Arjuna

[ ahr-juh-nuh; Sanskrit uhr-joo-nuh ]
/ ˈɑr dʒə nə; Sanskrit ˈʌr dʒʊ nə /

noun Hinduism.

the chief hero of the Bhagavad-Gita, befriended by Krishna, who appears as his charioteer and advises him on duty and the immortality of the soul.

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Arjuna
/ (ˈɑːdʒʊnə) /

noun Hindu myth

the most important of the five princes in the Mahabharata. Krishna served as his charioteer in the battle with the Kauravas
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