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Bhima's answer: Yudhishtira is the lord of our lives. If he considers himself a slave, then we are also slaves. But it is highly improper to stake a woman, that too one's own wife. Draupadi does not deserve such treatment. Professional gamblers have in their houses women of loose character. Even they don't stake such women.


[KRN] Bhima reveals his dharmic nature. He could with a single blow erase the Kauravas and he openly declares it in the assembly and Bhishma and Drona also agrees. But true to his Dharma he behaves subservient to his elder brother Yudhishtira and humbly agrees to servitude under the Kauravas. But momentarily, the staking of Draupadi arouses his anger against Yudhishtira even. He asks Sahadeva to bring fire so as to burn those hands of Yudhishtira that did the crime of staking Draupadi. But Arjuna dissuades him by pointing out that any such act would only result in falling in the net laid by their enemies.


Arjuna's answer: Dharma insists that one should follow the dictates of one's virtuous elder brother. Yudhishtira is not guilty of the vice of gambling, as against his own will he was forced to play at dice with Shakuni, after being summoned by King Dhritarashtra. Kshatriya code of conduct demands that he should follow such summons. The rest of the incidents merely followed course due to the immorality of our foes. Yudhishtira was certainly our master, before he began to play. But once he lost himself, whose master could he be? Let the assembly judge.


[KRN] Arjuna knows the tenets of Dharma, he too points out the key thing, that the dice game itself was adharma. Then absolves Yudhishtira by giving the reasons that forced him to play the game. But Arjuna also places too much reliance on the gambling rules. However, contrary to Karna, Arjuna was Guru-bhakti incarnate. He has implicit faith in the assembly consisting of Sires and Grandsires like Bhishma, Drona et al. He gives his answer but puts faith on the learned members of the assembly and awaits their conclusion. This is very true to Arjuna's nature & his great successes. It is due to his Guru-bhakti that he becomes depressed at having to fight them in battle but at the right moment, Krishna becomes his new Guru to show him the right way. Ashwattama was unable to retract his Brahmastra since he sent it out of hatred, while Arjuna sent his in self protection. In obedience to the words of Rishis he unquestioningly retracts his weapon. He does not argue with the Rishis that the weapon unleashed by Ashwattama is still at large. He knew that where the Rishi's blessings are, there Krishna would be, and where Krishna is, there victory would be..