What is Arjuna?
{{Infobox character |name=Arjuna |image=Bali – Creative Crafts (2692263956).jpg |relatives=[[Karna]], [[Pandavas]],[[Vali (Ramayana)|Vali]] : (brothers) ; [[Krishna]],[[Balarama]] : (cousins) ; [[Kunti]],[[Pandu]],[[Indra]] : Parents |children=[[Srutakarma]] ( son), Pragya, Pragathi (daughters) (from [[draupadi]]), [[Abhimanyu]] (from [[subhadra]]), [[Iravan]] from ([[Ulupi]]) and [[Babruvahana]] from ([[Chitrāngadā]]) (sons). |caption=Arjuna Statue in [[Bali]] }} '''Arjuna''' is one of the characters of the Indian epic ''[[Mahabharata]]''. He plays a main role in the [[Bhagavad Gita]] alongside [[Krishna]]. Arjuna was considered a skilled [[Archery|archer]] and one of the greatest warrior at their times. He was the third of the [[Pandava]] brothers and known as '''Madhyam Pandava''' (Middle of Pandavas). He was married to [[Draupadi]], [[Ulupi]], [[Chitrāngadā]] and [[Subhadra]] (Krishna's and Balarama's sister). His children included [[Srutakarma]], [[Iravan]], [[Babruvahana]] , [[Abhimanyu]], Pragati and Pragya. Arjuna was trained in [[religion]], [[science]], [[wikt:administration|administration]] and [[military]] arts by Dronacharya.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|last=Johnson|first=W. J|title=A Dictionary of Hinduism|encyclopedia=[[Oxford Reference]]|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Oxford|year=2009|doi=10.1093/acref/9780198610250.001.0001|isbn=978-0-19-861025-0 }} {{ODNBsub}}</ref> == Battles fought at Kurukshetra by Krishna == {{main|Kurukshetra War}} Arjuna was a key Pandava warrior and played a huge role in the Pandava victory in the Kurukshetra war. Lord [[Hanuman]] stayed on Arjuna's chariot flag. Some of the crucial battles fought by Arjuna are as follows: * '''Fall of Bhishma''': According to original Mahabharat, Arjuna fairly killed [[Bhishma]] on 10th day of the Kurukshetra war by placing an enunch before Bhisma. [[File:Bhisma on arrows bed.jpg|thumb|230px|Bhisma on arrows bed of Arjuna]] * '''Death of Bhagadatta''': On the 12th day of the war, Arjuna killed [[Bhagadatta]]- the mighty