This document summarizes and compares the characters of Arjuna and Eklavya from Hindu mythology. Eklavya was a skilled archer from a lower caste who sought to learn archery from Drona but was denied. Through self-study, Eklavya became highly skilled but was forced to cut off his thumb when Drona demanded his right hand as guru dakshina. Arjuna was Drona's favored student from a royal family who became a master archer under Drona's tutelage. Both were very skilled but Eklavya achieved his abilities through self-study while facing discrimination from his lower caste status.

1. Comparative study of Arjuna
& Eklavya
Name : Praful ,B Ghareniya
Class: M.A part one
Semester: 1
Roll no :22
Paper:4
Submitted : Department of
English
Guided by: Dr Dilip Barad
Year:8/10/2014
MK Bhavnagar university

2. Introduction of writer
• The purpose was written by
T.P Kailasam
• He was born on 1884
• He was died on 1946
• He was playwright of
kannada literature

3. Character of Eklavya
• He was son of Vyatraj Hiranyadhanus
• He was a young prince of the Nishadha
• Eklavya aspire to study archery in the Gurukul
of Guru Dronacharya
• The greatest know teaches in the use of
weaponry and martial art knowledge at the
time
• Eklavya sincerely sought the mentorship of
Drona in the weaponry and martial art

4. • However since Eklavya belonged to the lower
castes he was denied access to Drona’s
mentorship but because Eklavya was self
motivated and was determined to learn from
Drona
• => Self training
Self study over many years eventually Eklavya
become on archer of exception prowess ,
greater than Drona’s best pupil

5. Character of Arjuna
• Arjuna is the third of the Pandva brothers
• Arjuna was born in Royal family of
Hastinapura
• Drona’s favorite and most accomplished pupil
he become a master in using the bow and
arrow

6. Comparative of Arjuna and Eklavya
• Both are good archer
• Arjuna is Kshatariya
• Eklavya is belonged to lower cast
• Arjuna is leaning from to Drona
• Eklavya is self leaning
• (his also leaning to Drona , he is the tree and
watching , observing, leaning)

7. At the end
• The prince Arjuna uses the power forces Guru
• Drona and Eklavya
• Eklavya cuts his thumb
• The situation is as well as no change in the
end Eklavya still wretched power wins . We
feel sympathy for Eklavya’s character