Gudākesha (गुडाकेश) – one who has conquered sleep (the lord of sleep, Gudaka+isha) or one who has abundant hair ( Guda-kesha), like an ascete keshin.Dhanañjaya (धनञ्जय) – one who conquered wealth and gold.
He is known by many other names, such as: Arjuna was the fourth one to fall on the way.Īccording to Monier Monier-Williams, the word Arjuna means white, clear or silver. At the end of the epic, Pandavas, accompanied by Draupadi, retired to the Himalayas. Despite being a warrior, Arjuna was also skilled in music and dance. During his second exile, Arjuna gained many celestial weapons. From his four wives, Arjuna had four sons, one from each wife - Shrutakarma, Iravan, Babhruvahana and Abhimanyu. Some notable incidents during the first exile were Arjuna's marriages with princesses Ulupi, Chitrāngadā and Subhadra. Arjuna is twice exiled, first for breaking a pact with his brothers and secondly together with them when his oldest brother was tricked into gambling away the throne. Arjuna is depicted as a skilled archer, winning the hands of Draupadi, who married the five brothers because of Kunti's misunderstanding and Mahadeva boons. From childhood, Arjuna was a brilliant student and was favoured by his beloved teacher, Drona. Īrjuna was born when Indra, the god of rain, blessed Kunti and Pandu with a son. Before the beginning of the war, his mentor, Krishna, gave him the supreme knowledge of Bhagavad Gita to overcome his moral dilemmas. In the Mahabharata War, Arjuna was a key warrior from the Pandava side and slew many warriors including Karna and Bhisma. In the epic, he is the third among Pandavas, the five sons of Pandu.The family formed part of the royal line of the Kuru Kingdom. Lord Krishna (Maternal cousin), Balarama (Maternal Cousin), Shishupala (Maternal cousin)Īrjuna ( Sanskrit: अर्जुन, IAST: Arjuna), also known as Partha and Dhananjaya, is one of the major characters of the Indian epic Mahabharata and also appears in other ancient Hindu texts.