

Ekalavya was wounded but did not give up his will to become an archer. He approached Dronacharya, but the latter returned him, as Ekalavya was from a lower caste in the community. He wanted to become a great warrior by learning the skills of Dronacharya. Drona’s biasedness towards EklavyaĮkalavya was a young prince of the Nishada, a hunting tribe. He imparted more knowledge to Arjuna than any other of his students. Drona predicted Arjuna that he would become the greatest archer on earth. For this, he gave Arjuna mantras to master the invincible Divine Weapon Brahmashtra. Arjuna’s devotion towards his teacher had deeply impressed Drona. He even surpassed Drona’s son Ashvathama. Of all the students, Arjuna was the most talented. Years later, in the Kurukshetra War, Dhrishtadyumna beheaded Drona. The twins Dhrishtadyumna and Draupadi appeared from the fire. He made a fire offering to ask for a son to kill Drona. That was the end of the matter for Drona, but Drupada sought revenge. Drona freed Drupada, but demanded what was promised, namely half of the kingdom. The Pandavas, under the leadership of Arjuna, defeated Drupada, tied him up, and brought him to Drona. When the training was over, Drona asked his students to imprison Draupada as a Gurudakshina. Drona went away humiliated and swore vengeance. Drupada was aware of the social difference and sent Drona away saying he was a beggar. He remembered his friendship with Drupada (Father of Draupadi) and asked for help. So, he came into possession of all his weapons including the particularly effective Brahma staff, which was even more powerful than the Brahmashtra.ĭrona wanted to escape poverty. He offered his body or his weapons to Drona. When he arrived, Parashurama had just bequeathed all of his possessions to the Brahmins.

Drone and Parashuramaĭrona visited Parashurama to study with him. Like Drona, Kripi and Kripa were not born from the womb. Kripa was the royal teacher of the princes of Hastinapura. Marriageĭrona married Kripi, Kripa’s sister. At the sight of the apsara, Bharadhvaja ej*culated, collecting the seed in a vessel. Once Bharadhwaja went to bathe in the Ganges, where he met a beautiful apsara named Ghritachi, who was bathing in the waters of a sacred river. His name translates as a vessel or born in a vessel, as according to legend he was born not from a woman’s womb, but from a vessel.

Birth of Dronaĭronacharya was the son of the sage Bharadwaja, and according to legend, he was born in the place where the city of Dehradun is now located. Let’s know some important facts about the main character of Mahabharata: 1. Death of the greatest warrior Dronacharya Facts Art by Molee on DeviantArt
