abhimanyu

abhimanyu m. (-nyuḥ) The son of ARJUNA by SUBHADRĀ.

E. abhi, and mana wrath.

abhi-manyu (nyu) 2. m. Son of Arjuna.

abhimanyu Bahuvr. m. (-nyuḥ) A proper name of: ^a. A son of

the Manu Chākṣuṣa by Navalā; ^b. A son of Arjuna by

Subhadrā; ^c. A king of Orissa, who reigned after Vichi-

travīrya (comp. Lassen's Ind. Alt. II. p. 31); ^d. A king of

Kashmir, who reigned after Nāgārjuna (comp. Lassen's Ind.

Alt. II. p. 413); ^e. Another king of Kashmir, who reigned

after Kshemagupta. E. abhi and manyu.

abhimanyu abhi-manyu, us, m., N. of a son

of Manu Cākṣuṣa; of a son of Arjuna by Subhadrā;

of two kings. —Abhimanyu-pura, am, n., N. of a

town. —Abhimanyu-svāmin, ī, m., N. of a temple.

abhimanyu m. a man's name.

abhimanyu abhi-manyu, m. N.; jam. son of
Abhimanyu; -pura, n. N. of a town; -svāmin,
m. N. of a temple..

abhi-manyu m. N. of a son of Manu Cākṣuṣa

of a son of Arjuna (by Subhadrā)

of two kings of Kāśmīra, Rājat.

abhimanyu

m. (-nyuḥ) The son of ARJUNA by SUBHADRĀ.

E. abhi and mana wrath.

abhimanyu- m. fils d'Arjuna.

abhimanyu (abhi + manyu) m. N. pr.

1) ein Sohn des Manu Cākṣuṣa HARIV. 72. VP. 98.

— 2) ein Sohn Arjuna's von der Subhadrā MBH. im VP. 459, N. 5. VP. 460. KATHĀS. 9, 7.

— 3) ein König, der Nachfolger von Nāgārjuna (also auch in Verbindung mit einem Arjuna), RĀJA-TAR. 1, 174. P. II, S. XVII. fgg. LIA. I, 476, N. II, 889. WEBER, Lit. 201 - 204.

— 4) ein anderer König von Kāśmīra, ein Sohn Kṣemagupta's, RĀJA-TAR. 6, 188. 289.

abhimanyu m. N.pr. verschiedener Männer 228,18. parikṣidabhimanyujaḥ 57,11. 58,18. °pura n. N.pr. einer Stadt. °svāmin m. N.pr. eines Heiligthums.

abhimanyu m. Mannsname. °ja m. Sohn des A.

abhimanyu pu0 kṛṣṇasvasṛsubhadrāgarbhajāte arjjunaputre . sa ca
yuddhe ṣaḍbhiḥ mahārathaiḥ parivṛtya hataḥ . tatkathā . “eta-
tkuru maheṣvāsa! rādheya! yadi śakyase . athainaṃ vimukhī-
kṛtya paścāt praharaṇaṃ kuru . sadhanuṣko na śakyo'yamapi
jetuṃ surāsuraiḥ . virathaṃ vidhanuṣkañca kuruṣvainaṃ yadīcchasi
tadācāryyavacaḥ śrutvā karṇṇo vaikarttanastvaran . asyato laghu-
hastasya pṛṣatkairddhanurācchinat . tasyāśvānabadhīdbhojo gautamaḥ
pārṣṇisārathī . śeṣāstu chinnadhanvānaṃ śaravarṣairavākiran .
tvaramāṇāstvarākāle virathaṃ ṣaṇmahārathāḥ . śaravarsairakaruṇā
bālamekamavākiran . sa chinnadhanvā virathaḥ svaṃ dharmamanu-
pālayan . khaḍgacarmadharaḥ śrīmānutpapāta vihāyasā .
mārgaiḥ sa kauśikādyaiśca lāghasvena balena ca . ārjunirvvya-
caradvyomni bhṛśaṃ vai pakṣirāḍiva . mayyeva nipatatyeṣa sāsi-
rityūrddhvaṭṭaṣṭayaḥ . vivyadhustaṃ maheṣvāsāḥ samare chidradarśinaḥ .
tasya droṇo'cchinanmuṣṭau khaḍgaṃ maṇimayatsarum . kṣurapreṇa
mahātejāstvaramāṇaḥ sapatnajit . rādheyo niśitairvvāṇai-
rvyadhamaccarma cīttamam . vyasicarmeṣupūrṇāṅgaḥ so'ntarīkṣāt
punaḥ kṣitim . āsthitaścakramudyamya droṇaṃ kruddho'bhyadhāvata”
iti “vicetā nyapatadbhūmau saubhadraḥ paraborahā . evaṃ
vinihato rājan eko bahubhirāhave” bhā0 dro0 pa0 ..

Abhimanyu, son of Arjuna and Subhadrā, sister of Kṛṣṇa

(I, 2, 401; 63, 2449; 95, 3830; 221, 8026), is an incarna-

tion of Varcas, son of Soma (I, 67, 2748), wherefore he enters

Soma after death, after his Karman has elapsed (XVIII, 5,

165); (false) etymology of his name (I, 221, 8027); he is

the vaṃśakara of the Pāṇḍavas (I, 95, 3834). In the

beginning of the exile of the Pāṇḍavas he is carried to

Dvārakā with his mother by Kṛṣṇa (III, 22, 895), where

he is educated and protected by Raukmiṇeya (III, 183,

12584 and 12586; cf. 235, 14733). After the elapse of

the exile he joins the Pāṇḍavas in Upaplavya with Kṛṣṇa

and Subhadrā (IV, 72; 2358, cf. 2350), and is there married

to Uttarā, daughter of king Virāṭa (I, 2, 489; IV., 72,

2355; V, 1). He fights bravely in the great battle, until he

on the 13th day, when enjoined by Yudhiṣṭhira to break

Droṇa's cakravyūha (VII, 35, 1519), is surrounded and

killed by Jayadratha and his people, leaving his wife Uttarā

with a yet unborn son, Parikṣit, the only one left to

propagate the race of the Pāṇḍavas. At first he is not

seen in Heaven by Yudhiṣṭhira (XVIII, 1, 26), but later

he is shown to him beside Soma in Heaven (XVIII, 4, 146).

§ 4 (Anukram.): I, 1, 189, 190.—§ 10 (Parvas.): I, 2,

328 (°or Vairāṭyā Vaivāhikaṃ parva), 400, 489 (Saubhadram),

532+3.—§ 83l (Ādivaṃś.): I, 63, 2449.—§ 130g (Aṃśāv.):

I, 67, 2748.—§ 159 (Pūruvaṃś.): I, 95, 3830, 3834.—

§ 253 (Haranāhar.): I, 221, 8026, 8027.—§ 321 (Saubha-

vadhop.): III, 22, 895.—§ 327 (Draupadīparit.): III, 33,

1275.—§ 402 (Tīrthayātrāp.): III, 120, 10279.—§ 452

(Mārkaṇḍeyasam.): III, 183, 12570, 12584—6.—§ 511

(Draupadī-Satyabhāmā-saṃv.): III, 235, 14733.—§ 553

(Vaivāhikap. 2): IV, 72, 2344, 2350, 2355, 2358.—§ 554

(Sainyody.): V, 1, 1, 5.—§ 561 (Yānasandhip.): V, 48β,

1840; 50η, 2010; 59, 2326.—§ 562 (Bhagavadyānap.):

V, 82, 2893, 2908.—§ 569 (do.): V, 140, 4747.—§ 570

(Sainyaniryānap.): V, 151, 5144.—§ 571 (Ulūkadūt.): V,

162, 5592; 163, 5677.—§ 572 (Rathātir.): V, 170, 5880.

—§ 573 (Ambop.): V, 194, 7601.—(a) 1st day of the

battle: V, 196θ, 7629 (in the 1st detachment of Yudhi-

ṣṭhira's army), 7635 (ι).—§ 578 (Bhīṣmavadhap.): VI,

45³, 1683 (fights Bṛhadbala); 47ο²⁶, 1814 (attacks Bhīṣma;

steeds of tawny hue were yoked to his car; his standard was

adorned with pure gold and resembled a karṇikāra tree);

48κ³⁶, 1963 (assists Śveta against Bhīṣma), 1970.—(b) 2nd

day of the battle: VI, 50π, 2082 (placed in the wings

of Dhṛṣṭadyumna's krauñcavyūha).—§ 579 (do.): VI, 52α,

2150 (assists Arjuna against Bhīṣma); 55¹⁷, 2368 (fights

Lakṣmaṇa).—(c) 3rd day: § 580 (do.): VI, 56θ, 2418

(is placed in the midst of Arjuna's ardhacandravyūha); 58⁴,

2468 (fights the Gāndhāras), 2470 (receives Sātyaki in his

chariot).—(d) 4th day: § 581 (do.): VI, 60, 2673 (assists

his father against Bhīṣma); 62⁵, 2728 (attacks Śalya),

2733, 2744; 63ι, 2789 (assists Bhīmasena); 64¹³, 2833,

2854 (assists Bhīmasena against Bhagadatta).—(e) 5th day:

§ 582 (do.): VI, 69α⁶, 3081 (assists Bhīmasena against

Droṇa, Bhīṣma, and Śalya); 73^11—12, 3233 (fights Lakṣ-

maṇa).—(f) 6th day: § 583 (do.): VI, 77λ, 3394 (leads

the Kaikeyāḥ, etc.), 3396, 3399, 3407 (receives Pārṣata, i.e.

Dhṛṣṭadyumna, in his chariot); 78¹¹, 3425 (is sent with eleven

others to follow Bhīmasena), 3430, 3433 (fights Vikarṇa);

79ν¹³, 3470 (fights together with the Kaikeyas, etc.), 3471,

3474 (fights Vikarṇa).—(g) 7th day: § 584 (do.): VI,

84, 3736 (fights Citrasena, Vikarṇa, and Durmarṣaṇa),

3739.—(h) 8th day: § 585 (do.): VI, 87θ, 3867 (is placed

in Dhṛṣṭadyumna's Śṛṅgāṭakavyūha); 89ο, 3950; 94,

4188 (assists Bhīmasena against Duryodhana at the head of

the Pāṇḍavas), 4209; 95 (δδ, εε), 4254 (fights Bhaga-

datta), 4271, 4308; 96, 4340 (is attacked by Ambaṣṭaka),

4360.—(i) 9th day: § 586 (do.): VI, 99ζ, 4512; 100η,

4530, 4539; 101, 4591—2 (fights Alambuṣa), 4598, 4603,

4607.—(j) 10th day: § 587 (do.): VI, 109ε, 5074;

110 (+ζ), 5107 (attacks Bhīṣma, fights Sudakṣiṇa); 111,

5157; 112θ, 5234 (defends Yudhiṣṭhira); [115d, 5365:

karṇikāradhvajañ caiva siṃhaketum—B.: °tur—arindama|

pratyujjagama Saubhadraṃ rājaputro Bṛhadbalaḥ]; 116, 5378

(fights Duryodhana); 118υ-ϕ, 5560 (attacks Bhīṣma);

119ω, 5588 (defends Arjuna with six others).—(k) 11th

day: § 589 (Droṇābhiṣek.): VII, 10κ, 354.—§ 590 (do.):

VII, 14, 545 (fights Paurava, i.e. Lakṣmaṇa).—(l) 12th

day: § 592 (Saṃśaptakavadhap.): VII, 23ο-π, 983 (his

horses are reddish, piśaṅgāḥ), 1036 (his standard is Śārṅga-

pakṣī hiraṇmayaḥ, “a golden śārṅga fowl”).—(m) 13th

day: § 593 (Abhimanyuvadhap.): VII, 33, 1471 (is

said to have broken Droṇa's Cakravyūha); 34α, 1489, 1492;

35 (δ), 1519 (is charged with piercing the array of Droṇa),

1522, 1524; 36, 1539, 1542, 1549; 37, 1587, 1588—9,

1604, 1607, 1611; 39, 1649, 1655, 1673—4; 40, 1677,

1699, 1701, 1703, 1706; 41[-43], 1715, 1717, 1720, 1722,

1739—40; 44, 1788, 1790, 1800; 45[-46] (uses the

Gāndharva weapon), 1804, 1806, 1814; 47, 1863; 48,

1909, 1925—6; 49, 1930, 1959 (slain by Duḥśāsana's son);

50, 1981; 51, 1984.—§ 594 (do.): VII, 54, 2130 (he has

disappeared in the lunar essence).—§ 595 (do.): VII, 71,

2462, 2467 (has attained to that eternal goal which is

attained by yogins).—§ 596 (Pratijñāp.): VII, 72, 2496,

2533, 2546, 2553, 2557—8; 74, 2616; 75, 2655; 78,

2745.—§ 598 (Jayadrathavadhap.): VII, 85, 3010, 3059.—

§ 599 (do.): VII, 143θθθ, 5994.—§ 600 (Ghaṭotkaca-

vadhap.): VII, 183, 8334.—§ 602 (Droṇavadhap.): VII,

191, 8798.—§ 604 (Karṇap.): VIII, 5, 114; 6, 159.—

§ 608 (do.) αα: VIII, 50, 2406; 73, 3658 (has killed

Jayatsena), 3710; 74, 3789; 91, 4758.—§ 610 (Śalyap.):

IX, 5, 251, 260.—§ 613 (Gadāyuddhap.): IX, 32δ, 1871—2,

1874.—§ 615 (do.): IX, 61, 3434.—§ 618 (Jalapradān.):

XI, 12, 321.—§ 619 (Strīvilāp.): XI, 16α, 447, 454; 20,

570, 601.—§ 620 (Śrāddhap.): XI, 26β, 787; 27, 821.—

§ 630 (Rājadh.): XII, 27β, 799, 818.—§ 637 (do.): XII,

42γ, 1489.—§ 785 (Anugītāp.): XIV, 61δ, 1810, 1837;

62, 1855, 1857 (°vinākṛtāḥ); 66, 1956—7; 67, 1970—2,

1978; 68, 1996, 2007; 69, 2028 (“Abhimanyu's son,” i.e.

Parikṣit); 72, 2101 (“the father of A.,” i.e. Arjuna); 78,

2288 (A°'s son Parikṣit).—§ 788 (Āśramavāsap.): XV,

21α, 587; 25γ, 670 (°or bhāryā, i.e. Uttarā).—§ 795

(Svargārohaṇap.): XVIII, 1δ, 26; 4κ, 143 (Saubhadraṃ);

5μ, 165 (being Soma's son Varcas, he entered Soma).—

Cf. Ārjuni, Saubhadra, Kārṣṇi, Arjunātmaja, Arjunāvara,

Phālguni, Śakrātmajātmaja.

Abhimanyu (I) — a son of Arjuna and Subhadrā. Wife

Uttarā. Conqueror of atirathas.¹ Famous for valour even

as a boy. Father of Parīkṣit.² Drauṇi wanted to destroy

his seed in embryo. Kṛṣṇa frustrated this attempt. Taken

by Kṛṣṇa to Dvāraka.⁴ Slew Bṛhadbala in the Bhārata

war.^4(a Went with Kṛṣṇa to Upaplāvya to see the Pāṇḍa-

vas.⁵ Killed by Saindhava.⁶ A rathī;⁷ considered as god.⁸

^3) Bhā. III. 3. 17. [Footnote] 1) Bhā. IX. 22. 33. Br. III. 71. 178; M. 50. 56; Vi. IV. 20. 51; [Footnote] 2) Bhā. I. 4. 9. Vi. IV. 20. 52. [Footnote] 4) Ib. X. 64 [11]. [Footnote] 4(a) Vi. IV. 4, 112. [Footnote] 5) Bhā. X. 78. [16 (V) 4]. [Footnote] 6) Ib. X. 78. [30]. [Footnote] 7) Vā. 96. 176; 99. 249. [Footnote] 8) Vā. 31. 7.

Abhimanyu (II) — a son of Cākṣuṣa Manu.

Br. II. 36. 80, 107; M. 4. 42; Vā. 62. 68, 91.

Abhimanyu (III) — a sage of the second Sāvarṇa epoch.

Br. IV. 1. 71.

Abhimanyu (IV) — a son of Manu and Naḍvalā.

Vi. I. 13. 5.

abhimanyu poet. Skm.

ABHIMANYU I . He was the heroic son of Arjuna the cen-

tral figure of the Mahābhārata, by his wife Subhadrā.

1) Genealogy. He was descended from Viṣṇu in this order:

Brahmā-Atri-Candra-Budha-Purūravas-Āyus-Nahuṣa-

Yayāti-Pūru-Janamejaya-Prācinvā-Pravīra-Namasyu-

Vītabhaya-Śuṇḍu-Bahuvidha-Saṃyāti-Rahovādi-Raud-

rāśvā-Matināra-Santurodha-Duṣyanta-Bharata-Bṛhat-

kṣatra-Hasti-Ajamīḍha-Ṛkṣa-Saṃvaraṇa-Kuru-Jahnu-

Suratha-Vidūratha-Sārvabhauma-Jayatsena-Ravīya-

Bhāvuka-Cakroddhata-Devātithi-Ṛkṣa-Bhīma-Pratīya-

Śantanu-Vyāsa-Pāṇḍu-Arjuna-Abhimanyu.

2) Pūrvajanma (Previous Birth). There is a story about

Abhimanyu's Pūrvajanma in the Mahābhārata. It was

Varcas, son of Candra, who incarnated as Abhimanyu,

son of Arjuna. A conference took place between the

Devas and Candra about the incarnation of the Devas

in the world for the destruction of the wicked people.

Candra told the Devas: “I do not like to send Varcas,

whom I love more than my life, to the earth. Still, I

think it is not right to stand in the way of the plans of

the gods. You must agree to one condition if I am to

send my son. Let him be born as the son of Arjuna.

I am unable to be separated from him for more than

sixteen years. My son will enter into the Cakra Vyūha

of the enemies to be killed by them and return to me

in the sixteenth year.” The devas (gods) accepted this

condition. That is why Abhimanyu was killed in his

sixteenth year. (M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 67).

3) Military Training and War. Abhimanyu received his

training in arms from his father Arjuna. Later, he

went with his mother Subhadrā to Dvārakā and lived

for some time with his uncle Śrī Kṛṣṇa. There he is

said to have received training in arms from Pradyumna,

son of Śrī Kṛṣna. After the incognito life of the

Pāṇḍavas, Abhimanyu married Uttarā, daughter of

the King of Virāta. War broke out between Kauravas

and Pāṇḍavas. On the first day itself Abhimanyu

entered into a duel with Bṛhatbala, King of Kosala.

In the terrible conflict with Bhīṣma, Abhimanyu broke

Bhīṣma's flagstaff. After that he assisted his father Arjuna

to fight against Bhīṣma. Verses 8-13 of Chapter 55 of

Bhīṣma Parva of the Mahābhārata describe Abhi-

manyu's fight with Lakṣmaṇa in the second day's battle.

Then he took his place in the Ardha Candra Vyūha

(semi-circular phalanx) formed by Arjuna. He fought

fiercely with the Gandhāras. He attacked Śalya and kill-

ed Jayatsena, King of Magadha, along with his elephant.

We find Abhimanyu assisting Bhīmasena in M.B. Bhīṣma

Parva, Chapters 63, 64, 69 and 94. After that

Abhimanyu defeated Lakṣmaṇa in battle. Then he

defeated Vikarṇa, Citrasena and others also. Later he

took his position in the Śṛṅgāṭaka Vyūha created by

Dhṛṣṭadyumna. He started fighting with Bhagadatta.

He defeated Aṃbaṣṭha and Alaṃbuṣa. Next he fought a

duel with Sudīṣṇa. After that he encountered Duryo-

dhana, Bṛhatbala and others. M.B. Droṇa Parva,

Chapter 10, Verses 47-52 are a description of Abhi-

manyu's heroism by Dhṛtarāṣṭra. He snatched Paurava's

weapon and threw it on the ground. Next he fought

with Jayadratha and Śalya. Then he was caught in the

Cakra Vyūha (circular phalanx) of the enemies.

There he inflicted great losses upon the enemy forces.

Śalya was stunned and his brother was killed by

Abhimanyu. M.B. Droṇa Parva, Chapter 38, Verses 23

and 24 describe the flight of the Kauravas in fear. At

this stage, even Droṇācārya praised Abhimanyu's

valour. Duśśāsana fainted during his fight with Abhi-

manyu. Karṇa was defeated. Vṛṣasena, Satyaśravas

and Śalya's son, Rugmaratha were slain. Duryodhana

fled. Lakṣmaṇa was killed. Vṛndāraka, Aśvatthāmā,

Karṇa and others were amazed by this terrible valour

of Abhimanyu. Six ministers of Karṇa were slain.

Next, Aśvaketu, son of the King of Magadha was

killed. King Bhoja was also killed. Śalya was again

defeated. Śatruñjaya, Candraketu, Meghavega, Suvarcas,

Sūryabhāsa—who were all kings—were beheaded by

Abhimanyu. Śakuni was wounded by Abhimanyu's

arrow. Kālakeya, son of Subala was slain. M.B. Droṇa

Parva, Chapter 40, Verses 13 and 14 say that at this

stage, Prince Duśśāsana beat Abhimanyu to death with

his mace.

4) After Death. M.B. Droṇa Parva, Chapter 71, Verses

12-16 say that after death Abhimanyu attained the

immortal world of the Munis (Saints). King Parīkṣit

was the son of Abhimanyu. In M.B. Svargārohaṇa

Parva, Chapter 5, Verses 18-20, we find that after his

death, Abhimanyu entered the moon in his former form

of Varcas.

5) Other names of Abhimanyu. In the Mahābhārata

Abhimanyu has been referred to by several other names,

such as ĀRJUNI, Saubhadra, Kārṣṇī, Arjunātmaja,

Śukrātmajātmaja, Arjunāpara and Phālguni.

6) Other details. King Parīkṣit was the son of Abhi-

manyu. Janamejaya was born as his son. It was Janame- [Footnote] *) There seems to be some difference of opinion regarding the number of. parts into which King Idhmajihva divided Plakṣadvīpa.

In the Bhāgavata the number mentioned is seven; but in the Malayalam version of the Bhāgavata (By Ramanujan Eluttacchan)

the number is eight. The original Bhāgavata says: “Śivaṃ Yamasaṃ. Subhadraṃ, Śāntaṃ, Kṣemaṃ, Amṛtaṃ Abhayam iti

Varṣāni teṣu girayo nadyaśca saptaivabhijñātāḥ”. In the Malayalam Bhāgavata an eighth division called Śivadaṃ is seen.

jaya who performed Sarpasatra. (A yāga) Śatānīka was

the son of Janamejaya. Śatānīka had a son named

Sahasrānīka. King Udayana, the jewel of the Candra

Vaṃśa (Lunar dynasty) was born to Sahasrānīka by

the goddess Mṛgāvatī (See ‘Udayana’, stories about

this Udayana are very famous. Kālidāsa has mentioned

in his “Meghadūta” about the old rustics who thronged

the country-sides to tell and listen to Udayana stories).

(Kathāsaritsāgara, Madana Kañcukalaṃbaka, 4th

Taraṅga).

ABHIMANYU II . One of the sons of Manu. The ten

sons born to Manu by Nadvalā were: Kuru, Puru,

Śatadyumna, Tapasvī, Satyavān, Śuci, Agniṣṭoma,

Adhirātra, Sudyumna and Abhimanyu. (Viṣṇu Purāṇa,

Section 1, Chapter 13).

ABHIMANYU VADHA PARVA. A part (branch) of

Droṇa Parva. (See “Mahābhārata”).