SPEAKING in a high pitch but soft note, Kunthi condemned her nephews, the Kurawa. They had rejected Pandawas call for peace that her son, Kresna, had conveyed. Sandhanganmu wis dudu kaendahan kang mbabar pasemon. Your dress is no longer beauty that contains a metaphor. The moment the line was uttered, the gamelan (traditional Javanese musical instrument) was played in a fast rhythm and the Baratayudha War broke out.

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