   arjuna (pronounced  in classical sanskrit) was the 3rd of the pandava brothers. he is considered as the protagonist of the mahabharata with krishna and plays a key role in the bhagavad gita. he was married multiple times, to draupadi, subhadra (krishna's sister), ulupi, and chitrangada. his children included srutakarma, iravan, babruvahana, and abhimanyu. == etymology and other names == the name means "bright" or "shining" (lit. "bright" or "silver" (cf. latin argentum)).http://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/monier/ the mahabharata refers to arjuna by twelve different names. in the story, these names are given when prince uttara of matsya asks arjuna to prove his identity. the first ten names are spoken by arjuna himself, while the name "kapi dhwaja" is also used to refer to his chariot, the "nandi ghosha" the names and their meanings are as follow:. * arjuna - shining or famous like silver * phalguni - one born on the star of phalguna * jishnu - conqueror of enemies * kiriti - one who wears the celestial diadem, kiriti, presented by indra * shwetavahana - one with white horses mounted to his chariot * bhibatsu - one who always fig
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