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Ashwatthama (Sanskrit: अश्वत्थामा, IAST: Aśvatthāmā), also referred to as Drauni, was a warrior of the Indian epic, the Mahabharata. He is the son of Drona , and Kripi . In the Mahabharata, he served as a friend to Duryodhana , the eldest of the Kauravas .
Ashwatthama, the powerful son of Drona, though known as the part incarnate of Rudra, was really born of the four parts of Yama (death), Rudra (destruction), Kama (love) and Krodha (anger). Just before Mahabharata war, Bhishma himself declared that it would be virtually impossible for anyone to kill or defeat Ashwatthama in battle as he was the ...
Ashwatthama: the son of Drona, one of the seven Chiranjeevis. He is a great warrior. Ashwathama and Kripa are considered to be the lone survivors still living who actually fought in the Kurukshetra war. Ashwathama was born with a gem in his forehead which gives him power over all living beings lower than humans.
Drona subsequently presented this astra to his son Ashwatthama. In the Mahabharata war, Ashwatthama used this weapon against the Pandava army after Drona's death. [40] It destroyed Akshauhini of the Pandava army. The only way to escape is total submission, which prompts the weapon to spare the target as stated by Krishna.
Ashwatthama propitiates Shiva (top) before making a night attack on the sleeping Pandava camp (bottom). The Sauptika Parva (Sanskrit: सौप्तिक पर्व), or the "Book of the Sleepers," is the tenth of eighteen books of the Indian Epic Mahabharata. Sauptika Parva traditionally has 2 parts and 18 chapters, as does the critical ...
An illustration from Razmnama depicting a scene of Drona Parva—Bhima slaying the elephant Ashvathamma.. The Drona Parva (Sanskrit: द्रोण पर्व), or the Book of Drona, is the seventh of eighteen books of the Indian epic Mahabharata.
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Rudra (/ ˈ r ʊ d r ə /; Sanskrit: रुद्र) is a Rigvedic deity associated with Shiva, the wind or storms, [1] Vayu, [2] [3] medicine, and the hunt. [4] One translation of the name is 'the roarer'. [5] [6] [7] In the Rigveda, Rudra is praised as the "mightiest of the mighty". [8] Rudra means "who eradicates problems from their roots ...