Score board of competition is set up in school, Sushim is no.1 as he won 1st competition then Siamak is 2nd, Ashok is last in list. Sushim says the one who is last roam around in school like he is first in list, Ashok says you are being 1st and so much obsessed with the person who is last? is this your insecurity? and mind you till competition is on, nobody is last or first, Ashok leaves from there. Sushim looks on.
Agni and Justin are in balcony of their room, Agni says to Justin that i am waiting for our marriage, i didnt know importance of this day but now when i know it then every minute is difficult to pass, Noor is seeing them from her room’s balcony. Agni touches justin’s hand but he moves away, she says you dont like me? he says nothing like that but things are happening fast, he holds her hand, Noor fumes.
Siamak comes to Noor and says you know what Ashok did today, Noor says i told you to not go close to him (looking at justin and Agni) but you dont take me seriously, you like seeing me hurt? Khurasan comes and says he wants to see you happy thats why he is working hard for competition, he ask siamak to go, Siamak leaves, Khurasan says to Noor that the fire in which you are burning is lit by you only (having affair with Justin) but dont hurt Siamak in all this, he leaves.
Acharaya Shirst says to students that from 21 students, 15 students are going to next level of competition, in next competition, your mind and heart’s coordination will be checked, your quickness, your intelligence will be tested, after this task, 10 students will go to next level and then in last competition, the one who will win will get Maurya’s sword, Sushim says i will win this sword again, Siamak says this time i will prove that i am stronger than Sushim by winning this sword, i will prove to Bindu that i maybe younger than Sushim but is ready to become next Samrat, Ashok says if this sword can bring back my self respect, can show people that i can serve my nation then i will win this swod at any cost. Aakramak says now the next competition will be “andh yudd” (blind war), it will be tomorrow.
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Siamak tells Ashok that Chandragupt Maurya was in life danger when this blind war happened, some enemies attacked him and had put dust in his eyes so he got blind for time being but because of his listening sense only he fought with them and killed them, tomorrow in competition, all students eyes will blinded by putting blindfold on eyes, everyone will attack each other but you have to listen the moves others and save yourself, everyone’s weapon will have music in it so you can sense your enemies presence around you and can defend yourself, Ashok says this is difficult but not impossible, i will practice for it.
students are practicing for blind war, on student has blind fold on his eyes, he is about to fall on pricks but Ashok saves him and says be careful, he leaves, student says the much Sushim says, AShok is not that bad but he is kind hearted.
Chanakya says to Dharma that nothing is impposbile and AShok has spark to win the competition, think if that day Ashok or Bindu had recognized you then what would have happened, Kasturi says i am sorry for taking dharma there, Chanakya says to Dharma that you are strength of Ashok if you come infront of anyone this time now then your life will be in danger, you have to protect yourself, head cook finds Kasturi and Dharma talking to Chanakya and leaves.
head cook says to Khurasan that one cook(dharma) is seen talking with chanakya in private, i am sure is secret agent of him, Khurasan think and says curtly chanakya.
Sushim says to his students that when Acharaya said this is about our intelligence, AShok’s face got pale, tomorrow he will be beaten up, Ashok and Siamak comes there, Sushim says in first competition Ashok was about to get rusticated, first my father did favor on him by enrolling him in school and now i did favor on him by saving him from rustication, Ashok says the favor is not worth it when you brag about it and you didnt do favor on him but you lost fight to him and as per conditions you had to say truth, Sushim says dont talk inbetween, Wasu (the guy saved by Ashok) comes and says Ashok came last in first competition as you cheated with him, maybe he would have won if you didn cheat, Sushim gets angry on him and is about to hit Wasu but Ashok stops him and says the one who attack weak people are called beast and you know about beast every well, remember once a beast came in patliputra? Sushim says i will not leave you today, he grabs Ashok by neck, Ashok also holds him from neck, they both enter in scuffle, Aakramak comes there and ask what is happening here? Ashok and sushim leave each other, he ask them to practice competition.
AShok has put blind fold on eyes and tries to hit target but cant, Aakramak comes there and ask him to concentrate and then hit, Ashok says how can i concentrate when it is written that Sushim will win competition, when all are under him, when all think that i am cheap guy, when nobody respect me, Aakramak ask him to just look at your target, Ashok says i doing that only, let me concentrate on target, he starts hitting target again, Aakramak thinks how this guy will understand.
Khurasan’s soldiers come in kitchen and ask where is that new cook, one cook points in direction of dharma, Dharma hides and looks on, Khurasan ask to catch her, Dharma is shocked, Kasturi ask her to run, Dharma runs away, Khurasan’s soldiers run behind her to catch her.
Nirjara’s sister become secret agent of Chanakya, he says i hope you serve like your sister, soldier informs Chanakya that workers to make palace are coming from ujjain to Patliputra, Chanakya ask to keep eye on them, Kasturi comes there and informs that Khursan men came in search of Dharma in kitchen, she ran away but they are behind her, Chanakya says we have to protect her, he thinks if anything happens to Dharma then it will not be good.
Dharma is running from Khurasan’s soldiers, she comes in palace and hides behind pillar, soldiers says dont know where she went, Dharma distracts them by throwing her jewelry in one way and run in other way, soldiers goes in all way to find her. Dharma is going in palace, she finds Drupat acting like Samrat in his room, she hides in same room, she finds Drupat doing sword fighting, Kasturi is hiding behind pillar and finds Dharma in Subhrasi’s room and thinks what to do, soldiers are behind her, soldiers leave from there, Dharma turns to find Drupat is standing on top of pillar is about to fall but Dharma catches him in time, soldiers find some noise and come in room, Khursan’s soldiers come there and ask Dharma did you see some lady running from kitchen? Subhrasi comes there and ask what is happening here? Drupat says i was about to fall but she saved me, she ask Dharma who are you? Dharma says i am new dasi, Subhrasi scolds soldiers that why did they come in her room without permission, leave from here, they leave, Subhrasi says to Dharma i am thankful to you for saving my son, my son liked you too, you will be my dasi now.
Soldier says to khurasan that she was clever, Khurasan says you couldnt catch a women? shame on you, he thinks that i am sure she was not common women, she must be secret agent of Chanakya.
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Chanakya says its good Khurasan couldnt catch Dharma, Kasturi says but he has doubt so he will not sit quietly, we should do something, Chankaya says let Dharma be servant of Subhrasi for time being, she has to meet her son too, he says to Radhagupt that you know what you will do now, Radha leaves. Radha comes to Subhrasi’s dasi and gives her coins to leave palace, she leaves.
Khuarasan comes to Chanakya and says i went to kitchen and i doubted one cook to be your secret agent, Chanakya says we have to take measures for security of Maghd, Khurasan says that is my work, Chanakya says you fight with external enemies and i keep eye on internal enemies, Khurasan says i have eye even on you, he leaves, Chanakya ask Kasturi to go and protect Dharma, she leaves. he thinks that now i have two tensions, one is whats conspiracy of Raj and Helena and how Ashok will perform in competition.
all student gathers, Aakramak says to students that you will be blind folded in blind war, then 3 soldiers will attack you and you to protect yourself and fight back, soldiers come there with stick which has fire on top of it, aakramak says you will be announced winning by seeing your intelligence, till night, we will have fight then competition will continue tomorrow, when your eyes are closed then you use your intelligence and mind to fight back, the one who wins this competition will go forward, Sushim says i will win at any cost, Siamak says i will pass from sushim in this competition and will become first, Ashok says i pray to lord that in 10 students that will go to next level, my name is also in it.
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Acharaya Shrist announce to starts blind war. Sushim is first, Ahenkara comes there too. Sushim takes blessing of land, soldier puts blind folds his eyes and gives him wooden stick to fight, timer start (water droplets flow from vessel and before they end, Sushim will have to throw out all three soldiers out of boundary).
Sushim beats the soldier by sensing their movements, he beats two soldiers, one soldier is remaining, he gives him a good fight but Sushim throws him out and wins, Ahenkara says it was great performance, Sushim says when such beautiful lady is watching you then you have to perform well, she gets shy. Next is Siamak, he is blind folded, soldiers fight with him, he beats them but one soldier hits him on back, Siamak gets up and fights again, he beats all soldiers in time, all claps, Acharaya kitasaraya says his performance was great too, next Subbu fights but gets injured, shrist ask him to take him to clinic, Aakramak ask Ashok to fight, Shirst says should we do competition tomorrow, its going to be night soon, Acharaya kitasaraya says he will not fight for much time, let it end today only.
Chanakya comes there and ask Aakramak was i late in coming? aakramak says you came on right time, Ashok sees soldiers face, he says one of them attacks from front, one from back and one is mysterious, AShok is blindfolded, Soldiers attack him, Ashok fights with soldiers but sun set down so Shirst stop the fight and says Ashok will contnue fight tomorrow, Siamak comes to Ashok and ask are you fine? AShok says i tried my best but couldnt beat them, Ahenkara comes there and says you will lose tomorrow, Ashok ask do you predict future too? Ahenkara says i will witness you going to clinic tomorrow.