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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 .
Draupadi (Sanskrit: द्रौपदी, romanized: draupadī, lit. 'Daughter of Drupada'), also referred to as Krishnā, Panchali, and Yajnaseni, is the main female protagonist of the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata, and the wife of the five Pandava brothers—Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sahadeva. [1]
Drupada appointed the sages Upyaja and Yaja as the head-priests and the yajna was conducted. [4] After it was completed, the sages instructed the queen of Drupada to consume the offering to have a son. However, the queen had scented saffron in her mouth and asked them to wait till she had a bath and washed her mouth.
Shikhandi was born as a girl named Shikhandini, to Drupada, the king of Panchala. She changed her sex with a yaksha and took the name Shikhandi. He fought in the Kurukshetra War for the Pandavas along with his father Drupada and brother Dhristadyumna. He was the princess Amba in his previous birth.
Dasarna is listed in the list of kingdoms of Bharata Varsha (ancient India). The Kuru-Panchalas, the Salwas, the Madreyas, the Jangalas, the Surasena, the Kalingas, the Vodhas, the Malas, the Matsyas, the Sauvalyas, the Kuntalas, the Kasi-kosalas, the Chedis, the Karushas, the Bhojas, the Sindhus, the Pulindakas, the Uttamas, the Dasarnas, the Mekalas, the Utkalas; the Panchalas, the Kausijas ...
Shikhandi returned to his father as a man, and informed him of this incident. Relieved, Drupada invited Hiranyavarman to send envoys to inspect the manhood of his son. A number of women were dispatched by Hiranyavarman to Drupada, who confirmed Shikhandi's manhood. Thus, the two kings were able to renew their peace. [10]
Dhrishtadyumna, (was the son of Drupada, Draupadi and Shikhandi were the daughters of Drupada) ... D. K. Ganguly (1994) [30] Gopala I: 750–770 756–781 755–783 ...
Bharadvaja had two disciples: Agnivesa and Drupada. Agnivesa taught Drona the mastery of the weapon Agneya, while Drupada became the king of Panchala kingdom. One legend in the Mahabharata states that King Bharata adopted Bharadvaja as his son when he was delivered to the king by the Marutas. Bharadvaja married a kshatriya woman named Sushila.