sons of Draupadi in the Mahabharata
Draupadeyas
The Draupadeyas are the five sons of Draupadi and the Pandava brothers, warrior characters of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. They fought as great chariot-warriors, or maharathis, in the Kurukshetra War before being killed by Ashvatthama.
The myth
Each of the five sons was born to Draupadi through a different Pandava brother, so they were half-brothers to one another. Prativindhya was Yudhishthira's son, Sutasoma Bhima's, Shatanika Nakula's, Shrutasena Sahadeva's and Shrutakarma Arjuna's. The epic credits them with their fathers' strength and ferocity, though it offers little individual characterisation.
In the Kurukshetra War they fought alongside the Pandavas and slew many enemies. Prativindhya held off Ashvatthama and rescued Yudhishthira from Drona; Sutasoma faced Shakuni; Shatanika handled battle formations. After Duryodhana fell, Ashvatthama attacked the Pandava camp at night and killed the Draupadeyas, who were asleep or defending themselves. In some versions he mistook them for the Pandavas; in others he targeted the heirs deliberately to wound the Pandavas through their lineage.
Ancient sources: The Mahabharata, the ancient Hindu epic in which they appear.