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Drona

Acarya of the Kuru princes; later Kaurava senapati.

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Drona teaches the Kuru heirs and commands the Kaurava army after Bhishma; he falls on the fourteenth day.

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  • Mahabharata · Adi Parva
  • Mahabharata · Drona Parva

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  1. Order 100 · earliest cited

    Abhimanyu's Death

    Young Abhimanyu enters the cakravyuha and is slain by many warriors.

  2. Order 110

    Drona's Death

    Drona lays down arms after the false report of Ashvatthama's death.

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