A brahmin teacher from Mahabharata epic who taught weaponry and warfare to the royalty at Hastinapur; father of Ashwathama

The preceptor of the Pandava and Kaurava princes in the arts of war; especially archery. He was the son of the sage Bharadvaja

A powerful brahmana who became expert in military arts. He was the military guru of both the Pandavas and the Kurus.

(or Dronacharya) The militarily-expert court sage (guru) to the Kauravas and the Pandavas

In the epic Mahabharata, Drona (Sanskrit: द्रोण, droNa) or Dronacharya (द्रोणाचार्य, droNāchārya) is the royal guru to the Kauravas and the Pandavas. He was a master of advanced military arts, including the devastras. Arjuna was his favorite student.