Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.1029

c5.1029

2) Education and Marriage. Droṇa learned the art of using weapons from his father and the hermit Agniveśa. Drupada the prince of Pāñcāla was the fellow student of Droṇa. They became great friends. On completion of education Drupada returned to Pāñcāla. Droṇa married Kṛpī the daughter of Śaradvān. A son was born to them. At his birth the child neighed like the horse Uccaiḥśravas; so his parents named him Aśvatthāmā. Hearing that Paraśurāma was giving Brāhmaṇas free gift of wealth and property, Droṇa reached there. Droṇa's desire was to get Dhanurveda (the art of archery). Droṇa with his disciples went to Mahendragiri and saw Paraśurāma, who was about to enter forest giving away everything he had. Paraśurāma said, "I have given away to the Brāhmaṇas gold and everything I had. The land I had conquered is given to Kaśyapa. Now there remains only my body and some weapons. You can have one of them."