Drona Parva: The Teacher on the Field

Drona leads the Kaurava army; the chakravyuha and young Abhimanyu, Jayadratha, and the half-truth that ends the teacher.

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Mahabharata, Drona Parva
7.34.19
Translation
Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use
Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0
Mahabharata, Drona Parva
7.164.106
Translation
Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use
Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0
Mahabharata, Drona Parva
7.34-7.49 (the chakravyuha and the death of Abhimanyu, paraphrased)
Translation
Vidya working translation, pending scholar review

Terms of use

Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0

Mahabharata, Drona Parva

7.120-7.121 (the death of Jayadratha, paraphrased)

Translation: Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use: Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0

Mahabharata, Drona Parva

7.164-7.165 (the fall of Drona, paraphrased)

Translation: Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use: Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0

Mahabharata, Drona Parva

Abhimanyu learning the entry in the womb; Krishna hiding the sun: later tradition only, not in the Critical Edition text

Translation: Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use: Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0

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