Yajnaseni (novel)

Yajnaseni
English language version published September 1, 1995 by Rupa Publishers
AuthorPratibha Ray
LanguageOdia
GenreNovel
Publication placeIndia
Media typePrint
AwardsMoortidevi Award 1991(by Jnanpith) Sarala Award

Yajnaseni: the story of Draupadi is a 1984 Odia language novel by Pratibha Ray. The story revolves around Draupadi from the famous epic Mahabharatha. The word Yajnaseni means a woman born out of fire. The book has been translated into various languages, including English, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Assamese, Bengali, Nepal and Hungarian.

This novel has been rendered into a theatrical play in Nepali by Suman Pokhrel.