Ashwatthama

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Ashwatthama
Ashwatthama (right) leaves after being forgiven by Draupadi and the Pandavas, 18th century Pahari miniature
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Weapon	Bow and Arrow, Sword
Family	Drona (father) Kripi (mother)
Relatives	Kripa (maternal uncle) Bharadvaja (grandfather)
Religion	Hindu, Hinduism

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. He was trained in warfare along with the Kauravas, and the Pandavas by his father, Drona. He is also described as a Maharathi^[1] who fought on the side of the Kauravas against the Pandavas in the Kurukshetra War, and was cursed by Krishna with immortality for his attempt to kill Uttarā's unborn child.^[2] Ashwatthama had gained knowledge of various divine weapons, namely the Narayanastra, Brahmastra, Brahmashirastra, and many others.