It is often said that woman is weak and helpless. But when the Pandavas had lost their kingdom and Dhritarashtra granted her a boon, Draupadi got the kingdom back for her husbands. When Yudhishthira lost her at dice, Draupadi boldly asked – "Did he lose himself first or me? If he staked himself first and lost, had he authority over me?" No one in that full royal court, not even great scholars, could answer her.

Once provoked, Draupadi became the symbol of woman’s strength and power. She rebuked the court – "When Drona and Bheeshma and others also sit dumb like this, this is no court." She vowed that she would plait her hair only after Dusshasana was killed. She cursed Duryodhana and his brothers. When Keechaka teased her, Yudhishthira tried to pacify her. But she fanned the fire of Bheema’s anger, and burnt Keechaka in it.

After twelve years of life in the forest and one year in disguise, Yudhishthira said, "Let there be no war which kills elders and relations and thousands of others. If Duryodhana gives just five villages, it is enough." Even Bheema was soft. But Draupadi spoke words of file – "If you people do no fight I will make my father, brother, Abhimanyu and the Upa- Pandavas fight with the Kauravas." She tied up her hair only after Dusshasana lay in blood.