Bhagavad Gita 1-20

atha vyavasthitaan dRuShTvaa dhaartaraaShTraan kapidhwajaHa

pravRuttE shastra saMpaatE dhanurudyamya paaMDavaHa ||20||

 

hRuShikESham tada vaakyamidamaaha maheepate

Oh, lord of the earth, seeing the sons of Dhritaraashtra and their army holding their weapons, Kapidhwaja lifted his bow and said to Hrishikesha as below."

Different names of Arjuna and Lord Krishna have been used in Bhagavadgeeta. Knowing all the names of Lord Krishna is beyond the scope of this discussion. At least we can have a look at the ten names of Arjuna

1.     Arjuna - Shining or famous like silver

2.     Phalguna - Birth star uttara Phalguni

3.     Partha - Son of Prithe (other name of Kunti)

4.     Vishnu - conqueror of enemies

5.     Kiriti - wears celestial diadem given by Indra

6.     Gudakesha - One who has won over sleep

7.     Kapidhwaja - One with Hanuman in his flag

8.     Shwetavahana - One who has white horses yoked to his charriot

9.     Bhibatsu - The frightening one

10.  Vijava - One always wins wars

11.  Savyasachi - Skillful in using both arms

12.  Dhananjaya - one who brings prosperity

13.  Parantapa - one who concentrates the most

14.  Gandivadhanva - One who possesses the mighty bow Gandiva.

In this shloka Arjuna's name is mentioned as Kapidhwaja. Kapi means Maruthi, Hanuman. He had promised that he would be in the flag of Arjuna during and war and protect him and bring victory to him.