Scars Of An Archer: A Poetic Rendition✅

Foreword

Arjuna, the protagonist of the great epic of Mahabharata is a very personification of heroism. His character and charisma have inspired and writers and poets for centuries.

Arjuna's uniqueness lay in his ambidexterity since he could shoot arrows with both hands with equal ease. Hence he was also called as 'Savyasachi'. This gave him an edge over other warriors enabling him to conquer far-off lands including Kashmir.

He won immense wealth whenever he went for a conquest. Hence he was also named as 'Dhananjaya'. However, his ability to subdue the outer foes was surpassed by his control over his self. Hence he was also named as 'Vijaya'.

A hero is not the one who fakes perfection but admits his imperfections and weaknesses, in order to rise above them. Although being phenomenal, he faced a dilemma to kill his own Grandfather Bhishma and revered preceptor Drona, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. At this juncture, his glorious charioteer, the great Krishna came to his aid and helped him transcend the perplexity.

Another name of Arjuna was 'Gudakesa' the one who conquered his sleep. He had mastered his sleep right in his childhood days so that he could practice archery in the dark. His dedication towards his skill made him Dronacharya's favourite and took him places. His phenomenal skills and situations around him took him to all extremes and his life was no less than a roller coaster ride.

Before you read further details, please read the following points.

1. No bashing of any Character is allowed.

2. This book provides an insight into the characters of Mahabharata,while the volume 2 will be prose and much detailed as Mahanayak Arjun's Biography.

3. Any questions, suggestions for improvement should be in comments section below but please don't make it a battlefield.

4. Criticism of both kind are accepted.

5. This book is written in Arjun's point of view and in poet's point of view so that readers can relate and easily understand the situation.