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Abhimanyu: Varchas, Soma's son, lent for sixteen years

Classical

He was a loan: Soma set the return date at 16.

Gods choose to incarnate for the war; Soma agrees to send his son Varchas only if he returns when Abhimanyu turns sixteen (Sambhava Parva sec. 67). He dies at sixteen.

Who: Abhimanyu, Varchas, Soma

Bound to

Abhimanyu learned the chakravyuha in the womb mirror

The Pāṇḍavas Revealed; Uttarā Wed to Abhimanyu geneal

Day thirteen: the wheel array and the death of Abhimanyu origin

Where this comes from

• vulgate (Ganguli) · Ganguli translation of the Mahabharata (read via Ibiblio SriPedia mirror) Ganguli, Adi Parva, Section LXVII
• commentary · Wikipedia: Abhimanyu (cites Adi, Sambhava Parva sec. LXVII) Sambhava Parva sec LXVII (Ganguli numbering, as cited)

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