Hatred and vengeance may lead you to a certain destruction. ( Log Out /  King Drupada’s prayers were heard, and he was blessed with a son Dhrushtadyumna, who later killed Dronacharya in the Mahabharata war, and a daughter Draupadi who married Arjuna, thus helping his father make friendship with him, and was the sole indirect reason for the end of Kuru Dynasty. When the time came for Dronacharya to seek his reward, Drupad refused to part with his wealth. Drona destroyed Drupad's bow and mace. During the war, King Drupad puts forth his prowess to kill the invincible Drona but gets killed by the latter instead. Stung by this, Dronacharya vowed to train students that would capture and kill this arrogant Kshatriya . Drupad arrogantly had him pushed out, saying one should befriend people of their own status. I have given the sequence of events on my blog. Drupada was ashamed of his ruthless behaviour. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. later,pandavas defeated and captured drupad. Thus, they departed. father of Draupadi), is a character in the Mahābhārata.The son of King Prishata, he was the king of the land of Southern Panchala. He returned the other half to Drupada. He repented and asked Dronacharya to forgive. On one occasion, when Ashwatthama was being ridiculed by a bunch of his friends, Dronacharya overheard their conversation. On the 15th day of the war, the great duel between Drona and Drupad was fought. By that time, he had married Krupi, the twin sister of Krupacharya, and had become the proud father of Ashwatthama. Prof. Radhakumud Mukherjee in his Ancient Indian Education, quotes from the Jataka stories and other literary sources to bring out this point. Story of Jarasandha – from Cradle to the Grave. Friendship day is near. Hopefully this answers your question!! So Dronacharya went to meet Drupad and ask him for a job and a gift of a milch cow. Now that the war is over, the Pandavas and the Kauravas return to Hastinapur. "It is said that a panchayat was held to decide on this dispute and finally, Drupad gave Dronacharya 18 villages. On the 15th day of the war, the great duel between Drona and Drupad was fought. Bheeshma and Dronacharya hated Karna because he was the favorite of Duryodhana. Dronacharya was the teacher of both the Pandavas and the Kauravas. narrative: "but the mighty bowman, prishata's Drupada was the only heir to his royal family, and that way, a future king. The reason Dronacharya decided to give the knowledge to only one is this – he cannot risk teaching the same thing to two warriors then one may pacify the other. Drupada was the only heir to his royal family, and that way, a future king. http://riddlesinmahabharat.blogspot.in/, Sudhir Joglekar: It was Krihsna who gave the idea. This made him disheartened and he dropped his weapons. Drona and Drupad, were both good friends at gurukul , though they came from different backgrounds. ... Drupad knew that no one but Arjun will be able to do this task. Simple theme. The Pandavas were allowed to watch Dronacharya crowning his son Ashwatthama as the new king of half of Panchal. Mahabharat Written Update 5th December 13 Drupad VS Drona Share Page of 2 Go; Next Last; Koeli Moderator. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. But in his heart of hearts, he pledged again to take revenge on Dronacharya for that offence. Drupad arrogantly had him pushed out, saying one should befriend people of their own status. Dronacharya and Drupada were disciples in the same Gurukul. He was still languishing in poverty. The basis of the ridicule was that Dronacharya was not able to afford milk for Ashwatthama, and therefore, Ashwatthama was tricked to believe a beverage made with rice powder as milk. Dronacharya was humane enough to listen to his appeal, and forgave Drupada, then and there. The vengeful Drona, leaving aside his interest in the Brahminic studies, made up his mind to teach war skills to the Kshatriyas. Dronacharya found that Arjun was an exceptional student and stood out from the rest of the princes. Thanks Aakash! Drona imparts all his knowledge he learnt from his guru, the invincible Parashuram, to the five pandavas and 100 kauravas. Drupad agrees and offers his friendship to Dronacharya. The four Pandavas return with the captive Drupad to Dronacharya. King Drupada allowed him entry into his court but did not identify him as his childhood friend. The eldest Kaurav son, Duryodhan was jealous of his cousins Pandavas and he invited all his pandav brothers once for the game of dice. We all know the stories of Krishna and Sudama, and Drupad and Dronacharya of ancient times. its gr88 dude, keep on going.. happy frndship day. But being a servant of Hastinapura, Dronacharya was duty-bound to fight for the Kauravas, and thus against his favorite Pandavas.. After the fall of Bhishma on the tenth … The helpless King Drupada pretended to be friendly at that time. The 100 Kauravas fail to capture the warrior king Drupad, but the five pandavas without any army capture Drupad alive and bring him in front of Drona. His growing power and the ensuing prestige boosted his ego, thus converting him to a different person than the one who was Dronacharya’s friend at the Gurukul. However, he had to struggle hard to make both ends meet. But the same is true of times less distant past. The Mahabharat serial by BR Chopra that is being aired on DD was first aired between October 1988-June 1990. On the same day, when Drona became invincible in the battle then on the advice of Krishna, the clever charioteer of Arjun, false news of Ashwatthama's death was given to Dronacharya. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Arun Dash, Lipsa Mayee Panda and LULLING LORES with appropriate and specific direction to the original content. His brother-in-law Krupacharya referred his name before Bhishma to train the Kuru Dynasty in war skills. But Drupad replied, “You are not even worthy of my greetings, Drona”. Arjun triumphs indirectly over Karna. 2013-12-12T15:00:00Z … He then reminded Drupada about their Gurukul days of friendship and his false promise, allowing him to relish his shameful defeat. Bheeshma also liked the Pandavas better. ! Despite all that, Dronacharya was hell-bent on meeting the King. Many days passed, and when the time came for both of them to leave the Gurukul after completion of their formal studies, Drupada promised Dronacharya to offer him half of the kingdom, which he would rule over, to alleviate his poverty. Before the war, Drona sked Drupad, “This is our final chance to meet each other Drupad, lets greet each other”. Dronacharya, on the other hand, was the son of a saint named Bharadwaja, a poor Brahmin by birth. Hi Mrinal,Its a cool one.Happy friendship day.Keep your "netra" open :) and ignite us as always :)Tc,Aakash. Thank you!!! for gurudakshina of dronacharya,first the kauravas along with karna went to capture drupad,they were overconfident and due to lack of strategy,the kauravs,along with karna got defeated. Redirecting to /in/tv/mahabharat/435/krishna-saves-drona/1000011857 He performed yajnas, aspiring to father a child who could help him make friendship with Arjuna, be the cause of Dronacharya’s death, and wipe away the Kuru Dynasty forever, directly or indirectly. All Rights reserved.. Stung by this, Dronacharya vowed to train students that … Two collateral branches of the family, Pandavas and Kauravas, participate in the struggle for right to the throne of Hastinapura, affecting lots of lives in the way. His sole objective is to capture Drupad and avenge the insult and he cannot teach all the skills to two warriors. He was an exceptional warrior of that era even though he was a Brahmin, not a Kshatriya who were known to be good at war skills. Mahabharat is a Hindu epic that narrates the story of the struggle to establish righteousness on the throne of Hastinapura. So, he called on Dronacharya and pledged before him that he would love to help him unconditionally in the time of his need. ( Log Out /  Mahabharat Episode 58 Download free, Dronacharya makes a demand. He was seething in anger. He came to the conclusion that only by benefaction and the deeds of some great brahmin, can he achieve such a son capable of defeating and killing Drona. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Ekalavya wanted to gain the blessings of Dronacharya, who he wanted to be taught by. firm-footed or pillar), also known as Yagnasena (Sanskrit: यज्ञसेन, lit. They fought with swords then, and after a long battle, Drona struck the sword in the chest of his friend Drupad killing him. As time passed by, Dronacharya discovered the latent talent of Arjuna, among all others, and trained him meticulously. Mahabharat is an Indian television serial based on the ancient Indian epic Mahabharat. After a fierce battle, Drupad is defeated. But as per Drupada’s promise made earlier, he took away half of the Panchala kingdom and made Ashwatthama the king of that. Pissed off with such unexpected, irrational behaviour of a childhood friend, who once promised to offer him half of his kingdom, Dronacharya returned empty-handed. Moved Permanently. !Happy Friendship day to u too!! For 15 days, he was not able to kill Drupad and his sons and he became impatient and agitated. Bhishma came to know from Narad ji about the story of Amba’s penance and the rebirth in the form of Shikhandi. His capital was known as Kampilya. The people of Hastinapura had started calling him Dronacharya (Drona, the teacher) from then on. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. and karna was having his kavach and kundal during this incident. She pleads to Drona, "Hey Acharya Drona, you are my father's friend. Ekalavya and Dronacharya. Drupada (Sanskrit: द्रुपद, lit. Mahabharata, Story Of Dronacharya And Raja Drupad, Unknown Facts Of Mahabharata; श्रीमंत असो वा निर्धन कधीही मित्राचा अपमान करू नये, अन्यथा नंतर पश्चाताप करावा लागतो ... VS… There is only one detail that is wrong here - Krishna did not plan Dron's death. I have a story (again from Mahabharat :)) for this day. Drupad was not only humiliated, he lost half his kingdom to Drona. Vashudevaya Namahah! Copyright © 2015 in the name of Mrinal Rai, The Lotus of Saraswati. Test of justice [edit | edit source] There was confusion as to who should succeed Dhritirashtr, Duryodhan or Yudhishthir. When he trained all of them, he asked that in Guru-Dakshina (the ritual to give something to the teacher after the education is complete), he wanted them to capture King Drupad. The humiliation of Draupadi brought about a war between Pandavas and the Kauravas in Kurukshetra. The epic says that Dronacharya and Drupad grew up together and Drupad promised Dronacharya half his kingdom for his friendship. It says so here. Dronacharya and Drupada were disciples in the same Gurukul. I hope it is ok to post the link here than write it all over again. Powered by. He outshined everybody in all the tests and built immense focus and concentration-two abilities that won him his wife in his later years. it helped me in my homework.......A LOT! He was ridiculed more when he called King Drupada as his childhood friend. Change ). It originally aired from 16 September 2013 to 16 August 2014 on Star Plus, and in April 2020, it was re-run on Star Plus amid the nationwide lockdown due to Corona pandemic. He mocked Dronacharya by saying, “How a rich King and a poor Brahmin be friends?” He ordered the court to present him a few cows as a royal favour and send him back. Thereafter, Arjuna attacks Drupad. He came back and arranged to offer prayers to the Almighty seeking divine favor to punish Dronacharya. Drupada, however, was not so skilled; so, he used to seek Dronacharya’s help in all his tasks during their entire tenure in the Gurukul. Dronacharya knew that Karna is far superior than Arjuna, hence he denies to teach him archery lessons. They did not allow him in, because of his poor attire and dejected look. Being the closest person to my father, is it not your duty to save me?". That incident saddened the poor father in Dronacharya and he was not at peace with himself. Over a period of time, both of them became good friends. Although the Kaurava is the senior branch of the family, Duryodhana, the eldest Kaurava, is younger than Yudhisthira, the eldest Pandava. The two collateral branches of the family that participate in the struggle of the throne of Hastinapura are the Kaurava and the Pandava. He cursed his fate and took a promise to take revenge on Drupada at a suitable time later. So, they jumped the gun and hurriedly raised a war against the Panchala kingdom and were defeated. One day, it struck to Drupada’s mind that he must express his gratitude to Dronacharya for all his timely help in the tasks he was given at the Gurukul. When drona was about to leave Arjuna stopped him and said it was his duty to perform according to his wish. The story of the throne of Hastinapura, the kingdom ruled by the Kuru clan. Arjun requests Bheem to stop killing the innocent Panchal soldiers. Bhishma took a tough test before offering Dronacharya the new responsibility. Karna: 2, Arjun: 3. His father Drupad made him learn archery from Dronacharya. © Arun Dash, Lipsa Mayee Panda and LULLING LORES, 2018. The young Kauravas and Pandavas were being trained under the mentorship of Drona. Dronacharya, on the other hand, was the son of a saint named Bharadwaja, a poor Brahmin by birth. Mahabharat Episode 60 Download free, The war against Drupad. This unexpected loss shocks the Pandavas and they seek Krishna’s counsel. On the other hand, the lady luck did not smile at Dronacharya for quite long. He wickedly defeats them and wins their kingdom and their wife Draupadi. Duryodhana was taken as a prisoner. 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