In the Mahabharata war, to kill Droṇa, Dharma (Yudhishthira) spoke a lie. Dharma shouted loudly that Ashwatthāma was dead but whispered softly that it was the elephant Ashwatthāma that had died. As a result, Droṇacharya was killed in the war.
Thinking that the lie he told caused Droṇa's death, Dharma felt great remorse. After the war ended, he came