1. The Purpose
Name :Riddhi Maru
Semester : 1
Batch : 2016-2018
Roll No : 29
Paper no : 4
Emil id : riddhimaru27@gmail.com
Presenation Topic : characters of
Drona
Submitted To : M.K.Bhavnagar
University-
2. Introducation
In the epic Mahabharata, Drona
or Dronacharya or guru Drona was the
royal preceptor to the Kauravas and
Pandavas and incarnation of Brahma;
an avatar of Brihaspati. He was the
son of Rishi Bharadwaja and a
descendant of the sage Angirasa. He
was a master of advanced military
arts, including the divine Weapons or
Astras.
3. As a Teacher
One day , he saw a number of
young boys, the Kauravas and Pandavas
gathered around a well. He asked them
what the matter was; and Yudhisthira,
the eldest, replied that their ball had
fallen into the well and they did not know
how to retrieve it. Drona laughed, and
mildly rebuked the princes for being
helpless over such a plain problem.
Yudhisthira replied that if he ,the brahmin
, could retrieve their ball, the king of
Hastinapure would provide all the basic
necessities to him for life.
4. Drona first threw in a ring of his
collected some grass blades, and
uttered mystical vedic chants ,He then
threw the blades into the well one after
another ,like spcars. The first blade
stuck to the ball, and the second stuck
to the first, and so on , forming a
chain. Drona gently pulled the ball out
with this rope of grass.
5. Arjuna, the Favourite pupil
When Arjuna, inspired by his brother
Bhima’s nocturnal eating , Mastered archery
in absolute darkness, Drona, Drona was
moved. Drona was greatly impressed by
Arjuna concentration ,determination, and
drive, and Promised him that he would
become the greatest archer on earth. Drona
gave Arjuna special knowledge of the divine
Astra’s.
Drona was Partical especially to
Arjuna and Ashwatthama. Drona dearly loved
his son Ashwatthama, and as a guru, he
loved Arjuna more than anyone.
6. Sword of Drona
Drona held the invincible sword of lord
Brahma. Bhishma once told the story of this
sword to pandava prince Nakula. This sword
was the primordial weapon created by the
gods for the destruction of evil. The name of
the sword was Asi, personification and the
primary energy behind all the weapons ever
created. As per Bhishma, the constellation
under which the sword was born is called
krittika, Agni is its deity, Rohini is its Gotra,
Rudra is its high precoeptor and whoever
holds this weapon obtains sure victory.
