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What was the insult that invoked Duryodhana to take avenge against Draupadi?

  1. She laughs at him in front of everyone

  2. She insults him as he slips into a pool of water in the court.

  3. She taunts him for his father's blindness.

  4. She taunts him, and his father's blindness, when he slips into a pool of water in the court.
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Explanation

In the Mahabharata, during Duryodhana's visit to the Pandavas' Maya Sabha (hall of illusions), he mistakes a crystal pool for a solid floor and falls in. Draupadi laughs and taunts him saying 'the blind son of a blind man' - mocking both him and his blind father Dhritarashtra. This humiliation deeply angered Duryodhana and became a primary motivation for his vengeance, culminating in the dice game where Draupadi was dishonored.

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