Chicagoan, that "cowardly act" is in fact not cowardly at all. that act was necessity to restore the rule of Dharma. if any of Bhisma, Drona or Karna wasnt killed "cowardly", pandavas would have lost the war and today it would have been norm and cultural thing to rape and humiliate daughter in laws. Fighting for Kauravas was their choice and getting rid of them was a must to restore Dharma because no one would have been able to defeat them in war. Had Kauravas never been bad to Pandavas since their childhood, this situation would never arise. thulo poisonous rukh hernu bhanda tyo rukh ko beej kasle ropo tyo pani herum.