dhristadyumna dhrishtadyumna drupada drona shikhandi mahabharatha pandava draupadi sauptika ashwatthama shalya swayamvara bhishma virata bhisma razmnama putrakameshti kurukshetra ashramavasika ashvamedhika parvas yagna chitrāngada svargarohana upapandavas ahilawati brihannala dushala babruvahana mahaprasthanika
who killed dronacharya in the battle of kurukshetra
Dhrishtadyumna - Wikipedia Dhrishtadyumna Jump to : navigation , search This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . ( December 2012 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) <Th_colspan="2"> Dhrishtadyumna <Td_colspan="2"> Mahabharata character <Td_colspan="2"> Drishtadumnya announces the Draupadi Swayamvara <Th_colspan="2"> Information Parent ( s ) Drupada Teacher ( s ) Drona This article contains Indic text . Without proper rendering support , you may see question marks or boxes , misplaced vowels or missing conjuncts instead of Indic text . Dhrishtadyumna ( Sanskrit : धृष्टद्युम्न , dhṛṣṭadyumna , lit. he who is courageous and splendorous ) , also known as Draupada ( Sanskrit : द्रौपद , lit . son of Drupada ) , was the son of Drupada and brother of Draupadi and Shikhandi in the epic Mahabharata . He was the commander of the Pandava army during the Kurukshetra War . Dhrishtadyumna killed Drona , the royal guru , when he was meditating which was against the rules of engagement . Contents ( hide ) 1 Story 2 In the war 3 Analysis 4 References Story ( edit ) Dhristadyumna in Javanese Wayang The king of Panchala , Drupada undertook a Putrakameshti yajna , a sacrifice to please the gods and obtain offspring by their blessing . Drupada desired a son who could kill Guru Dronacharya , who had humiliated Drupada in battle and taken half his kingdom . Birth of Dhrishtadhyumna from yagna made by BILAL HABSI , folio of Razmnama With the help of two saints ( Maharishis Yaja and Upayaja ) , Drupada undertook the sacrifice . After his wife made the sacrificial offerings , Dhrishtadyumna emerged from the fire , a fully grown powerful young and armed man , together with his sister Draupadi . He already had martial and religious knowledge . Despite being younger than them , Dhristadyumna is appointed as the heir over his two siblings due to his heavenly parents . Even though he was the prophesied killer of Drona , he was accepted as a student by Drona , and he learned advanced military arts . When his sister Draupadi was won in an archery competition by a young Brahmin at her swayamvara , in front of all the princes and nobility , Dhrishtadyumna secretly followed the Brahmin and his sister , only to discover that the Brahmin was in fact Arjuna , one of the five Pandava brothers . In the war ( edit ) At the great battle of Kurukshetra , on the advice of Krishna and Arjuna , Dhrishtadyumna was appointed the commander of the Pandava army . Drishtadyumna as Commander in chief of Pandava 's Army With Lord Krishna 's plan a success , Drona laid down his arms and sat in meditation . Dhrishtadyumna took this opportunity and beheaded him . After the killing of Drona , Dhristadyumna was attacked by Arjuna , who was a devoted student of Drona but was defended by Draupadi and Krishna . On the 18th night of the war , Ashwathama attacked the Pandava camp during the night , and killed Dhristadyumna . As Dhristadyumna begs for an honorable death , asking to die with a sword in his hand , Ashwathama ignores him , proceeding to beat and smother him to death . Analysis ( edit ) In one of the many side - stories of the Mahabharatha , there is drama centered around the fact that Dhrishtadyumna , despite not being Drupada 's eldest , is his heir . While Drupada and others give many reasons for this , it is implied that the real reason is because Dhristadyumna has a godly parent , and thus more coveted as a ruler since his rule would seem more blessed . Dhristadyumna somewhat internalizes this , looking down upon Satyajit 's pacifism and Shikhandi 's single - minded hatred of Bhisma . He makes a point out of never bowing to or respecting his siblings , never wanting to legitimize any claim to Panchal they might have . References ( edit ) ^ Jump up to : `` Positive thinking : Dhrishtadyumna '' . DNA . December 7 , 2012 . Jump up ^ KM Ganguly ( 1883 - 1896 ) . The Mahabharatha Book 10 : Sauptika Parva section 8 Ashwatthama killing Dhrishtadyumna , October 2003 Jump up ^ Debroy , Bibek ( June 2015 ) . The Mahabharata , Volume 4 . United Kingdom : Penguin Books . <Th_colspan="3"> Mahabharata Books ( parvas ) Adi Sabha Vana Virata Udyoga Bhishma Drona Karna Shalya Sauptika Stri Shanti Anushasana Ashvamedhika Ashramavasika Mausala Mahaprasthanika Svargarohana Harivamsa Kuru Kingdom Shantanu Ganga Bhishma Satyavati Chitrāngada Vichitravirya Ambika Ambalika Vidura Dhritarashtra Gandhari Pandu Kunti Madri Pandavas Yudhisthira Bhima Arjuna Nakula Sahadeva Draupadi Kauravas Duryodhana Dushasana Vikarna Yuyutsu Dushala Hidimbi Ghatotkacha Ahilawati Subhadra Uttarā Ulupi Chitrāngadā Abhimanyu Iravan Babruvahana Barbarika Upapandavas Parikshit Janamejaya Other characters Amba Ashwatthama Balarama Bhagadatta Brihannala Chitrasena Dhrishtadyumna Drona Drupada Durvasa Ekalavya Hidimba Jarasandha Jayadratha Kali ( demon ) Karna Kichaka Kindama Kripa Krishna Kritavarma Mayasura Sanjaya Satyaki Shakuni Shalya Shikhandi Shishupala Bahlika Sudeshna Uttara Kumara Virata Vrishasena Vyasa Related articles Avatars Hastinapur Indraprastha Kingdoms Kurukshetra War Bhagavad Gita Vedic - Puranic chronology <Td_colspan="3"> <Th_colspan="3"> Hindu deities and texts Gods Trimurti Brahma Vishnu Rama Krishna Shiva Ganesha Kartikeya Hanuman Indra Surya more Goddesses Tridevi Saraswati Lakshmi Sita Radha Parvati Sati Kali Adi Parashakti Mahavidya Durga Shakti Navadurga Matrikas more Texts Vedas Rig Sama Yajur Atharva Upanishads Puranas Ramayana Mahabharata Bhagavad Gita Yoga Sutras of Patanjali more <Td_colspan="3"> Hinduism Hindu mythology Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dhrishtadyumna&oldid=811805898 '' Categories : Characters in the Mahabharata Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from January 2016 Use Indian English from January 2016 All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English Articles needing additional references from December 2012 All articles needing additional references Pages using deprecated image syntax Articles using Infobox character with multiple unlabeled fields Wikidata testcases for infobox character All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from February 2017 Talk Contents About Wikipedia ગુજરાતી हिन्दी Bahasa Indonesia Basa Jawa ಕನ್ನಡ मैथिली മലയാളം मराठी नेपाली नेपाल भाषा 日本 語 Русский Basa Sunda தமிழ் తెలుగు ไทย 7 more Edit links This page was last edited on 24 November 2017 , at 02 : 55 . 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