Bhagavad Gita · Mahabharata Codex

Arjuna

अर्जुन · arjuna

Third of the five Pandava brothers; the greatest archer of his time

The finest warrior on the field puts down his bow before the first arrow is shot.

Arjuna is the third son of Kunti and Pandu, fathered by the god Indra. He was Drona's favourite student and became an archer without equal. He has spent thirteen years in exile waiting for this war. Yet when he asks Krishna to drive him between the armies and sees his grandfather, his teacher and his cousins facing him, his courage fails. The whole of the Gita is Krishna's answer to that moment.