[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c5.766 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.766 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.766 - **Language:** English ### [c5.766](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.766) As Drupada was not powerful to wreak vengeance on Droṇa, he performed a sacrifice to obtain a son who could take revenge on Droṇa and regain his lost prestige. A son and a daughter were born from the sacrificial fire. The son was named Dhrṣṭadyumna. The daughter grew up and became the famous Pāñcālī.² (M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 166). (For more particulars see under ‘Pāñcālī’ Para 2). - [Previous: c5.765](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.765) - [Next: c5.767](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.767) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.766](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.766) · Pramāṇa