Draupadi mahabharat biography sample

Character in the Hindu epic Mahabharata

For other uses, see Draupadi (disambiguation).

"Panchali", "Sairandhri", "Yajnaseni" and “Krishna” redirect here. For other uses, see Panchali (disambiguation), Sairandhri (disambiguation), Yajnaseni (disambiguation) and Krishna (disambiguation)

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 epicMahabharata, and the wife of the five Pandava brothers—Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sahadeva.^[1] She is noted for her beauty, courage and polyandrous marriage.^[2]

In the Mahabharata, Draupadi and her twin brother, Dhrishtadyumna, were born from a yajna (fire sacrifice) organized by King Drupada of Panchala.

Arjuna won her hand in marriage, but she had to marry the five brothers because of her mother-in-law's misunderstanding. Later, she Draupadi: The Fiery Queen of the Pandavas - WHY HINDU JACOH