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Ashvatthama

Also known as Ashwatthama

Ashvatthama is a warrior in the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata, the son of the teacher Drona, who fights for the Kauravas in the war at Kurukshetra. After the war he kills the sleeping sons of the Pandavas in a night raid and is cursed to wander the earth. The Pallava kings of Kanchipuram traced their descent from the god Brahma through Ashvatthama.

Ashvatthama
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