We don't know what Starbharata will show, but
lets shed some light on what really happened inside the chakravyuha.
I thought of making a short summary about what happend inside the chakravyuha, Since many people, including me, are not fond of the language KMG used, it is a little hard to read. I have kept the use of citations to a minimal
1.) Abhimanyu
entered the formation commonly known as Chakravyuha and started
massacring the warriors inside it. Drona, Ashwathama, Karna attacked him
jointly but no side seem to take the advantage, Abhimanyu bravely
fought with them, and they all peirced Abhimanyu while Abhimanyu did the
same.( pierced them in return )
2.) Karna again had a blood bath with Abhimanyu in which both bathed in blood.
"Abhimanyu, then, O sire, looked exceedingly
beautiful. Filled with rage, he caused Karna also to be bathed in blood.
Mangled with arrows and covered with blood, the brave Karna also shone
greatly. 2
Both of them pierced with arrows, both bathed in blood, those
illustrious warriors then resembled a couple of flowering Kinsukas. "3.) Then,
Karna seeked counsel of Drona and consulted him about Abhimanyu. Drona
then, told Karna about how he is not able to detect any flaw in the
young lad, and Karna too praised the lad. Drona then told Karna - that
Abhimanyu cant be slain while he has his bow in hand, he has to deprived
of his bow. Drona then asked Karna that if he is competent enough to
break Abhimanyu's bow.
Drona's appreciation for Abhimanyu
- " Tell us the means by which we may slay him.' Thus addressed, the mighty
bowman, Drona, addressing them all, said, 'Observing him with vigilance,
have any of you been able to detect any defeat in this youth? He is careening in
all directions. Yet have any of you been able to detect today the least
hole in him? Behold the lightness of hand and quickness of motion of
this lion among men, this son of Arjuna. In the track of his car, only
his bow drawn to a circle can be seen, so quickly is he aiming his
shafts and so quickly is he letting them off. "Drona's advise for Karna - "
Impenetrable. This one's father had been taught by me the method of
wearing defensive armour. This subjugator of hostile towns assuredly
knoweth the entire science (of wearing armour). With shafts well shot,
you can, however, cut off his bow, bow-string, the reins of his steeds,
the steeds themselves, and two Parshni charioteers. O mighty bowman, O
son of Radha, if competent, do this "Note that Drona did not advise Karna to break it from behind, its most probably a myth.
4.) Karna,
then broke Abhimanyu's bow, Kritavarman slew his steeds and Kripa slew
his two Parshni charioteers and the others covered him with arrows.
Karna cuts off Abhimanyu's bow while others break his chario
t- " Vikartana's son Karna quickly cut off, by means of his shafts, the bow of
Abhimanyu, as the latter was shooting with great activity. He, of
Bhoja's race (viz., Kritavarman) then slew his steeds, and Kripa slew his two Parshni charioteers.
The others covered him with showers of arrows after he had been
divested of his bow. Those six great car-warriors, with great speed,
when speed was so necessary, ruthlessly covered that carless youth,
fighting single-handed with them, with showers of arrows."
Note that Karna did not cut off his bow from behind.
5.) Abhimanyu
then, took up a sword and shield which was cut off Drona and Karna
respectively. and after the Sword and shield were cut off, he took up
the famous chariot wheel.
Karna and Drona cut off his shield and sword. - "
Then Drona of mighty energy, that conqueror of foes with a sharp arrow
quickly cut off the hilt, decked with gems, of Abhimanyu's sword.
Radha's son Karna, with sharp shafts, cut off his excellent shield "Abhimanyu takes up the famous wheel -"
Deprived of his sword and shield thus, he came down, with sound limbs,
from the welkin upon the earth. Then taking up a car-wheel, he rushed in
wrath against Drona "His wheel was cut off by some kings shortly after he picked it up.
6.) Abhimanyu then, took up a mace and rushed towards Ashwathama but he ( Ashwi) avoided him.
Abhimanyu rushes towards Ashwathma with a mace in hand - " Deprived by them of his bow and car and sword,
and divested also of his wheel by his foes, the mighty-armed Abhimanyu
(mace in hand) rushed against Aswatthaman. Beholding that mace upraised,
which looked like the blazing thunderbolt, Aswatthaman, that tiger
among men, rapidly alighted from his car and took three (long) leaps
(for avoiding Abhimanyu) "7.) Abhimanyu started
massacring the warriors with his mace, he then crushed against
Dushashans son for a mace fight. Both of them fought vigorously and both
of them were fainted, Dushashan's son however, was quicker compared to
Abhimanyu in recovering, Dushy's son then took his mace and smashed the
almost recovered Abhimanyu on his head, thus killing him.
Abhimanyu's fight with Dushashan's son and his apparent death. - "
Proceeding next towards the car of Duhsasana's
son, he crushed the latter's car and steeds, pressing them down into
the earth. The invincible son of Duhsasan, then, O sire, taking up his
mace, rushed at Abhimanyu. saying, 'Wait, Wait!' Then those cousins,
those two heroes, with upraised maces, began to strike each other,
desirous of achieving each other's death, like three-eyed (Mahadeva) and
(the Asura)
Andhaka in the days of old. each of those chastisers of foes, struck
with the other's mace-ends fell down on the earth, like two uprooted
standards erected to the honour of Indra. Then Duhsasana's son, that
enhancer of the fame of the Kurus, rising up first, struck Abhimanyu
with the mace on the crown of his head, as the latter, was on the point
of rising. Stupefied with the violence of that stroke as also with the
fatigue he had undergone, that slayer of hostile hosts, viz., the son of Subhadra, fell on the earth, deprived of his sense"
Please feel free to correct me If I am wrong, I am a human who is bound to make mistakes.
Edited by TheWatcher - 9 years ago
