Mahabharata
महाभारत
The Sanskrit epic centred on the Kuru dynasty, dharma, kinship, and war.
Sørensen, An Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
Artistic representation · not a historical depiction
Epic character · Pan-Indian
Draupadi
द्रौपदी
Daughter of Drupada
Sanskrit · Pan-Indian
A Mahabharata name carrying fierce questions of dignity and justice.
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The story behind the name
Who is behind this name?
- Character
- Draupadi
- Source
- Mahabharata
- Role
- Queen shared by the five Pandavas
Draupadi is a central Mahabharata figure whose humiliation, questions, vows, and political presence shape the epic’s course.
A Mahabharata name carrying fierce questions of dignity and justice.
Interpretations and spellings may vary across editions, languages, regions, and living traditions.
Source trail
Where this story appears
Sanskrit · Devanagari
Editorial method
Source reviewed.
Entries keep common spellings beside scholarly transliterations and native scripts. The archive grows source by source and never presents itself as exhaustive.