Character

Abhimanyu

अभिमन्यु

verses
904
books
17
chapters
198
Child of
Arjuna

What the texts say

In the Mahabharata, Abhimanyu, also called Saubhadra, is the son of Arjuna and Subhadra. Mahabharata 1.2.94, 1.61.86 He is described as expert in all weapons. Mahabharata 6.56.23 Yudhishthira urged him to disrupt the warrior Drona's battle-array, and he replied that he could breach it but not always exit. Mahabharata 7.34.17, 7.34.19 He broke through the dense battle-array and entered it. Mahabharata 7.49.4 Many chariot-warriors led by Jayadratha, king of Sindhu, killed him, and Duhshasana's son struck him on the head with a mace. Mahabharata 1.2.162, 7.48.12, 7.56.8 Abhimanyu had married Uttara, Virata's daughter, and she later bore his son Parikshit. Mahabharata 1.90.90, 1.45.13

Where to read

Every verse that names Abhimanyu, book by book.

  1. Mahabharata

    851 verses · 156 chapters

    All 851 verses in the Mahabharata

    Also in the Gita Press edition: 812 verses

    • 7.47.5

      Phir Abhimanyu ne Karna ke chhat sahayak maare. Woh sab bahadur yoddha the. Usne unke ghode, sarathi, jhande aur rath sab kuchh barbaad kar diya.

    • 7.39.1

      Sanjay ne kaha ki Abhimanyu ke shareer mein to bohot teer lage the. Phir bhi woh dushmanon ke beech khada raha. Woh muskuraaya aur Duhshasan se baat karne laga.

    • 7.35.1

      Sanjay ne kaha. Dharmaraj Yudhishthir ki baat sun ke Abhimanyu ne apne rath vaahan ko kaha. Chalo, Drona ki sena ki taraf le chalo.

  2. Skanda Purana

    9 verses · 6 chapters

    • 1.2.1.10

      Stambhesha doosra teertha hai. Yeh rishi Saubhadra ko bahut pasand hai. Ek aur hai Barkareshwar. Yeh Paulomi ke liye khaas hai aur bahut bada maana jaata hai.

    • 2.1.11.6

      Ab main tumhe Parikshit ke baare mein batata hoon. Woh Abhimanyu ka beta tha. Uska naam Parikshit tha. Woh Hastinapur mein rehta tha. Woh raja tha aur dharam se rajya karta tha.

    • 3.1.41.6

      Abhimanyu ka beta tha, Parikshit naam ka raja. Woh Hastinapur se raj karta tha. Dharam ke hisaab se zameen ki hifazat karta tha.

  3. Bhagavatam

    7 verses · 7 chapters

    • 1.4.9

      Suta ji, log kehte hain Abhimanyu ka beta Parikshit bada bhagwan ka bhakt hai. Uska janam bada alag tha, uski baatein bhi. Aap humein uske baare mein poora bataiye.

    • 1.11.32

      Dil mein itna pyaar tha ki pehle dil se lipta liya. Phir aankhon se dekh ke pyaar dikhaya. Phir bete ke zariye bhi lipta liya, jaise khud lipta ho. Rukne ki koshish ki, par aansu aa gaye. Sharma ke bhi aansu aa rahe the.

    • 1.17.45

      Abhimanyu ka beta Parikshit itna shaktishali hai ki uski hifazat mein tum sab safe hain. Uski wajah se tum log is yagya ke liye taiyaar ho pa rahe ho. Woh raj karne mein bhi expert hai.

  4. Devi Bhagavatam

    7 verses · 5 chapters

    • 2.7.3

      Subhadra se ek beta hua, Abhimanyu, jo bahut bada yoddha tha. Lekin yudh mein woh mar gaya. Draupadi ke bete bhi wahin maare gaye.

    • 2.10.45

      Hum Abhimanyu ke bete ko ashirwad dene aaye hain. Yeh bahut bahadur hai aur apne khandaan ka chamakta suraj hai. Atharvan mantron se uske liye dua karenge.

    • 4.17.40

      Uske paanch bete the, sab ko Ashvatthama ne maar diya. Subhadra ka beta Abhimanyu bhi yuddh mein mar gaya, woh abhi baccha tha.

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where Abhimanyu matters most.

  1. Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 47: Abhimanyu’s rapid exchanges, counsel to disable his chariot-system

    Mahabharata 7.47 · 30 verses

    Central heroic focus: near-unconquerable while mounted

  2. Abhimanyu’s Rebuke and Wounding of Duḥśāsana; Karṇa’s Counter-volley

    Mahabharata 7.39 · 24 verses

    Pandava spearpoint and moral avenger

  3. द्रोणानीकाभिमुखगमनम् (Abhimanyu advances toward Droṇa’s host)

    Mahabharata 7.35 · 22 verses

    Central heroic agent executing a decisive penetration against…

  4. Droṇa’s Defensive Stand and Abhimanyu Commissioned to Breach the Cakravyūha (द्रोणानीक-प्रतिरोधः; सौभद्र-नियोजनम्)

    Mahabharata 7.34 · 18 verses

    Chosen spearpoint for a technical breakthrough

  5. Encirclement and Counterassault of Abhimanyu

    Mahabharata 7.36 · 31 verses

    Isolated spearhead and focal hero

  6. Abhimanyu’s Fall and the Battlefield Aftermath

    Mahabharata 7.48 · 22 verses

    केंद्र-नायक

  7. Abhimanyu’s Prowess and the Duḥśāsana Engagement

    Mahabharata 7.38 · 21 verses

    Pandava spearpoint whose mobility and precision destabilize the…

  8. Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 37: Sañjaya’s Account of Abhimanyu’s Precision Disruption of a Chariot Contingent

    Mahabharata 7.37 · 20 verses

    Pandava spearpoint

  9. Abhimanyu’s Disruptive Advance and the Gāndharva-astra Counter

    Mahabharata 7.44 · 19 verses

    Pandava spearpoint whose shock-attack destabilizes the opposing…

  10. Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 45: Saubhadra-Lakṣmaṇa-saṃyoga and Kaurava Counter-Encirclement

    Mahabharata 7.45 · 18 verses

    Central Pandava spearpoint

Key episodes

  1. Abhimanyu and the Chakravyuha

    Mahabharata 7.33-7.48

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