Character

Abimanyu

अभिमन्युAbhimanyu

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 Abimanyu, 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

      Kemudian Saubhadra menumbangkan enam pembantu heroik Karṇa—para pejuang terkemuka—beserta kuda-kuda, sais, panji-panji, dan kereta-kereta mereka.

    • 7.39.1

      Sañjaya berkata: Walau tubuhnya terluka oleh anak panah, Abhimanyu yang bijaksana berdiri teguh menghadapi pasukan lawan; ia tersenyum, lalu berbicara kepada Duḥśāsana.

    • 7.35.1

      Sañjaya berkata: Setelah mendengar ucapan Dharmarāja yang bijaksana, Saubhadra pun, wahai Bhārata, mendorong saisnya menuju bala Droṇa.

  2. Skanda Purana

    9 verses · 6 chapters

    • 1.2.1.10

      Tīrtha yang kedua ialah milik Stambheśa, yang sangat dikasihi resi Saubhadra. Ada pula Barkareśvara, tīrtha utama yang dicintai Paulomī.

    • 2.1.11.6

      Sekarang dimulai kisah Parīkṣit: raja, putra Abhimanyu, bernama Parīkṣit, tinggal di Hāstinapura, memerintah bumi sesuai dengan dharma.

    • 3.1.41.6

      Ada seorang raja, putra Abhimanyu, bernama Parīkṣit. Ia bertakhta di Hāstinapura dan melindungi bumi menurut dharma.

  3. Bhagavatam

    7 verses · 7 chapters

    • 1.4.9

      Wahai Sūta, orang-orang menyebut putra Abhimanyu (Parīkṣit) sebagai bhakta utama Bhagavān. Kelahirannya sungguh menakjubkan, demikian pula perbuatannya; mohon kisahkanlah kepada kami.

    • 1.11.32

      Dalam ekstasi yang tak tertahankan, para permaisuri yang pemalu mula-mula memeluk Tuhan-Suami di relung terdalam hati; lalu dengan pandangan, dan kemudian melalui putra-putra mereka (seakan pelukan langsung). Wahai yang utama di antara…

    • 1.17.45

      Maharaja Parīkṣit, putra Abhimanyu, begitu berpengalaman dan berwibawa sehingga berkat pemerintahan yang ahli serta perlindungannya, kalian dapat menjalani dikṣā untuk melaksanakan satra-yajña seperti ini.

  4. Devi Bhagavatam

    7 verses · 5 chapters

    • 2.7.3

      Dari padanya lahirlah pahlawan besar Abhimanyu, yang gugur di medan perang. Putra-putra Draupadi juga terbunuh di sana.

    • 2.10.45

      'Kami datang untuk memberkati dan memakmurkan putra pahlawan Abimanyu, sang surya dari garis keturunannya, yang berpenampilan rupawan, dengan mantra-mantra Atharwa.'

    • 4.17.40

      Kelima putranya dibunuh di perkemahan oleh Ashvatthama (Drauni). Dan putra Subhadra (Abhimanyu) tewas dalam pertempuran saat masih kecil.

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where Abimanyu 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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