12-11-2005, 12:18 PM
>descended from Drona (Vishwamitra gotra)
droNa is not vishvAmitra gotra: He is A~Ngirasa gotra, shardavata bhAradvAja pravara.
The bhAradvAjas are famous martial brAhmaNas right from the R^igveda where they have the yuddha sUktaM.
vishvAmitras are kShatriyas later turned brAhmaNas. They were the founders of one of the famous martial traditions of dhanurveda.
droNa is not vishvAmitra gotra: He is A~Ngirasa gotra, shardavata bhAradvAja pravara.
The bhAradvAjas are famous martial brAhmaNas right from the R^igveda where they have the yuddha sUktaM.
vishvAmitras are kShatriyas later turned brAhmaNas. They were the founders of one of the famous martial traditions of dhanurveda.