Confusion about the names
of Draupadeyas
Empress Draupadi is one of the
most dominating ladies of Mahbharata. But unfortunately hers sons have little role
to play in the epic. All of them were slain by Ashvatthama on the night of 18th
day of war along with remaining warriors. There is confusion about the names of
her sons. Her sons of Yudhishthira, Bhima and Nakula are Prativindhya, Sutasoma
and Shatanika but name of Arjuna’s son is either Shrutakirti or Shrutakarman
and name of Sahadeva’s son Shrutasena and Shrutakarman as referred in Adiparva and
Aranyaparva of Mahabharata. English Translation by K.M.Ganguli and BORI’s
critical version do not differ.
K.M.Ganguli
|
Mbh.1.63.3184
Mbh.1.67.3547
|
Mbh.1.95.5341
Mbh.3.12.674
Mbh 10.8
10/8
|
Mbh.1.223.10874
Mbh.3.233.11829
|
BORI
|
1/57/102
|
1/90/82
3/13/65
|
1/213/72
3/224/10
|
Yudhishthir
|
Pritivindhya
|
Prativindhya
|
Prativindhya
|
Bhima
|
Sutasoma
|
Sutasoma
|
Sutasoma
|
Arjuna
|
S(h)rutakirti
|
S(h)rutakirti
|
S(h)rutakarman
|
Nakula
|
S(h)atanika
|
S(h)atanika
|
S(h)atanika
|
Sahadeva
|
S(h)rutasena
|
S(h)rutakarman
|
S(h)rutasena
|
The contradiction can only be
resolved in their tragic death at the hand of Ashvatthama in Sauptika Parva.
Name Shrutasena doesn’t appear indicating Arjuna’s son was Shrutakirti and
Sahadeva’s son Shrutakarman.
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