Drupada

[John Smith]

On Mon, 28 Sep 1998, Dominique.Thillaud wrote:

> Dear list members,
>         For which reason Drupada has such a name? Could be he a lame (a
> staff being the wooden leg)? More precisely, could be a link between
> Pancalas and pangu? Are the people of Pancalas a people of smithes?
> (smithes are frequently lame).
>         In a same way, who is the God worshipped by smithes?

I don't remember ever coming across any explanation of Drupada's name. But
in fact drupada- doesn't seem to be used to mean "staff" or "wooden leg"
-- apart from the Pancala king's name, the only meaning MW gives is
pillar/sacrificial post, with some Vedic refs.

John Smith

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