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Abhimanyu

Also called: Saubhadra

Son of Arjuna and Subhadra, named for being fearless and fiery; brought up in Dwaraka; at sixteen he broke into Drona's wheel array at Kurukshetra, which his father had taught him to enter, and was killed inside it. Father of Parikshit.

Sources: Mahabharata, Adi Parva, Subhadra-harana and Haranaharana Parvas, sections 220 to 223, tr. K. M. Ganguli; Mahabharata, Drona Parva, section 33, tr. K. M. Ganguli; Abhimanyu (Wikipedia) · see Abhimanyu's web

Relations 2

Abhimanyu child of

Subhadra (of Puri) (God) · The chariot from Raivataka

Abhimanyu parent of

Parikshit (King) · The child born still
Born after his father's death.

Stories 2

The chariot from Raivataka
From the epics · as her son · 2 tellings
The child born still
From the epics · as her son · 2 tellings

Cited

Mahabharata, Adi Parva, Subhadra-harana and Haranaharana Parvas, sections 220 to 223, tr. K. M. Ganguli Primary text (translation)
Mahabharata, Drona Parva, section 33, tr. K. M. Ganguli Primary text (translation)
Abhimanyu (Wikipedia) Encyclopedia