page_title: Ekalavya
section_title: Self-training
hierarchical_section_title: Ekalavya / Early life / Self-training
caption_attribution_description: Mahabharata. Published by Geeta Press] in [Gorakhpur . Written in Hindi. Classifications Library of Congress PK3631 A22 G6 ID Numbers Open Library OL23365037M Internet Archive mahabharata01ramauoft
context_page_description: Ekalavya is a character from the epic The Mahābhārata. He was a young prince of the Nishadha, a confederation of jungle tribes in Ancient India.
  Eklavya is called as one of the foremost of kings in the Rajasuya Yagya where he honours Yudhishthira by offering shoes with respect. Though he didn't have his right thumb, he was noted as a very powerful archer and warrior. He was killed by Shri Krishna when he tried to attack Dwaraka and the Yadavas.
context_section_description: In the Mahabharata, Ekalavya was the son of Hiranyadhanus, who was the chief of Bheel tribe , known to be forest dwelling hunters . He served under King Jarasandha's army as General. Ekalavya was hurt when he was rejected by Dronacharya because of an old tradition where the brahmin guru was not allowed to teach shudras or adivasi. Ekalavya still didn't give up on his resolute will to master archery. He once stayed hidden in the forest while guru Drona was teaching the Kaurava and Pandava brothers, after they left for the ashram, Ekalavya collected the mud on which his Guru walked, as a symbolic gesture of want to follow his knowledge and foot steps, later he went into the forest and made a statue of Drona under a big old well grown tree. He began a disciplined program of self-study over many years. He accepted the statue as his guru and practiced in front of it every single day.
caption: Princes surprised at dog
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