Draupadi

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Draupadi is a central heroine of the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned as the shared wife of the five Pandava brothers and a symbol of dignity, resilience, and righteous anger.

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Draupadi canonical 22

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu mythological figure
epic heroine
mythological character
appearsIn Mahabharata
associatedWith Kurukshetra War
Panchala
surface form: Panchala kingdom

Pandavas
birthPlace Panchala
causeOfHumiliation dice game at Hastinapura
culturalReception feminist icon in modern interpretations
exileAssociatedWith Pandavas’ 1-year incognito exile
Pandavas’ 12-year forest exile
father Drupada
gender female
humiliatedBy Duryodhana
Dushasana
husbandOrderRule each Pandava to spend a year with her in turn
incognitoName Sairandhri
incognitoService maid to Queen Sudeshna of Virata
languageOfPrimarySources Sanskrit
literaryRole catalyst for the Kurukshetra War
maritalStatus polyandrous marriage
marriageEvent Swayamvara of Draupadi
mother Prishati
otherName Krishnaa
Yajnaseni
surface form: Panchali

Yajnaseni
protectedBy Krishna
religion Hinduism
sibling Dhrishtadyumna
Shikhandi
son Prativindhya
Satanika
Srutakarma
Srutasena
Sutasoma
sonsKilledBy Ashwatthama
spouse Arjuna
Bhima
Nakula
Sahadeva
Yudhishthira
symbolOf dignity
resilience
righteous anger
transgressionIncident Arjuna entering Yudhishthira’s chamber during Yudhishthira’s year
virtue devotion to husbands
steadfastness in dharma
vow to not tie her hair until Dushasana’s blood was applied to it

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Mahabharata mainCharacters Draupadi
Arjuna spouse Draupadi
Pandavas spouseCollective Draupadi
Iravan associatedWith Draupadi
Dhananjaya spouse Draupadi
Prativindhya mother Draupadi
Yudhishthira spouse Draupadi
Bhima spouse Draupadi
Nakula spouse Draupadi
Stri Parva featuresCharacter Draupadi
Babruvahana relative Draupadi
Srutakarma childOf Draupadi
Abhimanyu relative Draupadi
Mahasweta Devi notableWork Draupadi
Therukoothu associatedDeity Draupadi
Parva characterFocus Draupadi