<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (June 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Padmavyūha (Sanskrit: पद्मव्यूह) or Chakravyūha (चक्रव्यूह) is a military formation depicted in the Hindu epic Mahabharata . </P> <P> The Padmavyūha is a multi-tiered defensive formation that looks like a blooming lotus (पद्म padma) or disc (चक्र chakra) when viewed from above . The warriors at each interleaving position would be in an increasingly tough position to fight . The formation was used in the battle of Kurukshetra by Dronacharya, who became commander - in - chief of the Kaurava army after the fall of Bhishma Pitamaha . </P> <P> The various vyūhas (military formations) were studied by the Kauravas and Pandavas alike . Most of them can be beaten using a counter-measure targeted specifically against that formation . It is important to observe that in the form of battle described in the Mahabharata, it was important to place powerful fighters in positions where they could inflict maximum damage to the opposing force, or defend their own side . As per this military strategy, a specific stationary object or a moving object or person could be captured, surrounded and fully secured during battle . </P>

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