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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 ...
- Prishata (father), Suchitra (brother)
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.
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Drupada. the king of the Pāñcālas, who was the son of Pŗşata, and the father of Dhŗşţadyumna, Śikhand i, and Draupadī, and the father-in-law of the five Pānd avas through their marriage to Draupadī. He was a childhood friend of Droņa, who had insulted and refused to acknowlewdged the latter when he grew up became king, which ...
Drupada (Sanskrit: द्रुपद, lit. firm-footed or pillar), also known as Yajnasena (Sanskrit: यज्ञसेन, lit. he whose army is sacrificial), is a character in the Mahābhārata.
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 ...
Oct 16, 2007 · DRUPADA. [Source: Dowson's Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology] King of Panchala and son of Prishata. Also called Yajnasena. He was schoolfellow of Drona, the preceptor of the Kaurava and Pandava princes, and he mortally offended his former friend by repudiating his acquaintance.
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.
