[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021) › c5.s6.1 # Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c5.s6.1 Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c5.s6.1 - **Language:** English ### [c5.s6.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s6.1) \*Mahābhārata\* describes one of the greatest debates of our history that occurred when the Kauravas made an attempt to humiliate Draupadī in the presence of her husbands (the Pāṇḍavas). Draupadī raised a question about the legality of staking her in the game of dice. This resulted in a fierce debate involving perennial questions of morality (\*dharma\*) and also the rights of slaves and women. Vidura, the step-brother of King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, spoke about the norms and ethics of debate in an assembly on this occasion. He said: - [Previous: c5.s5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s5.7) - [Next: c5.s6.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s6.2) - [Up: c5.s6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s6) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s6.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s6.1) · Pramāṇa