Arjuna

Arjuna is born to Kunti and the god Indra; his divine paternity marks him as both member of the human Kuru/Pandu line and recipient of divine favour. Throughout the Mahabharata his deeds—training under Drona, quests to acquire celestial weapons, participation in exile and the Kurukshetra War, and postwar ritual actions—constitute his role as the principal human agent in narratives that examine dharma and the human–divine relationship.

The supplied sources do not give a prolonged physical portrait; iconographically and in epithets he is associated with whiteness and brightness (name meaning 'white/clear/silver', epithet Shvetavāhana) and conventionally pictured as an exceptional archer: bearer of the celestial bow Gandiva, mounted on a (white) chariot, and often described by epithets that emphasize martial bearing (e.g., Mahābāhu).

Arjuna is famed for extraordinary skill in archery and mastery of celestial weapons, trained by the teacher Drona and described as ambidextrous (Savyasāchī) and powerful-armed (Mahābāhu). He receives divine weapons and favours from gods such as Indra and Shiva, serves as the primary interlocutor of Krishna—receiving the Bhagavad Gita and the vision of the Vishvarupa—and performs central political and ritual acts (e.g., Ashvamedha participation, performing last rites for Krishna and the Yadavas). He is also noted for abilities in arts like music and dance used during disguise.