Arjuna
deity earth Hindu single tradition · 3
Stub entity — referenced by another entity from source #408 but not yet directly extracted from its own source.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Central hero of the Mahabharata epic.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Pururavas, Jayanta, Madhavi, Rishyashringa, Vibhandaka, Urvaśī, Kaśyapa, Vayu, dharma, Ashwini Kumaras
- parent of
- Irāvān
- sibling of
- Yudhishthira, Nakula, Sahadeva, Bhima
- allied with
- Ulupi
- student of
- Chitrasena, Krishna, Drona
- enemy of
- Dhata, Ashvasena, Chitraratha
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Arjuna, a prince belonging to Chandravamsha and the spiritual son of Indra, comes to heaven to learn under Gandharva Chitrasena. Urvashi becomes attracted to him...an enraged Urvashi curses him to be destitute of his manhood”
#8150 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Following Yudhishthira’s birth, Pandu’s desire for more sons grew. He urged Kunti to invoke her boon again, leading to Bhima’s birth from Vayu and Arjuna’s from Indra.”
#39465 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001