Droṇa
Droṇa
Droṇa is a name used for more than one being and place in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
People
- Droṇācārya: the son of Bharadvāja, teacher of archery and weapons to the Kuru and Pāṇḍava princes, and a Kaurava commander in the Kurukshetra war. Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Sambhava Parva, Chapters 130–138; Mahābhārata, Sabhā Parva, Dyūta Parva and Anudyūta Parva, Chapters 60–81; Mahābhārata, Droṇa Parva, Chapters 1–16, 32–53; Mahābhārata, Droṇa Parva, Chapters 164–192; Mahābhārata, Strī Parva, Chapter 23; Mahābhārata, Āśramavāsika Parva, Chapters 3, 11, 14, 31; Mahābhārata, Svargārohaṇa Parva, Chapters 3–5; Agni Purāṇa, Chapters 13–14; Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 1, Chapters 7, 15; Skandha 3, Chapter 3; Skandha 6, Chapter 18; Skandha 8, Chapter 13; Skandha 9, Chapters 21–22; Skandha 10, Chapters 1, 49, 57, 68, 74, 82, 84
- Droṇa the Śāraṅgaka Bird: the youngest of the four śāraṅgaka bird-sons of Mandapāla and Jaritā, whose hymn to Agni saved the nest from the Khāṇḍava fire. Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapters 231–232
Named in passing
- Droṇa the Vasu: the chief of the Vasus, who with his wife Dharā (elsewhere called Abhimatī) asked Brahmā for bhakti for Śrī Hari and was born on earth as Nanda; told in Nanda. Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 6, Chapter 6; Skandha 10, Chapter 8
- Droṇa, the mountain: one of the twenty-seven mountains of Bhārata khaṇḍa; told in Bhārata Varsha. Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 5, Chapter 19