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.
- 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。
- 3.1.31.1
Shiva Purana
13 verses · 3 chapters
Key chapters
The chapters where 马嘶 matters most.
Sauptika Parva, Adhyaya 8: Dhṛṣṭadyumna-vadha and the Camp’s Nocturnal Rout
Primary agent of nocturnal vengeance
Aśvatthāmā’s Night Assault (Suptamāraṇa) and Prescribed Expiation (Prāyaścitta)
Somadatta’s Kṣātra-Dharma Accusation; Night Combat, Māyā, and the Fall of Ghaṭotkaca (Droṇa-parva, Adhyāya 131)
Kaurava bulwark against māyā
Pacification of the Nārāyaṇāstra and Drauni’s Renewed Assault
Bearer of divine weapon and agent of vengeance
The Duel of Aśvatthāmā (Drauṇi) and Dhṛṣṭadyumna (Pārṣata)
Kaurava champion asserting Droṇa’s lineage and restoring…
Aśvatthāmā’s Lamentation, Vow of Retaliation, and the Manifestation of the Nārāyaṇāstra (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय १६६)
Avenger and escalator
Chapter 12: Arjuna’s suppression of the Saṃśaptakas and duel with Aśvatthāmā (Drauṇi)
Elite challenger who attempts to arrest Arjuna’s momentum and…
कर्णपर्व · द्विचक्रिकी युद्धपरिस्थिति: धृष्टद्युम्न- द्रौणि-संघर्षः तथा अर्जुन-रक्षणम् (Chapter 42)
प्रतिशोध-प्रेरित आक्रामक
Adhyāya 6: Śibira-dvāra-sthita Bhūta-varṇana and Aśvatthāmā’s Śaraṇāgati to Mahādeva
Agent of impending violence transformed into a supplicant by…
Duryodhana’s Final Condition, Lamentation, and the Night’s Report
Agent of violent closure
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