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Abhimanyu learned the chakravyuha in the womb
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The most famous 'womb learning' story is not in the epic.
Folk story: while pregnant Subhadra listens as Arjuna describes the chakravyuha; she falls asleep before the exit lesson, so Abhimanyu knows how to enter but not leave. Wikipedia says this comes from later folklore, not the core epic.
Who: Abhimanyu, Subhadra, Arjuna
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Day thirteen: the wheel array and the death of Abhimanyu origin
Arjuna learns of Abhimanyu's death and vows to slay Jayadratha or burn mirror
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