N. of a son of Arjuna by his wife Subhadrā, sister of Kṛ- shṇa and Balarāma; also known by the metronymic Saubhadra. [He was called Abhimanyu because at his very birth he appeared to be heroic, long- armed and very fiery (abhivṛddhaḥ manyurya- sya). When the Kauravas at the advice of Droṇa formed the peculiar battle- array called ‘Chakravyūha,’ hoping that, as Arjuna was away, none of the Pāṇḍavas would be able to...