1. Whom did Yudhistira ask to search for water by climbing a tree? Ans: Yudhistira asked Nakula to search for water.

2.Why do you think Nakula was happy when he got to the place?

Ans: Nakula was happy because he had seen there a water pool.

3.Can you give a synonym word for ‘transparent’
Ans: ‘Clear’ is a word which means almost the same

4.Why do you think Nakula did not obey the voice?
Ans: I think that Nakula did not obey the voice because he was very thirsty.

5.What happened to Nakula after drinking water?
Ans: Nakula felt terribly drowsy and fell down.

6.Why did Yudhistira send Sahadeva to see what happened to Nakula?
Ans: When Nakula did not return for a long time, Yudhistira sent Sahadeva to search Nakula.

7.Why did Sahadeva meet the same fate as Nakula?
Ans: Sahadeva also disobey the voice and drink the water so he also meets the same fate as Nakula.

  1. What did Arjuna see when he got to the pool?
    Ans: Arjuna saw his brothers who fell down dead near the pool.
    II.
    1.Why do you think the bodiless voice did not allow Arjuna to drink water?
    Ans: The bodiless voice wanted answers from Arjuna for its questions and it wanted test them. So, it did not allow Arjuna to drink water.

2.Why did the invisible being laughed at Arjuna?
Ans: The invisible being laughed at Arjuna because Arjuna angrily cried at the voice and he shot the arrows in the direction of the voice. So, it laughed.

3.What was the warning of Yaksha to Yudhistira?
Ans: Yaksha warned Yudhistira that his brothers died because they did not heed his words, so he should not follow them and answer his questions.

4.Do you observe any difference between Arjuna and Yudhistira in their response to the invisible voice?
Ans: Yes, I think that there was a difference between them. Arjuna cried angrily and tried to kill Yaksha and he did not heed to the voice. But Yudhistira requested Yaksha to ask questions.