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The Sindhu King

1) Yudhishthira relates to Arjuna how he encouraged Abhimanyu to enter the enemy's impenetrable lotus formation alone, promising that they would follow. However, Jayadratha stopped them from entering, isolating and killing Abhimanyu. 2) Upon hearing this, Arjuna is overcome with grief. He vows to kill Jayadratha before sunset the next day, even if he has to kill Drona and Kripa who try to protect Jayadratha. 3) Bhima declares that the sound of Arjuna's bow and Krishna's conch shell will signal death for the sons of Dhritarashtra.

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The Sindhu King

1) Yudhishthira relates to Arjuna how he encouraged Abhimanyu to enter the enemy's impenetrable lotus formation alone, promising that they would follow. However, Jayadratha stopped them from entering, isolating and killing Abhimanyu. 2) Upon hearing this, Arjuna is overcome with grief. He vows to kill Jayadratha before sunset the next day, even if he has to kill Drona and Kripa who try to protect Jayadratha. 3) Bhima declares that the sound of Arjuna's bow and Krishna's conch shell will signal death for the sons of Dhritarashtra.

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"Janardana, we do not hear the usual and much desired goal of all kshatriyas.

If
auspicious music in the camp. The you give way to grief in this inordinate
soldiers, seeing me from a distance, hang way, your brothers and other kings will
down their heads and avoid my sight. This lose heart. Stop grieving and infuse
is strange behavior on their part. O courage and fortitude into the hearts of the
Madhava, I fear greatly. Do you think my others,"
brothers are safe? I am confused. How is Dhananjaya desired to be told the full
it Abhimanyu does not run out to meet us story of his brave son's end and
today as usual, accompanied by his Yudhishthira related it: "I incited
brothers?" Abhimanyu to enter the enemy's
They entered the camp. formation. For I knew that he alone could
"Why are you all wearing sad faces? I do do it among all of us. 'Make your way into
not see Abhimanyu here. How is it I see the lotus array and we shall follow
no glad faces? I understood that Drona immediately behind you. This great deed
arrayed his army in the lotus formation. of yours will please the hearts of your
No one among you could pierce it as far father and your uncle,' I said. The youthful
as I know. Did Abhimanyu force his way hero did accordingly and broke the great
in? If so, he is dead, for I did not teach formation and made his way in. We went
him how to make his way out of that behind him according to plan. But, just
formation. Has he been slain indeed?" then, the wicked Jayadratha came and
When their mournful silence, and effectively stopped us. He caused the
downcast eyes, that dared not meet his, breach in the formation to be closed up at
had confirmed his worst fears, the once and we found ourselves unable to
bereaved father burst into heart-broken follow Abhimanyu. The Sindhu kept us
lamentation. out, and then, Oh, shame on kshatriyas
"Alas, has my dear boy indeed become who could do this! A crowd of
Yama's guest? Yudhishthira, Bhimasena, redoubtable warriors hemmed him in, thus
Dhrishtadyumna and great Satyaki have isolated, and slew him."
all of you allowed the son of Subhadra to When he heard the full story, Arjuna was
be slain by the enemy? Alas! What again over whelmed by grief and he fell
comfort shall I give to Subhadra? What on the ground in a swoon.
shall. I say to Draupadi? And what solace When he recovered, he took an oath:
can be given to Uttara and who shall give "Before sunset tomorrow, I shall slay this
it?" Jayadratha who caused my son's death. If
Vasudeva spoke to his stricken friend. Drona and Kripa come between him and
"Beloved Arjuna," he said, "do not give me these acharyas also shall be
way thus to grief. Born as kshatriyas we overwhelmed and slain!"
have to live and die by weapons. Death is Saying this, he twanged the Gandiva
ever the companion of those who have string, and Krishna blew the Panchajanya.
taken up the profession of arms and go And Bhima said:
into battle, determined not to retreat. "This twang of Arjuna's bow and this
Warriors must be ever ready to die young. blare of Krishna's conch shall be, unto the
Abhimanyu, boy as he was, has attained sons of Dhritarashtra, the summons of
the happy regions above which grey Death!"
haired veterans yearn to reach in battle. 82. THE SINDHU KING
Abhimanyu's end is indeed the prescribed

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