Aśvatthāmā
Sign in to saveAshvatthama (, , also spelt as Ashwatthama and Ashvatthaman) is one of the major characters in the ancient Hindu epic Mahabharata. He is the son of Drona, the royal preceptor to the Kuru princes—the Pandavas and the Kauravas. Ashvatthama is a close companion of Duryodhana, the leader of the Kauravas, and receives military training alongside the Kuru princes under the tutelage of his father.
Key facts
- Character.name
- Ashvatthama
- Character.image
- Draupadi and Ashvatthaman, Punjab Hills c. 1730.jpg
- Character.caption
- Ashvatthama (right) departs after surrendering to Draupadi and the Pandavas, 18th century Pahari miniature
- Character.family
- Drona (father)Kripi (mother)
- Character.relatives
- Kripa (maternal uncle)Bharadvaja (paternal grandfather)
- Character.affiliation
- Kaurava alliance
- Character.weapon
- Bow and Arrow, Sword
- Character.info hdr
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- Etymology and epithets
- Biography
- Birth and Early life
- Adulthood
- Kurukshetra war
- ''Bhishma Parva''
- ''Drona Parva''
- ''Karna and Shalya Parva''
- Night raid
- Curse and aftermath
- Assessment
- Traditions
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Ashvatthama (, , also spelt as Ashwatthama and Ashvatthaman) is one of the major characters in the ancient Hindu epic Mahabharata. He is the son of Drona, the royal preceptor to the Kuru princes—the Pandavas and the Kauravas. Ashvatthama is a close companion of Duryodhana, the leader of the Kauravas, and receives military training alongside the Kuru princes under the tutelage of his father.
Favoured by his father, Ashvatthama is entrusted with the knowledge of several celestial weapons, including the Narayanastra and the Brahmashirastra. During the Kurukshetra War between the Pandavas and the Kauravas, he fights on the side of the Kauravas and emerges as one of the three surviving warriors from their faction by the war’s conclusion.