous and powerful kingdom

„Sarashanpur‟, which was known for its

powerful army and mighty warriors. The city

was a flourishing center for trade and

commerce, every citizen was happy and there

was no sign of poverty in the kingdom. It was

a beautiful city and they all loved their king,

Sarashuna. Eklavya was wandering in the

streets of Sarashaunpur which was filled with

vendors trying to sell their products. Children

were practicing sword fighting with wooden

sticks and old people were sitting together

talking about common topics. Eklavya had a

different purpose and a mission. He came to

see King Sarashuna who was an Acharya and

who trained the finest archers of his army

himself. The palace was well fortified with

soldiers guarding it from everywhere. Not a



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pigeon was allowed in or out without

permission.

When Eklavya reached the gate of the

Palace, a soldier stopped him and asked

rudely “What do you want, boy? Don‟t you

know that outsiders are not allowed without

the permission of our King?”

After listening to the rude soldier Eklavya

replied in a strong voice “I am here to meet

your King and serve in his army. I know that

he himself trains the archers of his army and

I want to be an archer too”.

Listening to Eklavya‟s answer the guard

was amused and started laughing, but after

looking at the serious look on Eklavya‟s face,

he asked “What is your name?”

“My name is Eklavya.” The young boy

announced clearly.

The soldier then said “Well Eklavya I

admire your courage, but, son you are not old

enough to serve in the army. Go home to your


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mother and collect fire woods for her. Now is

not the time for you to die”. After listening to

such words from the soldier‟s mouth, Eklavya

was amused as he recalled the event from last

night, when he had defeated the lion.

Eklavya replied “You don‟t know what you

are saying, but I know that you mean

everything in good intention. But will you be

kind enough to pass on my message to your

King?”

Listening to this the soldier said “Okay,

whatever you say son,” The message was

delivered to the King. After listening to the

message King Sarashuna asked the soldier to

bring Eklavya inside the court. As Eklavya

entered the court, he bowed down in front of

the king and said “My most heartfelt

greetings to you, oh great warrior! I have

regarded you as my Guru and I request you

to teach me the art of warfare.”



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After listening to Eklavya King Sarashuna said

“My dear son, I am overwhelmed by your words,

but I only teach the art of warfare to the people of

my city.” to this Eklavya replied “Dear Sir, I am

willing to serve in the army of your city and I will

protect it at any cost if you make me your

disciple”.

King Sarashuna was impressed by

Eklavya‟s passion and was extremely curious

to know more about Eklavya. He asked

Eklavya “Who is your Father? From where do

you belong?”

Eklavya replied “I am the son of

Hiranyadhanus, the chief of the Nishadha

tribe.” Sarashuna replied “Eklavya, I can‟t

teach you as I cannot break my own rule of

not teaching an outsider. But if there is

anything else that I can do for you, I will be

more than happy to do it.”

Eklavya said “Oh Great king, I request you

to keep me in your palace and allow me to


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accompany you in every work you do so that

I can at least observe and learn.”

King Sarashuna agreed and so Eklavya

started living in the palace. He remained

with the king like a shadow, followed him

everywhere he went and observed him

carefully while he was practicing archery,

and while he taught other warriors. Eklavya

was a quick learner. He soon made his own

bow with wood and string. He made his

arrows by carving wood and by making its

edge sharp in order to increase its speed and

efficiency.

Eklavya used to watch the king

consistently and later used to practice all his

moves and tricks without failing.

Everyone who saw Eklavya practice was

amazed to see his skills. Without any

guidance or help he made his own weapons

and became extremely skillful.



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