EE7.5 - References for Ashvatthama

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Some Characters of the Mahábhárata (8)

[10] Then why was he defeated in the [...] some secret military skills to Ashvatthama, his own son.

[12] So far as archery was concerned, Ekalavya was more expert than Arjuna or Ashvatthama. Once Dronacarya went to Ekalavya [...] had a serious fall in the battle.

[13] Dronacarya was neither an ideal [...] people in deceptive language, “Ashvatthama hatah iti naro kunjaro va” – “Ashvatthama is killed. This may be Ashvatthama the man or may be Ashvatthama the elephant.” The Ashvatthama who was killed was in fact an elephant, not Ashvatthama, the son of Dronacarya. But the [...] easy for the Pandavas to slay him.

Lord Krśńa's Unique Approach (5)

[25] Let’s take yet another instance [...] the battlefield to say, “Ashvatthama hatah,” i.e., “Ashvatthama has been killed.” The literal [...] did it to save morality. “Ashvatthama hatah” was uttered very [...] kuiṋjarah,” i.e., “this may be Ashvatthama the man or may be Ashvatthama the elephant” was uttered [...] fulfilled, He did all these things.