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Drupada promises Drona (perhaps with the naivety of a child) that when he becomes king, will share his kingdom with Drona. ‘Once I become king, Drona,’ he says, ‘my kingdom is yours!’ Of course, children say such grandiose things to each other all the time.
- Why Did Draupadi Marry Five Pandavas?
- Why Did Draupadi Reject Karna?
- Did Draupadi Like Karna?
- Why Did Draupadi Die First?
- What Happens During Draupadi’s Swayamvara?
- What Happens During Draupadi’s disrobing?
- Did Draupadi Have Children?
- Did Draupadi Insult Duryodhana?
- Did Draupadi Sleep with All Pandavas?
- Did Draupadi Love Arjuna The most?
Draupadi is won at her swayamvara by Arjuna. But she marries all five Pandavas because of three reasons: (1) Yudhishthirthinks that she will act as a uniting force with the five brothers, (2) Vyasa recommends that she fulfils his destiny from a previous life, and (3) Drupada and Dhrishtadyumna wish that she marries the eldest Pandava and becomes qu...
Draupadi’s swayamvara is designed especially to lure Arjuna out of hiding. But when Karna gets up to try his hand at the task, Draupadi becomes afraid that the intention of the entire swayamvara may be compromised. So she exercises her right to reject him – and announces that she does not want to marry a Sutaputra. The often-cited reason for Draupa...
Not only does Draupadi not like Karna, she has plenty of reasons to actively hate him for all the abuse he heaps upon her during the dice game. Early on during the Pandavas’ exile, Draupadi confides in Krishnathat of all the people she despises most in the world and wishes to see ruined, Karna is one. The possibility of Draupadi possessing romantic...
During their final journey up the mountain of Sumeru, Draupadi is the first to fall to her death. When Bhimaasks Yudhishthir why their virtuous wife has fallen, Yudhishthir explains, ‘Because despite her claims to have loved us all equally, in her heart Draupadi was always partial toward Arjuna.’ However, this is only Yudhishthir’s opinion. First o...
Draupadi’s swayamvara represents the first major plot point in the Mahabharata. During it, a number of significant events occur: (1) Krishna makes his first appearance, (2) Draupadi rejects Karna as suitor, (3) Arjuna wins Draupadi as prize, (4) Arjuna defeats Karna, and Bhima defeats Shalya, and (5) Draupadi is taken away by the Pandavas to meet K...
The disrobing of Draupadi is the most dramatic scene in the Mahabharata. During this, Yudhishthir first loses himself and then stakes Draupadi as pawn during a dice game. Karna, after debating with Vikarna and concluding that Draupadi is now a slave, commands Duhsasana to forcefully disrobe her. She is saved by Krishna first, and then by Vidura. Th...
Draupadi has five children – all of them sons. She has one son with each of the five Pandavas. Their names are Prativindhya (with Yudhishthir), Sutasoma (with Bhimasena), Shrutakarma (with Arjuna), Satanika (with Nakula) and Shrutasena (with Sahadeva). Together, her sons are known as Upapandavas. Draupadi’s destiny from her previous life is not onl...
There is no evidence that Draupadi insults Duryodhana when he falls into the pool at Yudhishthir’s palace. She does arrive laughing among her companions just as Duryodhana emerges from the water. But later, as Duryodhana complains to Dhritarashtra about the incident, he lies that Draupadi laughed at him with intent to ridicule. It is often consider...
Yes. Draupadi has five sons in all, one with each of the Pandavas. So one can conclude that she must have slept with each brother at least once. In order to establish fatherhood, during her childbearing years, the Pandavas take turns visiting Draupadi exclusively until she falls pregnant, and after each birth the cycle repeats. This has given rise ...
While one cannot answer for certain about another person’s love, and while love cannot be measured, it is likely that Draupadi had a special place in her heart for Arjuna. Arjuna is the man who did win her at the swayamvara. He is the most celebrated among the Pandavas. And he is the one who is denied her by circumstances for twelve years. It is Yu...
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Jan 16, 2024 · She was the daughter of King Drupada, the ruler of Panchala, so is also called Panchali. According to the Mahabharata, Draupadi emerged from the fire as a fully grown and radiant woman during a yajna (sacrificial ritual) performed by her father.
King Drupada was then convinced that it was the desire of higher authorities, and he agreed to the marriage proposal. The day the marriage ceremony took place, the moon had entered the constellation of Pushya which is considered very auspicious. King Drupada planned a grand and opulent ceremony. The palace was decorated beautifully.
King of the Pañchāla province in Bharata. He was a staunch ally of the Pāṇḍavas, respected as the senior most king among their allies. He formed an enmity with Droṇa after the latter had come to him for charity and had been refused. Droṇa finally killed him in the Kurukṣetra war. Drupada was also known as Yajnasena, and is said to be an expansion of the celestial Maruts.[1]
Aug 3, 2021 · Drupada, son of King Prishata, and Drona had studied together under the guardianship of Rishi Bhardwaj, Drona’s father. They soon become great friends and Drupada assures Drona that once he becomes king, he will share half of his kingdom with Drona. While Drupada became a king after the death of his father, Drona lived a life of extreme poverty.
May 22, 2021 · Draupadi is the central female protagonist of the Mahabharata. She is the representation of the energies of Gods, similar to Durga Mahishamardini to whom she is compared frequently in the Mahabharata and other classical tales; she is a fiery woman. Like Satyavati she also inherits her aspirations and perils from belonging to the Kuru lineage.
