Mahabharat — Season 1, Episode 78: Bhisma tells Arjun how to take him out of the war

Episode synopsis

The Pandavas are faced with a huge problem, victory continues to elude them. They were blessed by Bheeshma to achieve victory but they could only achieve victory after they kill Bheeshma and Bheeshma could not be killed unless he willed himself to die. Yudhisthir and Arjun go to Bheeshma and inform him of their predicament. Bheemshma tells them that only a woman could bring his death for he would not raise his hand against a woman. The Pandavas decide to use Shikhandi in their fight against Bheeshma and the stage is set for the fall of the grandsire from the battlefield.

About Mahabharat

A dynastic struggle occurs for the throne of Hastinapur, the kingdom ruled by the Kuru clan, between the Kauravas and Pandavas, collateral branches of the clan, which causes the Kurukshetra War.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Raja Bharat and Raja Shantanu
• E2Ganga Kills Her Sons
• E3Bhishma is Big
• E4Bhisma Pratigya & Iccha Mrityu Vardaan
• E5Amba, Ambika and Ambalika
• E6Royal Lineage
• E7Gandhari and Kunti
• E8Kunti, Madri and The Retreat
• E9Murder and Penance
• E10(Krishna Katha) Kans and The Prophecy
• E11(Krishna Katha) Six Infanticides and Birth of Balram and Krishna
• E12(Krishna Katha) Pootna Vadh and Move To Nandgaon