Drona's Death

Overview

Told that 'Ashvatthama' is dead, meaning an elephant, Drona ceases fighting and is beheaded by Dhrishtadyumna.

Timeline position

People involved

• DronaGenealogy
• AshwatthamaGenealogy
• YudhishthiraGenealogy
• ArjunaGenealogy
• KrishnaGenealogy

Places involved

• KurukshetraAtlas

Kingdoms

• Kuru
• Panchala

Weapons used

• NarayanastraEncyclopedia

Genealogy links

• Drona
• Ashwatthama
• Yudhishthira
• Arjuna
• Krishna

Atlas links

• Kurukshetra

Related encyclopedia pages

• Abhimanyu's Death
• Karna's Death
• Kuru
• Panchala

Related events

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  Abhimanyu's Death

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• Death

  Karna's Death

  Arjuna slays Karna when his chariot wheel sticks in the earth.

Sources

• Mahabharata · Drona Parva

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