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Drupada. Drupada ( Sanskrit: द्रुपद, lit. 'firm footed or pillar' [1] ), also known as Yajnasena ( Sanskrit: यज्ञसेन, lit. 'he whose army is sacrificial', IAST: Yajñasena ), [2] is the king of the southern part of Panchala Kingdom, in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. He is the father of Draupadi, the epic's lead female ...
The five sons of the late King Pandu of Hastinapur are present at the Svayamvara, dressed as Brahmins. Arjuna succeeds in the event and Draupadi accepts him as her husband, with Drupada somewhat reluctantly giving his permission. When Draupadi is taken back to Kunti, they decide to play a prank on her by announcing that they had brought some alms.
Sharath Komarraju. Drupada is one of the minor but significant characters in the Mahabharata. He is the king of Panchala for the entire timeline of the story, and he is one of the key enemies of the Kuru dynasty. Drupada fathers three children who each plays a significant role in the destruction of the Kuru empire: Dhrishtadyumna, who kills ...
Jan 28, 2019 · Other details. (1) Drupada was present at the marriage of Abhimanyu, celebrated at the city of Upaplavya (Mahābhārata Virāṭa Parva, Chapter 72, Stanza 17). (2) Drupada gave the Pāṇḍavas an akṣauhiṇī, (division 21870 elephants, 21870 chariots, 65610 horses, 109350 footmen) of army for the battle of Bhārata.
Dhrishtadyumna is born from a yajna (fire-sacrifice) organised by Drupada, who wanted a son capable of killing his enemy, Drona. When the Pandava prince Arjuna —disguised as a Brahmana —won the hand of Draupadi in marriage, Dhrishtadyumna realised his identity. In the Kurukshetra War, Dhrishtadyumna joins the Pandavas, and becomes the ...
Oct 16, 2007 · Drupada returned home burning for revenge, and, to procure it, he prevailed upon two Brahmans to perform a sacrifice, by the efficacy of which he obtained two children, a son and a daughter, who were called "the altar-born," because they came forth from the sacrificial fire.
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From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. English: In the epic Mahābhārata, Draupadi, also known as kṛṣṇā draupadī ( Devanagari: कृष्णा द्रौपदी) is the adopted daughter of King en:Drupada of Panchāla, who becomes the wife of the five en:Pandavas. When Yudhisthira becomes the king of Hastinapura at ...
