Who killed Ashwathama the elephant?

Krishna hatches a plan for Bhima to kill an elephant by the name Ashwatthama while claiming to Drona it was Drona’s son who was dead. Ultimately, the gambit works (though the details of it vary depending on the version of the Mahabharata), and Dhristadyumna beheads the grieving sage.

Why did Bhima kill the elephant?

On the twelfth day of the Kurukshetra War, Duryodhana sent a large elephant division against Bhima. Bhima killed all the elephants with his mace. Angered by this, the king of Pragjyotisha, Bhagadatta, seated on Supratika, charged against Bhima.

Who is stronger Bhima or dhritarashtra?

Dhritarashtra was blind but he had strength of ten thousand elephants. (Note:- Bhimasena had strength of one thousand elephants. So, Dhritarashtra was ten times stronger then Bhimasena.) After complete 18 days of Mahabharata War Yuddhisthira with his four younger brother & Shri Krishna came to Dhritarashtra & Gandhari.

Is Ashwathama an elephant?

Ashwathama is the only male elephant from Dodda Harave Elephant Camp, which houses female elephants Lakshmi, Kumari, Roopa and Anasuya.

What weapon did Karna use to kill Ghatotkacha?

Karna possessed a divine weapon called vasavi shakti, granted by the god Indra. It could be used only once, and Karna had been saving it to use on his arch-enemy, the best Pandava fighter, Arjuna. Unable to refuse Duryodhana, Karna used the Shakti against Ghatotkacha, killing him.

Who kills dhritarashtra?

After the great war of Mahabharata, the grief-stricken blind king along with his wife Gandhari, sister-in-law Kunti, and half brother Vidura left Hastinapura for penance. It is believed that all of them (except Vidura who predeceased him) perished in a forest fire and attained Moksha.

Who possessed Brahmastra?

In the epic Mahabharata, it is said that the weapon would manifest with the four heads of Lord Brahma as its tip. In the Mahabharata era Parasurama, Bhishma, Drona, Karna, Ashwatthama, Arjuna possessed the knowledge to invoke this weapon.

Who is Dhritarashtra in Mahabharat?

In the Hinduepic Mahabharat, King Dhritarashtra(Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र) is the King of the Kuru Kingdomwith its capital at Hastinapur. He was born to Vichitravirya’s first wife Ambika.

What happened to Dhritarashtra after the war with Bhima?

Broken and defeated, Dhritarashtra apologized for his folly and wholeheartedly embraced Bhima and the other Pandavas. After the great war of Mahabharata, the grief-stricken blind king along with his wife Gandhari, sister-in-law Kunti, and half brother Vidura left Hastinapura for penance.

Why did Dhritarashtra ask for a boon for Sanjaya?

After Krishna’s peace mission failed and the war seemed inevitable, Vyasa approached Dhritarashtra and offered to grant him a divine vision so that Dhritarashtra could see the war. However, not willing to see his kin slaughtered, Dhritarashtra asked that the boon be given to Sanjaya his charioteer.

Why is Dhritarashtra unable to wield a weapon?

Hindered by his handicap, Dhritarashtra is unable to wield weapons, but has the strength of one hundred thousand elephants due to boon given by Vyasa, and is said to be so strong that he can crush iron with his bare hands. When it came time to nominate an heir, Vidura suggested that Pandu would be a better fit because he was not blind.