Types of Chakraviyuhs- war formations, Krishn-Arjuns Offensive Tactics

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Shivpriya

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Posted: 11 years ago

#11

very enlightening post medha 👏 I never knew they had so many types of vyuh's

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Sabhayata

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Posted: 11 years ago

#12

wow what a wonderful post

thanks so much

So there are more than one type chakravyuh .Which means that the chakravayuh that Drona created in war and that Drupad created in last episode were different.That expalins a lot thanks

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Khyati

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Posted: 11 years ago

#13

Wonderful post 😊
Thanks for making such a informative post 👏

Now I knew there were many types vyuvaha's .

And thanks to @Varali as well for adding more details in it.

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Arijit

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Posted: 11 years ago

#14

thank you for the informetion, medha, you are realy "medhaavi". 😊

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Medha.S

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Posted: 11 years ago

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Originally posted by: Arijit007
thank you for the informetion, medha, you are realy "medhaavi". 😊

🤣🤣🤣 Mere nam ke matlab se mera dur dur tak ka koi rishta nahi hai Mahajan. Par prasansha karne ke liye aapka bohot bohot aabhar.lol.

Everyone is rather witty around here i have to say.😆

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varaali

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Posted: 11 years ago

#16

Originally posted by: medha00

where is it not mentioned?😕 in Abhimanyus killing? are you sure?😆

...every thing doesnt need to be written and explained, we need to read and analyze it our self.🤓 which you did and i did too. you think what you did and i though what i did after reading the same thing. meri englisgh bhi thik thaak hai.

Have a good Day.Whatever i have written is what i know and understand by what i have analyzed. So you could be right but i could be right too.😳

First of all - my sincere apologies if I sounded like a bossy "know-all". I was about to leave for my classes and since I was in a hurry, I probably did not write in an appropriate tone.

Of course the whole point of these discussions is to learn from each other.

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varaali

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Posted: 11 years ago

#17

Here's what is given in the MB (Ref: KMG translation)

The Chakra- vyuha was definitely circular in shape though it is not clear whether it was made of spiraling circles or concentric circles.

This was employed - just once- by Drona on Day 13.

Quoting from the MB (Drona Parva / Abhimanyu Vadha Parva)

On the other hand, the array formed by Drona, O king, looked resplendent. Indeed, that array was incapable of being looked at like the sun himself when in his course he reaches the meridian and scorches (everything underneath). Abhimanyu, at the command, O Bharata, of his sire's eldest brother, pierced in battle that impenetrable circular array in many places. Having achieved the most difficult feats and slain heroes by thousands, he was (at last) encountered by six heroes together.

After a few paragraphs, Sanjaya again says

The preceptor, O king, had formed the great circular array. In it were placed all the kings (of our side) that are each equal to Sakra himself.

It was in this chakra- vyuha that Duryodhana was stationed in the middle.

Edited by varaali - 11 years ago

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varaali

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Posted: 11 years ago

#18

This is how the Padma vyuha is described.

The array that Bharadwaja's son formed, part Sakata and part a circle, was full forty-eight miles long and the width of its rear measured twenty miles. Drona himself formed that array with countless brave kings, stationed with it, and countless cars and steeds and elephants and foot-soldiers. In the rear of that array was another impenetrable array of the form of lotus. And within that lotus was another dense array called the needle. Having formed his mighty array thus, Drona took up his station. At the mouth of that needle, the great bowman Kritavarman took up his stand.

This was employed by Drona on Day 14- to protect Jayadrath.

So my surmise is- that the chakra and the padma vyuhas are different.

Edited by varaali - 11 years ago

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Medha.S

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Posted: 11 years ago

#19

Thank you for explaining yourself ... And no need for sorrys yaar ... Its good that you want to share your point of view with us ... Again i have my doubts about the chakraviyuh and padmaviuyh being two different things but thank you for taking the time to explain your point.It would be useful to the many people who have been wanting to know more about the war formations