Drupada performed a great sacrifice seeking vengeance against Drona. From the fire emerged Dhrishtadyumna, destined to slay Drona, and Draupadi, destined to cause the destruction of the Kshatriyas.
Drona and Drupada were childhood friends who studied together under Bharadvaja, but when the impoverished Drona sought Drupada's help, the king humiliated him, denying their friendship. Drona used his students the Pandavas to conquer half of Drupada's kingdom in revenge, and Drupada performed a fire sacrifice to beget a son fated to kill Drona.
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