Arjuna
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Arjuna is one of the central characters of the ancient Hindu epic Mahabharata. He is the third oldest of the five Pandava brothers and is widely recognised as the most distinguished among them. He is
A statue of Arjuna in Bali
The Trial of the Princes by Nandalal Bose, depicting the toy-bird episode; Arjuna and Drona are in the center
Arjuna piercing the eye of the fish as depicted in Chennakesava Temple.
Illustration of Draupadi garlanding Arjuna, c. 1899
Abhimanyu
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Abhimanyu is a character in the ancient Hindu epic Mahābhārata. He was a young and valiant warrior of the Kuru lineage, born to Arjuna—the third Pandava brother—and Subhadra—a Vrishni princess. He was
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…alliances with three princesses: Ulupi, Chitrangada, and Subhadra. From these unions, he fathered four sons: Shrutakarma, Iravan, Babhruvahana and Abhimanyu. Arjuna plays a major role in establishing his elder brother Yudhishthira’s sovereignty, subduing numerous kingdoms and setting fire to the forest of…
Abhimanyu fighting with a chariot wheel after his weapons were shattered by enemy troops, illustration by Pratap Mullick, c. 1970
Abhimanyu consoling Uttarā before leaving for the Kurukshetra War, 20th-century print
Abhimanyu (center, in golden armour) battles the Kaurava warrior Dushasana inside the chakravyuha, painting from a manuscript of the Mahabharata, c 1803
Abimanyu wayang (puppetry) figures in Indonesian culture