Mahabharata · Parva 10
Sauptika Parva
Sauptikaparvan
Complete · 18 adhyayas · 815 verses
The night raid: Ashvatthama slaughters the sleeping Pandava camp, and is cursed by Krishna.
Adhyayas
1The Owl and the Crows; Ashvatthama's Fatal Resolve70 v2Kripa Counsels Ashvatthama36 v3Ashvatthama Resolves to Slay the Sleeping Panchalas36 v4Kripa Urges Rest; Ashvatthama Cannot Sleep36 v5Kripa Warns Against Killing the Sleeping; Ashvatthama Drives to the Camp40 v6The Terrible Being at the Gate; Ashvatthama Turns to Shiva34 v7Ashvatthama Worships Shiva and Offers Himself in the Fire67 v8The Night Slaughter in the Pandava Camp164 v9The Death of Duryodhana63 v10The Charioteer's Report and Yudhishthira's Lament31 v11Draupadi's Demand; Bhima Pursues Ashvatthama32 v12Krishna Warns Yudhishthira of Ashvatthama’s Weapon41 v13Ashvatthama Looses the Brahmashiras21 v14The Two Weapons Meet and the Sages Appear16 v15Arjuna Recalls His Weapon; Ashvatthama Looses His at the Unborn43 v16Ashvatthama's Curse and the Jewel for Draupadi33 v17Mahadeva and the Creation of Beings26 v18Rudra Destroys the Gods' Sacrifice26 v