Bhagavad Gita · Mahabharata Codex

Abhimanyu

अभिमन्यु · abhimanyu

Son of Arjuna and Subhadra; nephew of Krishna

He knew the way into the wheel formation, and not the way out.

Abhimanyu is sixteen, newly married, and already ranked among the great chariot-warriors. On the thirteenth day Drona formed the wheel array while Arjuna was drawn away. Only Abhimanyu knew how to break in. He did, and the others could not follow. Alone inside, he fought six great warriors until they killed him together. His unborn son Parikshit would be the only heir the Pandavas had left.