[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) › c5.769 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.769 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.769 - **Language:** English ### [c5.769](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.769) The news that Dhrṣṭadyumna was born to kill Droṇa spread everywhere. The Broad-minded Droṇa did not seem to mind this news. Droṇa took Dhrṣṭadyumna to his house, with the permission of Drupada and gave him training in the wielding of weapons. He believed that God’s will could not be thwarted. After he had learned archery Dhrṣṭadyumna returned to his kingdom. Next, we see Dhrṣṭadyumna at the svayaṃvara (marriage) of Pāñcālī. Several kings arrived from various countries on that occasion. When the auspicious moment came, Dhrṣṭadyumna brought Pāñcālī to the nuptial dais. He proclaimed the rules and conditions that the competitors of Svayaṃvara had to observe. After that he conversed with each king who was present. In the Svayaṃvara Pāñcālī accepted Arjuna. The Pāṇḍavas and Pāñcālī were given the Kumbhakāra mandira (the Palace of Kumbhakāra) which stood in the city of Drupada, to stay for that night. Though the Pāṇḍavas were in the guise of Brāhmaṇas, Dhrṣṭadyumna had his own doubts about their identity. - [Previous: c5.768](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.768) - [Next: c5.770](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.770) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.769](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.769) · Pramāṇa