Character

马嘶

अश्वत्थामन्Aśvatthāman

verses
1,630
books
15
chapters
297
Child of
德羅納

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 马嘶, book by book.

    • 10.8.138

      他依誓完成那一举,主上啊,德罗那之子在走过艰险之途后,终于摆脱了因父亲而起的灼痛与忧苦。

    • 7.131.53

      德劳尼击倒了阿阇那帕尔梵——毗摩之孙,铁甲护身——正如传说中大自在天(摩诃湿伐罗)击倒安陀迦一般。

    • 7.171.24

      当军阵如此重新整肃,而那兵器亦被遏止之时,杜尤陀那便对德罗那之子说道,噢大王。

    • 3.1.31.1

      诸仙人曰:噢,苏多(Sūta)啊,阿湿婆他摩(Aśvatthāmā)如何行那杀害熟睡之人的罪业?又如何因在达努斯科提(Dhanuskoṭi)沐沉而脱离此罪?

    • 1.2.40.208

      如是,这些未来将出现的人物,以阿湿婆他曼为首,已向你指示。并且在堕婆罗时代,为了世间利益,诸《法论》(Dharma-śāstra)亦被分门别类。

    • 1.2.66.6

      由德罗那,在半月之内;由德劳尼(阿湿婆他曼),在战场十日之内;又由迦尔那,在六日之内——他们恒常令我心生怖畏。

    • 1.7.13

      当俱卢之战既毕,迦乌罗婆与般度诸军的勇士皆战死而各得其归宿;又当持国之子被毗摩之棍击断大腿,哀号倒地之时,德罗那之子阿湿婆他摩自以为可取悦其主,竟斩下熟睡的德劳帕蒂五子之首,携为献礼。然而杜尤陀那谴责此等可憎之行,丝毫不以为喜。

    • 1.8.11

      苏塔说道:慈爱眷顾奉献者的至上主圣奎师那耐心听完她的话,立刻明白德罗那之子阿湿瓦塔玛为断绝般度族最后的生命而放出了梵天神箭(brahmāstra)。

    • 1.12.1

      圣者绍那迦说道:阿湿婆他摩所放出的可怖而不可抗的梵天神箭(brahmāstra)以炽烈威光毁坏了乌塔拉的胎儿;然而至上主救护了帕利克希特王,使其得以存活。

  1. Shiva Purana

    13 verses · 3 chapters

    • 3.36.1

      难提伊湿伐罗说道:“噢,全知的善那特库玛罗,请聆听湿婆(Śiva)——至上我——遍一切处之主的崇高化身;他以尊贵之名‘阿湿婆塔摩’(Aśvatthāmā)而闻名。”

    • 3.38.54

      “他就是阿湿婆他摩,德罗那之子——不可战胜者,乃具鲁陀罗之威力的一分(aṃśa)。凭借我,你的一切所求都将圆满;请聆听真正关乎你自身福祉之言。”

    • 5.34.34

      罗摩、毗耶娑,以及阿特雷雅,光芒四射、博学多闻;婆罗德瓦遮,以及德罗纳之子阿湿瓦塔曼,威光赫赫。

Key chapters

The chapters where 马嘶 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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