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Arjuna

Arjuna

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A warrior prince and skilled archer who hears spiritual teachings from Krishna in the Bhagavad-Gita
  • proper noun
  • /ɑrˈdʒuːnə/
  • Literature
: Arjuna
  • But do not grieve, Arjuna; you were born with divine attributes.
  • Arjuna and Krishna

But God is driving Arjuna's chariot, right?

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Examples

  • This is what Krishna tells the warrior Arjuna when he's hesitating the night before the great battle.

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  • Karma cannot bind him, Arjuna, for he is situated in his soul.

    Blog text (8)

  • What may be allowed for Arjuna is not allowed for all.

    Blog text (12)

  • Arjuna: What will I see when I gain wisdom from those who see the truth?

    Blog text (8)

  • On the strength of this wisdom, arise and stand firm, Arjuna.

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  • Degraded in this way, Arjuna, they fail to reach me and fall lower still.

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  • I have described the divine at length, Arjuna; now listen while I describe the demonic.

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  • Arjuna, in the Bhagavad Gita, is in no doubt on the question.

    Academic text (2001)

  • All that is necessary is to abandon oneself to divine providence, just as Krishna urged Arjuna to enter the battle of life resolute, yet divinely indifferent to results.

    Academic text (1995)

  • In the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna imparts his wisdom to the warrior Arjuna as he faces a moral crisis on the battlefield.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Arjuna comes from the Sanskrit word arjuna, which means 'bright' or 'silver'. So the hero Arjuna in the Bhagavad-Gita is seen as a shining, clear-eyed warrior and a noble, skilled archer.