O descendant of the Bharata race, O king, his son, the heroic, surpassingly energetic and lotus-eyed Ashvathama, the terror of all his foes and the great oppressor of all enemies, was born on earth from the united portions of Mahadeva, Yama, Kama and Krodha.
महादेवान्तकाभ्यां च कामात्क्रोधाच्च भारत। एकत्वमुपपन्नानां जज्ञे शूरः परंतपः॥ अश्वत्थामा महावीर्यः शत्रुपक्षभयावहः। वीरः कमलपत्राक्षः क्षितावासीन्नराधिप॥