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On the other side of the battlefield, the remaining four Pandavas and their allies find it impossible to break Drona's chakra formation. Yudhishthira instructed Abhimanyu to break the chakra/padma formation. Abhimanyu knows how to enter the chakra formation, but not know how to exit, so the Pandava follow to protect him from any potential danger.
The Battle of the Ten Kings (Sanskrit: दाशराज्ञ युद्ध, IAST: Dāśarājñá yuddhá) was first alluded to in the 7th Mandala of the Rigveda (RV) and took place between a king of the Bharatas named King Sudas versus a confederation of tribes.
The Chakravyūha or Padmavyūha was a very special formation (vyuha), and knowledge of how to penetrate it was limited to only a handful of warriors on the Pandavas' side, namely: Abhimanyu, Arjuna, Krishna and Pradyumna, of whom only Abhimanyu was present when the Kauravas used it on the battlefield.
A manuscript of Mahabharata depicting the war at Kurukshetra. According to the Puranas, Kurukshetra is a region named after King Kuru, the ancestor of Kauravas and Pandavas in the Kuru kingdom, as depicted in epic Mahabharata.
Bhishma (Sanskrit: भीष्म, romanized: bhīṣma), also known as Pitamaha, Gangaputra, and Devavrata, is a central figure in the Hindu epic Mahabharata.He was a prince, statesman, and military commander of the ancient Kuru Kingdom.
Karna suggests the Kauravas and Hastinapura to fight on the land of Kurukshetra.. The Parva begins with a meeting of two sides where the rules of war are agreed upon. Rishi Veda Vyasa, the grandfather to both Kauravas and Pandavas, offers the gift of sight to King Dhritarashtra – who is blind – so he can foresee the tragedy about to unfold.
Vrishasena was the son of Karna and Vrishali. With his father, he entered battle field on the 11th day of Kurukshetra war and fought for Kauravas. He was killed by the pandavas, his uncles to avenge abhimanyu's death,who later blessed him on his deathbed.
All applauded both of them, and Vasudeva withdrew the darkness. While searching for Jayadratha on the battlefield, Arjuna, with the help of Lord Shiva, slew seven akshauhinis (a battle formation that consisted of 153,090 chariots, 153,090 elephants, 459,270 cavalry, and 765,450 infantry) of Kaurava soldiers. The Pandavas reveled in their victory.