"A character of the Indian epic Mah\u0101bh\u0101rata, Ashwatthama (Sanskrit: \u0905\u0936\u094D\u0935\u0924\u094D\u0925\u093E\u092E\u093E, A\u015Bvatth\u0101m\u0101) or Ashwatthaman (Sanskrit: \u0905\u0936\u094D\u0935\u0924\u094D\u0925\u093E\u092E\u0928\u094D, A\u015Bvatth\u0101man) or Drauni was the son of guru Drona and he is the grandson of the Brahmin sage Bharadwaja. Ashwatthama is a mighty Maharathi who fought on the Kaurava side against the Pandavas. Ashwatthama is the avatar of one of the eleven Rudras and he is one of the seven Chiranjivi."@en .