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Fictional character
Arjuna
A statue of Arjuna in Bali
Personal Information
Gender
Male
Title
Gandivadhari
Affiliation
Kaunteya
Indradevputra
Pandavas
Weapon
Bow and arrow
Family
Parents
Indra (father)
Kunti (mother)
Pandu (adoptive father)
Madri (step-mother)
Brothers (Kunti)
Karna by Surya
Yudhishthira by Dharmaraja
Bhima by Vayu
Nakula by Nasatya
Sahadeva by Darsa
Brothers (Indra)
Vali by Indra
Spouse
Draupadi
Ulupi
Chitrangada
Subhadra
Children
Iravan by Ulupi
Babruvahana by Chitrangada
Abhimanyu by Subhadra
Shrutakarma by Draupadi
Relatives
Kauravas (paternal cousins)
Krishna (maternal cousin)
Balarama (maternal cousin)
Arjuna (Sanskrit: अर्जुन, IAST: Arjuna), also known as Partha and Dhananjaya, was an ancient Indian prince of the Kuru Kingdom discussed in the epic, Mahabharata. He was the third of five Pandava brothers, from the lineage of the Kuru. In the Mahabharata War, Arjuna was a key warrior from the Pandava side in the battle of Kurukshetra. Before the beginning of the war, his mentor Krishna gave him the supreme knowledge of the Bhagavad Gita to overcome his moral dilemmas.[1] Arjuna was the son of Kunti, the wife of Kuru King Pandu, and the god Indra, who fathered him due to Pandu's curse. In the Mahabharata, Arjuna is depicted as a skilled archer from an early age, as a student who earns the favor of his preceptor Drona, as the primary adversary of Kauravas, and the betrothed of Draupadi, who became the common wife of the Pandavas. Arjuna is twice exiled, first for breaking a pact with his brothers, and again with his brothers after his oldest brother is tricked into gambling away the throne. During his first exile, Arjuna married Ulupi, Chitrāngadā and Subhadra. From his four wives, Arjuna had four sons, one from each wife — Shrutakarma, Iravan, Babhruvahana and Abhimanyu. During his second exile, Arjuna gained many celestial weapons. Apart from being a warrior, Arjuna also possessed skills in music and dance. At the end of the epic the Pandavas, accompanied by Draupadi, retire to the Himalayas, where everyone in time passes away to arrive in heaven.
^Davis, Richard H. (26 October 2014). The Bhagavad Gita. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-13996-8. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
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