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7. Drona Parva
The Book of Drona · 202 adhyayas
Dronacharya commands for five days, and every rule of war is broken in them. Sixteen-year-old Abhimanyu is surrounded and killed inside the chakravyuha. Arjuna vows to kill Jayadratha, and Krishna veils the sun so that he can. At the end, a half-truth — 'Ashwatthama is dead' — makes Drona lay down his weapons, and Dhrishtadyumna beheads him.
Key Episodes
- Abhimanyu trapped alone inside the chakravyuha, and killed
- Arjuna's vow to kill Jayadratha, and Krishna's veiling of the sun
- Ghatotkacha's rampage, and Karna spending Indra's weapon on him
- 'Ashwatthama is dead… the elephant' — Yudhishthira's half-truth
- Dronacharya laying down his arms, and his death
- The rules of war collapsing — the end of dharma-yuddha