Guru Dronacharya and buttoo (Ekalavya) is a famous story of Mahabharata era. Drona was very legendry and illustrious teacher. He taught only for princes and they become masters of all the arts which related to the warfare.

When Buttoo requested Drona to teach archery, Drona refused to teach as it was restricted to the royal princes. So Butto embarks upon an idea of self study. He installed the clay statue of Drona and able to gain the level of skill equivalent to that of Arjuna.

Once Butto was very much disturbed by barking dog. Furious Butto filled the mouth of the dog with seven arrows in fast succession. By seeing his talent Drona recalled Aijuna’s claim that he would allow no other pupil to be the equivalent of Arjuna.

As a matter of promise, Drona asked him to give his right thumb, Buttoo, however, cheerfully and without any hesitation severed his right thumb and offered it to Drona. And took an oath of not to shoot hereafter. Drona accepted his Gurudakshina. Drona purposely asked his right-thumb so that Buttoo has to loose his ability to pursue archery. This poem personifies the noblest human qualities of Buttoo towards his master Dronacharya.