Droupadi

Bhima has just finished lashing into Yudhishthira for his weakness at the dice game, for dragging them all into exile. Yudhishthira does not argue back. He explains what Bhima did not see: the dice were controlled by Shakuni's maya (illusion), and he gave his solemn word before the entire assembly of Kurus. Breaking that promise, he tells Bhima, would be worse than death — and dharma is worth more than any kingdom.