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Drona meaning
The royal guru to Kauravas and Pandavas in Mahabharata.
Example sentences (6)
On asked by Drona, Yudhishthira proclaimed Ashwathama Hatahath, naro va Kunjaro va i.e. Ashwathama had died but he was nor sure whether it was a Drona's son or an elephant.
All three students of Parashurama - Bhishma, Drona and Karna fought on the Kaurava side (for different reasons) and were killed by unfair tricks.
Krishna knew that Yudhishthira would never tell a lie, so he devised a clever ploy so that Yudhishthira wouldn't lie and at the same time Drona would be convinced of his son's death.
Mahabharata, Book VII: Drona Parva, Section 20. Krishna even carries the image of Garuda on his banner.
Pandavas started shouting that Ashwatthama was dead but Drona refused to believe them saying he would believe it only if he heard it from Yudhishthira.
This becomes crucial as Drona later became the guru to both the Pandavas and the Kauravas who fought against each other in the Kurukshetra War.