Gender Masculine
Usage Hinduism
Scripts अर्जुन(Sanskrit)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈɐɾ.d͡ʑu.n̪ɐ/(Sanskrit)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "white, clear" in Sanskrit. In the Hindu epic the Mahabharata this is the name of one of the five Pandavas, the sons of Pandu. He was actually fathered by the god Indra and Pandu's wife Kunti. Arjuna was known as a skilled archer.

The Bhagavad Gita (a part of the Mahabharata) takes the form of a philosophical dialogue between Arjuna and Krishna.

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Other Languages & CulturesArjun(Bengali) Arjun(Gujarati) Arjun(Hindi) Arjun(Kannada) Arjun(Malayalam) Arjun(Marathi) Arjun(Nepali) Arjun(Tamil) Arjun(Telugu)

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Entry updated December 1, 2024