Arjuna, also known as Partha and Dhananjaya, is a character of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. In the epic he is the third of five Pandava brothers, from the lineage of the Kuru. In the Mahabharata War, Arjuna was a key warrior from the Pandava side and killed many warriors. Before the beginning of the war, his mentor Krishna gave him the supreme knowledge of the Bhagavad Gita to overcome his moral dilemmas. Arjuna was the son of Kunti, the wife of Kuru King Pandu, and the god Indra, who fathered him due to Pandu's curse. Arjuna was the main protagonist of Mahabharata. In the Mahabharata, Arjuna is depicted as a skilled archer from an early age, as a student who earns the favor of his preceptor Drona, as the primary adversary of Kauravas, and the betrothed of Draupadi, who became the common wife of the Pandavas. Arjuna is twice exiled, first for breaking a pact with his brothers, and again with his brothers after his oldest brother is tricked into gambling away the throne. During his first exile, Arjuna married Ulupi, Chitrāngadā and Subhadra. From his four wives, Arjuna had four sons, one from each wife — Shrutakarma, Iravan, Babhruvahana and Abhimanyu. During his second exile, Arjuna gained many celestial weapons. Despite being a warrior, Arjuna also possessed skills in music and dance. At the end of the epic the Pandavas, accompanied by Draupadi, retire to the Himalayas, where everyone in time passes away to arrive in Heaven.

महाभारत के मुख्य पात्र हैं। इंद्रदेव एवं कुन्ती के पुत्र थे। पांडवों में तीसरे स्थान पर थे । महाराज पांडु इनके आध्यात्मिक पिता थे। कृष्ण और बलराम की बहन सुभद्रा, नाग कन्या उलूपी, पांचाल नरेश द्रुपद की पुत्री द्रौपदी और मणिपुर नरेश की पुत्री चित्रांगदा इनकी पत्नियाँ थीं। इनके भाई क्रमशः कर्ण, युधिष्ठिर, भीमसेन, नकुल, सहदेव।