When his father Arjuna was withdrawn from the main body by the Samsaptakas, Abhimanyu was surrounded by the enraged Kaurava-heroes headed by Drona in battle.
समाहृते च संग्रामात् पार्थे संशप्तकैस्तदा॥ पर्यवार्यत संक्रुद्धैः स द्रोणादिभिराहवे।