Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.

Pandavas returned to Hastinapur after their thirteen years of ___________.

exile

The correct answer is exile.

The Pandavas were exiled from Hastinapur for 13 years after they lost a game of dice to their cousins, the Kauravas. They spent the 13 years in the forest and in the kingdom of Matsya, where they lived in disguise. After completing their exile, they returned to Hastinapur and claimed their rightful kingdom.

The other options are not correct.

• Acceptance does not make sense in the context of the sentence. The Pandavas were not accepted back in Hastinapur after their exile. They had to fight a war to reclaim their kingdom.
• Entertainment does not make sense in the context of the sentence. The Pandavas were not entertained during their exile. They had to live in the forest and in a foreign kingdom.
• Exile is the most appropriate option because it is the word that is used to describe the period of time that the Pandavas spent away from Hastinapur.