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37 THE PROPHECIES [Vyuha is a Sanskrit word. It means Formation, especially in battle. The Chakravyūha was a very special Vyuha mentioned in Indian epics. It was an unpenetrable maze, impossible to pass through. Knowledge of how to penetrate it was limited to only a handful of warriors on the Pandavas' side. Abhimanyu,Arjuna,Krishna, andPradyumna knew how to pass through that circular maze, of which only Abhimanyu was present when the Kauravas used Chakravyuha on the battlefield. In theIndian Epic, it is mentioned that Abhimanyu learned about the Chakravyūha and how to enter in all seven sections of the maze