Home

Previous 

Doubts-4

Why Arjun was After Jayadrath for Killing Abhimanyu?
Mahaabhaarat says that Jayadrath didn't kill Abhimanyu, as the popular belief is. In fact, he was killed by Dushaasan's son, whose name is not given. Then why did Arjun hold Jayadrath responsible for killing Abhimanyu?

Let us see who was doing what? (Read 6War, 17battle131 for full description)

(1) Drone was guarding the entrance gate.

(2) First Dushaasan attacked Abhimanyu, although he got unconscious.

(3) Then came Karn, he also fled away.

(4) Paandav wanted to come to his help, but Jayadrath stopped them letting them in.

(5) Then came Drone, Ashwatthaamaa, Shakuni, and Karn etc but all were defeated.

(6) Then came six great warriors to fight with Abhimanyu - Drone, Kripaa, Karn, Ashwatthaamaa, Brihadwal and Kritvarmaa, but Abhimanyu defeated them all.

(7) Seeing this Karn asked Drone the way to defeat him, otherwise he could their whole army.

(8) Now this is noticeable here - that Drone told him the way to kill him. "With well-shot arrows, you can cut his bow, bow string, the rein of his horses, kill his horses and two Saarathee. Do it if you are competent, make him turn back, then strike him. Till he has his bow in his hands, he can defeat even Devtaa and Asur together. So break his chariot and bow."

(9) Then Karn broke his bow, Kritvarmaa killed his horses, Kripaa killed his two Saarathee; and others covered him with arrows.

(10) He jumped on the ground to fight. Then Drone cut his sword and Karn cut his shield.

(11) He took the wheel of his chariot to fight. During the fight, when he was fighting with Dushaasan's son, he hit him on his head which made him unconscious and that hit took his life.

This is the account of his fight given in Mahaabhaarat. Now one can decide himself that who was responsible for his death? It was Drone, who told the way to kill him, and then Karn who carried out the plan, and in the last Dushaasan's son who hit him on his head.

Where is Jayadrath here? His duty was only to guard the entrance gate which he sincerely did. He didn't touch Abhimanyu at all. Then why Arjun was after Jayadrath?

I am happy to see the Footnote at the bottom of MBH, Aashramvaasikaa, 11, that other people also hold the same view as mine. The Note reads -

Home

Previous