Character

Ashwatthama

अश्वत्थामन्Aśvatthāman

verses
1,630
books
15
chapters
297
Child of
Drona

What the texts say

In the Mahabharata, Ashwatthama is the son of Drona, foremost among bearers of weapons. Mahabharata 1.57.90 Drona taught him the Brahmashira weapon, said to consume the earth. Mahabharata 10.12.4 Later, at night, he entered the camp and killed Dhrishtadyumna, a Panchala prince, as he slept. Mahabharata 10.9.51, 10.8.12 Ashwatthama declares his weapon will fall on the womb of Virata's daughter, whom Krishna wishes to protect. Mahabharata 10.16.7 Ashwatthama is then told he will wander the earth for three thousand years. Mahabharata 10.16.10 Born with a jewel on his head, Ashwatthama handed it over and departed downcast into the forest. Mahabharata (Gita Press) 10.11.20Mahabharata 10.16.19

Where to read

Every verse that names Ashwatthama, book by book.

  1. Mahabharata

    1,443 verses · 250 chapters

    All 1,443 verses in the Mahabharata

    Also in the Gita Press edition: 1,500 verses

    • 10.8.138

      Drona ke bete ne jo vaada kiya tha, woh poora kar dikhaya. Bahut mushkil rasta chalna pada, lekin baat ban gayi. Apne baap ke liye jo bada dil mein tha, woh sab gayab ho gaya.

    • 7.131.53

      Drauni ne Anjanparvan ko maara. Woh Bhim ke pota tha, aur usne iron ka armor pehna tha. Maano Maheshwar ne Andhak ko maara ho, waise hi Drauni ne usey gira diya.

    • 7.171.24

      Jab sena phir se jam gayi aur astra ruk gaya, tab Duryodhan ne Drona ke bete se baat ki. Maharaj, yeh us waqt hua.

  2. Skanda Purana

    101 verses · 10 chapters

    All 101 verses in the Skanda Purana
    • 3.1.31.1

      Rishiyon ne poocha, Suta, Ashvatthama ne sote hue logon ko kaise maara? Itna bada paap kaise kiya? Aur phir Dhanushkoti mein naha ke us paap se kaise chhutkara mila?

    • 1.2.40.208

      Ashvatthaman sabse pehle tha, aage aane wale logon mein. In sabko maine tumhe bataya hai. Dwapar yug mein dharam ke granth alag-alag ho gaye the. Logon ke kaam ke liye yeh zaroori tha.

    • 1.2.66.6

      Drona ne kaha pandrah din mein. Ashvatthama ne kaha das din mein. Karna ne kaha chhah din mein. In sabki baat sun ke mujhe hamesha dar lagta tha.

  3. Bhagavatam

    40 verses · 10 chapters

    All 40 verses in the Bhagavatam
    • 1.7.13

      Jab Kurukshetra ka yuddha khatam hua, dono taraf ke veer mar gaye. Duryodhan ki taang tooti hui thi, woh chillata pada tha. Ashwatthama ne socha, main apne master ko khush karunga. Usne Draupadi ke paanch beton ke sar kaat diye jab woh so…

    • 1.8.11

      Suta ne kaha ki Drauni ne astra chhod diya. Drauni matlab Drona ka beta Ashwatthama tha. Usne astra chhoda taaki Pandavon ka aakhri aadmi bhi khatam ho jaye. Draupadi ne Krishna se yeh baat kahi. Krishna ne uski baat dhyan se suni. Woh…

    • 1.12.1

      Shaunaka ne poocha, Ashwatthama ne ek bahut bada astra chalaya tha. Usse Uttara ki kokh mein bachcha mar gaya tha. Par bhagwan ne us bachche ko phir se zinda kar diya. Bhagwan ki kripa se woh bachcha bach gaya.

  4. Shiva Purana

    13 verses · 3 chapters

    • 3.36.1

      Nandishwar ne kaha, Sanatkumar, tum sab jaante ho. Suno Shiv ka ek avtar ke baare mein. Shiv sab jagah hain. Us avtar ka naam Ashwatthama tha.

    • 3.38.54

      Ashwatthama Dron ka beta hai. Usme Rudra ki taakat hai, use koi hara nahi sakta. Main tumhara kaam karwa dunga. Ab jo main kehta hoon woh suno, yeh tumhare liye accha hai.

    • 5.34.34

      Ram, Vyas aur Atreya bade pandit the aur chamakte the. Bharadwaj bhi tha. Drona ka beta Ashwatthama bhi tha, bahut tej tha.

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where Ashwatthama matters most.

  1. Sauptika Parva, Adhyaya 8: Dhṛṣṭadyumna-vadha and the Camp’s Nocturnal Rout

    Mahabharata 10.8 · 95 verses

    Primary agent of nocturnal vengeance

  2. Aśvatthāmā’s Night Assault (Suptamāraṇa) and Prescribed Expiation (Prāyaścitta)

    Skanda Purana 3.1.31 · 78 verses

  3. Somadatta’s Kṣātra-Dharma Accusation; Night Combat, Māyā, and the Fall of Ghaṭotkaca (Droṇa-parva, Adhyāya 131)

    Mahabharata 7.131 · 75 verses

    Kaurava bulwark against māyā

  4. Pacification of the Nārāyaṇāstra and Drauni’s Renewed Assault

    Mahabharata 7.171 · 47 verses

    Bearer of divine weapon and agent of vengeance

  5. The Duel of Aśvatthāmā (Drauṇi) and Dhṛṣṭadyumna (Pārṣata)

    Mahabharata 7.135 · 45 verses

    Kaurava champion asserting Droṇa’s lineage and restoring…

  6. Aśvatthāmā’s Lamentation, Vow of Retaliation, and the Manifestation of the Nārāyaṇāstra (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय १६६)

    Mahabharata 7.166 · 42 verses

    Avenger and escalator

  7. Chapter 12: Arjuna’s suppression of the Saṃśaptakas and duel with Aśvatthāmā (Drauṇi)

    Mahabharata 8.12 · 35 verses

    Elite challenger who attempts to arrest Arjuna’s momentum and…

  8. कर्णपर्व · द्विचक्रिकी युद्धपरिस्थिति: धृष्टद्युम्न- द्रौणि-संघर्षः तथा अर्जुन-रक्षणम् (Chapter 42)

    Mahabharata 8.42 · 34 verses

    प्रतिशोध-प्रेरित आक्रामक

  9. Adhyāya 6: Śibira-dvāra-sthita Bhūta-varṇana and Aśvatthāmā’s Śaraṇāgati to Mahādeva

    Mahabharata 10.6 · 29 verses

    Agent of impending violence transformed into a supplicant by…

  10. Duryodhana’s Final Condition, Lamentation, and the Night’s Report

    Mahabharata 10.9 · 27 verses

    Agent of violent closure

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