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{{short description|Seventh book of epic, Mahabharata}} | {{short description|Seventh book of epic, Mahabharata}} | ||
The '''Drona Parva''' ({{lang-sa|द्रोण पर्व}}), or ''the Book of Drona,'' is the seventh of eighteen books of the Indian epic [[Mahabharata]]. Drona Parva traditionally has 8 sub-books and 204 chapters.<ref name="kmg">Ganguli, K.M. (1883-1896) "[http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/index.htm Drona Parva]" in ''The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa'' (12 Volumes). Calcutta</ref><ref name="mnd">Dutt, M.N. (1897) ''The Mahabharata (Volume 7): Drona Parva''. Calcutta: Elysium Press</ref> The critical edition of Drona Parva has 8 sub-books and 173 chapters.<ref>van Buitenen, J.A.B. (1973) ''The Mahabharata: Book 1: The Book of the Beginning''. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, p 477</ref><ref>Debroy, B. (2010) ''The Mahabharata, Volume 1''. Gurgaon: Penguin Books India, pp xxiii - xxvi</ref> | The '''Drona Parva''' ({{lang-sa|द्रोण पर्व}}), or ''the Book of Drona,'' is the seventh of eighteen books of the Indian epic [[Mahabharata]]. Drona Parva traditionally has 8 sub-books and 204 chapters.<ref name="kmg">Ganguli, K.M. (1883-1896) "[http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/index.htm Drona Parva]" in ''The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa'' (12 Volumes). Calcutta</ref><ref name="mnd">Dutt, M.N. (1897) ''The Mahabharata (Volume 7): Drona Parva''. Calcutta: Elysium Press</ref> The critical edition of Drona Parva has 8 sub-books and 173 chapters.<ref>van Buitenen, J.A.B. (1973) ''The Mahabharata: Book 1: The Book of the Beginning''. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, p 477</ref><ref>Debroy, B. (2010) ''The Mahabharata, Volume 1''. Gurgaon: Penguin Books India, pp xxiii - xxvi</ref> | ||
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: 3. '''Abhimanyu-vadha Parva''' (Chapters: 33–71)<ref name=kmg/> | : 3. '''Abhimanyu-vadha Parva''' (Chapters: 33–71)<ref name=kmg/> | ||
The Kaurava commander-in-chief [[Dronacharya]] planned to divert [[Arjuna]] and [[Krishna]] away to chase an army of the samsaptakhas whom Arjuna defeated that very day. The Kaurava army was grouped into the giant discus formation, which caused great loss for the Pandavas. If the formation continued till end of that day, the pandavas would have no army by sunset. The only two people on the Pandava army who completely knew about how to enter and break this formation were Arjuna and Krishna, who were away. Abhimanyu's story came to prominence when he entered the powerful [[Chakravyuha]] battle formation of the [[Kaurava]] army. Abhimanyu claimed that he could decimate the entire Kaurava army.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/m07034.htm|title=The Mahabharata, Book 7: Drona Parva: Abhimanyu-badha Parva: Section XXXIV|access-date=16 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803194627/http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/m07034.htm|archive-date=3 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> | The Kaurava commander-in-chief [[Dronacharya]] planned to divert [[Arjuna]] and [[Krishna]] away to chase an army of the samsaptakhas whom Arjuna defeated that very day. The Kaurava army was grouped into the giant discus formation, which caused great loss for the Pandavas. If the formation continued till end of that day, the pandavas would have no army by sunset. The only two people on the Pandava army who completely knew about how to enter and break this formation were Arjuna and Krishna, who were away. Abhimanyu's story came to prominence when he entered the powerful [[Chakravyuha]] battle formation of the [[Kaurava]] army. Abhimanyu claimed that he could decimate the entire Kaurava army.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/m07034.htm|title=The Mahabharata, Book 7: Drona Parva: Abhimanyu-badha Parva: Section XXXIV|access-date=16 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803194627/http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/m07034.htm|archive-date=3 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
Abhimanyu was trained in all types of warfare by Lord [[Krishna]] and [[Balrama]] themselves, and later by [[Pradyumna]] (Sri Krishna's son). Abhimanyu learnt the art of breaking into the Chakravyuha when he was in Subhadra's womb. It was then Arjuna was narrating the art of breaking into Chakravyuha to Subhadra. But he did not know how to destroy the formation once he was inside, as Subhadra fell asleep while listening to the story and (Abhimanyu in her womb) could learn only half of the technique. This is the reason why he was only able to enter and break but not come out of the Chakravyuha.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/m07031.htm|title=The Mahabharata, Book 7: Drona Parva: Abhimanyu-badha Parva: Section XXXI|access-date=16 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801050231/http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/m07031.htm|archive-date=1 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> | Abhimanyu was trained in all types of warfare by Lord [[Krishna]] and [[Balrama]] themselves, and later by [[Pradyumna]] (Sri Krishna's son). Abhimanyu learnt the art of breaking into the Chakravyuha when he was in Subhadra's womb. It was then Arjuna was narrating the art of breaking into Chakravyuha to Subhadra. But he did not know how to destroy the formation once he was inside, as Subhadra fell asleep while listening to the story and (Abhimanyu in her womb) could learn only half of the technique. This is the reason why he was only able to enter and break but not come out of the Chakravyuha.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/m07031.htm|title=The Mahabharata, Book 7: Drona Parva: Abhimanyu-badha Parva: Section XXXI|access-date=16 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801050231/http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/m07031.htm|archive-date=1 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||