Drupada
| Drupada | |
|---|---|
an 18th-century Kangra painting of Drupada with the Pandavas | |
| Information | |
| Weapon | Gada, Bow and Arrow |
| Family | Prishata (father) Suchitra (brother) |
| Spouse | Prishati (chief queen) |
| Children | Dhrishtadyumna, Shikhandi, Satyajita, Uttamaujas, Yudhamanyu and 6 other sons Draupadi (daughter) |
Drupada (Sanskrit: द्रुपद, lit. 'firm footed or pillar'), also known as Yajnasena (Sanskrit: यज्ञसेन, lit. 'he whose army is sacrificial', IAST: Yajñasena), is the king of the southern part of Panchala Kingdom, in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. He is the father of Draupadi, the epic's lead female character. In the Kurukshetra War as the head of 1 akshauhini army, Drupada fought from the side of his sons-in-law, the Pandavas, and was killed by his childhood friend and rival, Drona.