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    1) Drona, a poor Brahmin, had studied with the prince of Drupada in his youth but was later rejected by the king. He vowed vengeance and became a teacher to the Kuru princes. 2) Under Drona's tutelage, the princes became skilled warriors, with Arjuna and Bhima excelling. Drona led the princes in defeating Drupada, taking half his kingdom. 3) At a tournament to showcase the princes' skills, Karna challenged Arjuna but was revealed to be of low birth, so the duel did not occur. Duryodhana befriended Karna as an ally against the Pand

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    1) Drona, a poor Brahmin, had studied with the prince of Drupada in his youth but was later rejected by the king. He vowed vengeance and became a teacher to the Kuru princes. 2) Under Drona's tutelage, the princes became skilled warriors, with Arjuna and Bhima excelling. Drona led the princes in defeating Drupada, taking half his kingdom. 3) At a tournament to showcase the princes' skills, Karna challenged Arjuna but was revealed to be of low birth, so the duel did not occur. Duryodhana befriended Karna as an ally against the Pand

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    1) Drona, a poor Brahmin, had studied with the prince of Drupada in his youth but was later rejected by the king. He vowed vengeance and became a teacher to the Kuru princes. 2) Under Drona's tutelage, the princes became skilled warriors, with Arjuna and Bhima excelling. Drona led the princes in defeating Drupada, taking half his kingdom. 3) At a tournament to showcase the princes' skills, Karna challenged Arjuna but was revealed to be of low birth, so the duel did not occur. Duryodhana befriended Karna as an ally against the Pand

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    Yuganta 13-13

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    1) Drona, a poor Brahmin, had studied with the prince of Drupada in his youth but was later rejected by the king. He vowed vengeance and became a teacher to the Kuru princes. 2) Under Drona's tutelage, the princes became skilled warriors, with Arjuna and Bhima excelling. Drona led the princes in defeating Drupada, taking half his kingdom. 3) At a tournament to showcase the princes' skills, Karna challenged Arjuna but was revealed to be of low birth, so the duel did not occur. Duryodhana befriended Karna as an ally against the Pand

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    wife’s brother, who was the hereditary teacher of the Kurus.

    As a boy Drona had studied


    in an ashrama where the prince of Drupada was also studying. Years later, when the
    prince had become king, Drona went to his court, claiming boyhood friendship. Drupada
    spurned him, saying that friendship could be only between equals and a poor Brahmin
    could never claim friendship but only patronage. Drona, in his turn, rejected patronage
    and left Drupada’s court vowing vengeance. He found employment at the Hastinapura
    court.
    Under Drona, all the princes became adept at arms but Pandu’s sons, especially Arjuna
    and Bhima, proved themselves better than the others. Arjuna excelled in archery, Bhima
    in wielding the mace.
    When the boys’ education was finished Drona asked his pupils to march on Drupada.
    Drupada was defeated and Arjuna brought him bound to Drona. Drona took away half
    Drupada’s kingdom and released him, saying “Now we are equals.” Drupada in turn
    performed a great sacrifice and got from the god of fire a girl, Krishna — Draupadi, and a
    boy Dhrishtadyumna, born to kill Drona
    To show off the skill of his pupils Drona arranged a tournament. Dhritarashtra,
    Bhishma, Vidura, Gandhari, Kunti and the whole court were present. All were surprised
    and satisfied at the skills of the princes. At this time, Karna suddenly came uninvited,
    showed his skill before the assembled company, and challenged Arjuna to a fight. This
    fight did not take place as Karna was discovered to be base born, being the son of
    Adhiratha, the suta. Duryodhana, eager to secure a strong ally against the Pandavas,
    vowed eternal friendship to Karna. On this occasion for the first time Kunti saw and re-
    cognised the son she had abandoned.
    After this exhibition, the Pandavas’ name was on everybody’s lips, and there was a
    talk of Dharma’s being crowned king. Duryodhana was alarmed at this and in
    consultation with his father, contrived to send the Pandavas to Varanavata, a distant town
    on the border of the kingdom. He had Purochana build a combustible palace at the city,
    where the Pandavas were to live for one year. The Pandavas got wise to the plot and
    turned the tables by escaping through a tunnel and burning the house with Purochana and
    six other people in it. Everybody thought that Pandavas with their mother had been
    burned to death and there was much mourning at the Kaurava court. In the meanwhile
    Pandavas escaped, kept themselves incognito for fear of the Kauravas, and reached
    Drupada’s capital on the day when he was holding a svayamvara for princess Draupadi.
    Among the kings invited for the svayamvara were Duryodhana, with his brothers and
    Karna, also Krishna, his elder brother Balarama and other Yadavas who belonged to
    Kunti’s father’s house. The Pandavas, disguised as Brahmins, sat among the Brahmins.
    The condition of marriage was a difficult feat of archery. Nobody could accomplish it.
    Then Arjuna rose, performed it and obtained Draupadi. Draupadi was married to all the
    five Pandava princes. The powerful Yadavas came in large numbers with rich gifts to
    attend the marriage. The Pandavas had returned from death, and had gained strong allies.
    Bhishma advised Dhritarashtra to invite the Pandavas to Hastinapura to give them half
    the kingdom. Dhritarashtra agreed to give them a half share of the kingdom, the distant
    town of Indraprastha with the land around it, while he kept Hastinapura, the hereditary
    capital, for himself and his sons.

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