MahabharataDrona Parva: The book of Drona
Drona Parva of the Mahabharata (the book of drona): a summary in plain words, book 7 of 18.
Drona takes command. Arjuna's son Abhimanyu, sixteen, enters the chakravyuha formation and is killed by many warriors at once; Arjuna swears to kill Jayadratha before sunset the next day, and does so with Krishna's help. Drona is killed when Yudhishthira lets him believe that his son Ashwatthama has died, and Drona puts down his weapons. The night battles follow.
This is book 7 of the eighteen parvas of the Mahabharata. See all eighteen and the characters.
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A retelling in our own words of a story told in many ways across India and Asia. Tellers differ on many episodes. It is not a scholarly translation.