Top 10 Interesting Facts Ashwatthama

Ashwatthama, or Drauni, is the son of Dronacharya and the grandson of the Bharadwaja Rishis. He was a Maharathi who fought alongside the Kauravas against the Pandavas in the Kurukshetra War

One of the Astha Chiranjeevi

Ashwathama is one of the Astha Chiranjeevi, Eight Immortals Ashwatthama was born with a jewel on his forehead, giving him power over all living beings lower than humans. 

Skilled Archer

His strength is almost equal to Arjuna’s, especially in archery. Among the Kuru princes, he was good friends with Duryodhana, the eldest son of Dhritarashtra

Used Narayanastra

He summoned Narayanastra, a powerful celestial weapon to destroy the Pandavas. the Pandava camp to drop their weapons and surrender to Narayanastra.

Defeated Dristadyumna in direct combat

Ashwatthama defeated Dristadyumna in direct combat but failed to kill him because Satyaki and Bhima immediately helped him. 

 Co-Lone Survivor of Kurukshetra

maternal uncle Kripa and Ashwatthama himself are believed to be the only two survivors of the Kurukshetra war

The use of Agni Astra

After the failure of Narayan Astra, Ashwathama used the Agni Astra on the Pandava army

The tale of Sudarshan chakra

Ashwathama asked Krishna for his Sudarshan chakra in exchange for Brahmastra. Krishna agreed and asked him to take the Sudarshan chakra if he could lift it

 Krishna cursed Ashwatthama

Krishna cursed Ashwatthama to suffer from leprosy and wander on Earth until the end of the Kaliyuga era.