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Mahabharati - the virtuous wife of great descendants of Bharata (Pandavas).Nityayuvani ( Nityayuvanī) – 'one who remains young forever and never becomes old'.Both Parshati and Prishati are derived from Prishata, Drupada's father. Parshati ( Parṣatī) – 'granddaughter of Prishata', or 'daughter of Prishati'.This pseudonym was assumed by Draupadi during her incognito life. Sairandhri ( Sairandhrī) – 'an expert maid'.Drupadakanya ( Drupadakanyā) – 'the daughter of Drupada'.The former meaning is derived from Yajnasena ('he whose army is sacrificial'), another name of Drupada. Yajnaseni ( Yajñasenī) – 'daughter of Yajnasena' or 'one born from a Yajña or sacrificial fire'.Panchali ( Pāñcālī) – 'one from Panchala'.Krishnaa ( Kṛṣṇā) – 'one who has a dark complexion'.Some of her other names and epithets are as follows: Like other epic characters, she is referred to by multiple names in the Mahabharata. The word Draupadī ('daughter of Drupada') is a patronymic, derived from the word Drupada, which means 'pillar'. In some parts of the sub-continent, a sect of Draupadi exists, where she is worshipped as a goddess. In Hinduism, she is extolled as one of the panchakanya ("five virgins"), archetypes of female chastity whose names are believed to dispel sin when recited. Because of her partiality towards Arjuna, Draupadi was the first one to fall on the way.ĭraupadi's story has been an inspiration for various arts and performances. At the end of the epic, Pandavas and Draupadi retired to the Himalayas and walked to heaven. After the Kurukshetra War, her humiliation was avenged, but she lost her father, brothers and her five children. Kichaka, the general of the kingdom, who was also the brother of Sudeshna, tried to molest her, but was killed by Bhima. For incognito, Draupadi disguised herself as a maid and served Sudeshna, queen of Matsya.

During this time, many men including Jayadratha tried to harass her.

Later, she and her husbands were exiled for 13 years with the last year being incognito. The Kaurava prince Dushasana tried to disrobe her but the divine intervention of the god Krishna saved her honour. After Yudhishthira lost Draupadi in the game, she was humiliated by the Kauravas and abused by Karna. Once, Duryodhana, the cousin of the Pandavas and the chief of the Kaurava brothers, invited him to play a gambling game in Hastinapur out of envy.

She had five sons, one from each Pandava, who were collectively addressed as the Upapandavas. Later, Yudhishthira performed the Rajasuya ritual and achieved the status of the emperor, and she became the queen of Indraprastha. Arjuna won her hand in marriage, but she married the five brothers because of her mother-in-law's misunderstanding. She is described to be the most beautiful woman of her time and was prophesied to bring the end of many warriors.ĭraupadi and her brother, Dhrishtadyumna, were born from a yajna (fire sacrifice) organized by King Drupada of Panchala. She was the common wife of the five Pandava brothers- Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva. Draupadi ( Sanskrit: द्रौपदी, romanized: draupadī, lit.'Daughter of Drupada'), also referred to as Krishnaa, Panchali and Yajnaseni, is the heroine of the Hindu epic, Mahabharata.