Mahabharata

by

Vyasa

Abhimanyu Character Analysis

Abhimanyu is the son of Arjuna and Subhadra. Despite his youth, he is a powerful warrior, although during the Kurukshetra War, a group led by Drona manages to surround Abhimanyu and kill him. His death provides motivation for Arjuna, who in spite of all his skills in battle, is sometimes hesitant to kill his relatives on the Kaurava side. Abhimanyu also helps continue the Kuru lineage even after his death, with his son Parikshit eventually becoming king.

Abhimanyu Quotes in Mahabharata

The Mahabharata quotes below are all either spoken by Abhimanyu or refer to Abhimanyu . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Dharma Theme Icon
).
Chapter 7. Drona Quotes

The hero who had laid waste the entire Kuru army, like an elephant in a lotus pond, now lay resplendent in death, like a wild elephant slain by hunters.

Related Characters: Samjaya (speaker), Ugraśravas (speaker), Vaiśampayana (speaker), Arjuna , Drona, Abhimanyu , Jayadratha
Page Number: 428
Explanation and Analysis:

And he performed this last find and astonishing foe-slaying feat: at the time he was pierced in the heart by the Spear, he appeared, O king, huge as a cloud, or a mountain; then that Rakshasa prince fell headlong to earth from on high, body torn, limbs stilled, lifeless and speechless, but gigantic in form. Bhima’s son Ghatotkaca, doer of fearful deeds, fell with the terrifying, fearful form he had assumed; and thus even in death he smashed on whole section of your army, bringing terror to the Kauravas.

Related Characters: Samjaya (speaker), Ugraśravas (speaker), Vaiśampayana (speaker), Arjuna , Krishna , Bhima , Karna, Abhimanyu , Ghatotkaca
Related Symbols: Celestial Weapons
Page Number: 469
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 8. Karna Quotes

‘Karna, if you challenge Arjuna to battle, you are a hare challenging a mighty elephant with tusks like plough-shafts, its temporal glands bursting with rut. If you want to fight the son of Kunti, you are a silly child poking with a stick a deadly poisonous king cobra in its hole, its hood expanded.’

Related Characters: Samjaya (speaker), Ugraśravas (speaker), Salya (speaker), Vaiśampayana (speaker), Arjuna , Duryodhana , Karna, Abhimanyu , Kunti , Ghatotkaca
Related Symbols: Snakes, Celestial Weapons
Page Number: 496
Explanation and Analysis:
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Abhimanyu Quotes in Mahabharata

The Mahabharata quotes below are all either spoken by Abhimanyu or refer to Abhimanyu . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Dharma Theme Icon
).
Chapter 7. Drona Quotes

The hero who had laid waste the entire Kuru army, like an elephant in a lotus pond, now lay resplendent in death, like a wild elephant slain by hunters.

Related Characters: Samjaya (speaker), Ugraśravas (speaker), Vaiśampayana (speaker), Arjuna , Drona, Abhimanyu , Jayadratha
Page Number: 428
Explanation and Analysis:

And he performed this last find and astonishing foe-slaying feat: at the time he was pierced in the heart by the Spear, he appeared, O king, huge as a cloud, or a mountain; then that Rakshasa prince fell headlong to earth from on high, body torn, limbs stilled, lifeless and speechless, but gigantic in form. Bhima’s son Ghatotkaca, doer of fearful deeds, fell with the terrifying, fearful form he had assumed; and thus even in death he smashed on whole section of your army, bringing terror to the Kauravas.

Related Characters: Samjaya (speaker), Ugraśravas (speaker), Vaiśampayana (speaker), Arjuna , Krishna , Bhima , Karna, Abhimanyu , Ghatotkaca
Related Symbols: Celestial Weapons
Page Number: 469
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 8. Karna Quotes

‘Karna, if you challenge Arjuna to battle, you are a hare challenging a mighty elephant with tusks like plough-shafts, its temporal glands bursting with rut. If you want to fight the son of Kunti, you are a silly child poking with a stick a deadly poisonous king cobra in its hole, its hood expanded.’

Related Characters: Samjaya (speaker), Ugraśravas (speaker), Salya (speaker), Vaiśampayana (speaker), Arjuna , Duryodhana , Karna, Abhimanyu , Kunti , Ghatotkaca
Related Symbols: Snakes, Celestial Weapons
Page Number: 496
Explanation and Analysis: