Draupadi
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Draupadi, also referred to as Krishnā, Panchali and Yajnaseni, is one of the central characters of the ancient Sanskrit epic, the Mahabharata. Born from a yajna conducted by King Drupada of Panchala,
Depiction of Draupadi in the Kuru court by Raja Ravi Varma, c. 1888-90
A 1940s print depicting the birth of Draupadi from the fire sacrifice
A scene from Draupadi's Svayamvara: Draupadi looks on as Arjuna aims at the eye of the fish, Kalighat painting.
The Pandava brothers—Yudhishthira (centre), Bhima (bottom left), Arjuna (bottom right), Nakula and Sahadeva (both standing beside the throne)—with their common consort, Draupadi. Raja Ravi Varma Press lithograph.
Arjuna
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Arjuna is one of the central characters of the ancient Hindu epic Mahabharata. He is the third oldest of the five Pandava brothers and is widely recognised as the most distinguished among them. He is
Draupadi
…conducted by King Drupada of Panchala, she is the princess of the Panchala Kingdom and the common wife of the five Pandava brothers—Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sahadeva—in a polyandrous marriage sanctioned by divine prophecy and narratives of her previous lives. Attested as a partial incarnation…
A statue of Arjuna in Bali
The Trial of the Princes by Nandalal Bose, depicting the toy-bird episode; Arjuna and Drona are in the center
Arjuna piercing the eye of the fish as depicted in Chennakesava Temple.
Illustration of Draupadi garlanding Arjuna, c. 1899