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Sauptika Parva - Kumbhaghonam edition

001. Sañjaya and Dhṛtarāṣṭra converse. Drauṇi, Kṛpa, and Kṛtavarman arrive at the center of the forest and sit beneath a banyan tree. That night, Drauṇi, having witnessed an owl kill many crows, resolves to destroy the Pāṇḍavas in the same way. Afterwards, Kṛpa and Kṛtavarman awaken and ask about their own duties. (70)

Kṛpa instructs Droṇa's son about his duty.

003. Aśvatthāman, disregarding Kṛpa's advice, in the presence of Kṛpa and Kṛtavarman, made a vow at night to kill the sleeping Pāṇḍavas and Pāñcālas.

004. The conversation between Droṇa's son and Kṛpa.(36)

005. Kṛpa tried to stop Drauṇi by explaining that killing the sleeping was unrighteous, but Drauṇi, furious over his father's death, went to the enemy camp to kill. Out of friendship, Kṛpa, Kṛtavarma, and Śyāma followed him.

006. Aśvatthāman, standing at the camp gate, witnessed a vision of great beings. Desiring to conquer supernatural beings, the weapons and missiles released by Droṇa's son were consumed by a being. Then, overwhelmed by anxiety, Droṇa's son resolved to worship Mahādeva. (34)

007. Drona's son praised Shiva. In front of him, fire arose on a golden altar. Near him, various terrifying spirits appeared. Shiva, after preparing his own offering, entered the fire and, after giving the sword, entered Drona's son's body. Afterwards, Ashvatthaman returned to the camp. (67)

008. Aśvatthāman, after stationing Kṛpa and Kṛtavarman at the camp gate, entered inside and killed Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the Pāñcālas, the sons of Draupadī, and others; those who fled outside in fear were also killed by Kṛpa and Kṛtavarman.

009. Drauṇi, Kṛpa, and Kṛtavarman approach Duryodhana and lament. Drauṇi narrates to Duryodhana the killing of the sleeping. Duryodhana gives up his life. Drauṇi and the others go to the city. Sañjaya loses the divine knowledge he had received by Vyāsa's grace. (63)

010. By fate and misfortune, Dṛṣṭadyumna's charioteer reported to Yudhiṣṭhira at night about the incident that had occurred in the camp.

011. Nakula, along with Yudhishthira, set out to bring Draupadi's sons. At Draupadi's urging, after the theft of the jewel from Drona's head, Bhima, with Nakula as his charioteer, departed by chariot towards Ashvatthama.

012. After Bhima returned due to Drona's son's murderous intent, Krishna, having first described Drona's son's wickedness to Yudhishthira, then spoke about the necessity of protecting Bhima.

013. Kṛṣṇa and others, seated near Vyāsa on the bank of the Bhāgīrathī, saw Droṇa's son (Aśvatthāman).

014. At Krishna's command, Arjuna used a counter-weapon against the weapon of Drona's son.

015. Arjuna, at the request of Vyāsa and Nārada, withdrew the Brahmaśiras weapon he had launched. Kṛṣṇa, even when Aśvatthāmā cast the missile at Uttara's unborn child, vowed to revive the dead child by his own power. The son of Droṇa, unable to withdraw the weapon due to lack of celibacy and disregarding the protection of Vyāsa and Kṛṣṇa, released the missile at the Pāṇḍava fetuses.

016. Kṛṣṇa, by breaking his own promise, and Vyāsa, by approving the curse given to Aśvatthāman, and Bhīma, by taking the jewel from Droṇa's son's head, comforted Draupadī; Yudhiṣṭhira, following Draupadī's words, wore that jewel on his own head.

017. Yudhishthira asked Krishna about Ashvatthama's ability to kill many at once, and Krishna, saying it was by Rudra's grace, narrated the greatness of Rudra.