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Jarasandha (Sanskrit: जरासन्ध, romanized: Jarāsandha) is a king featured in the Hindu literature. He is the powerful monarch of Magadha , and a minor antagonist in Mahabharata . He is the son of the king Brihadratha , the founder of the Barhadratha dynasty of Magadha.
Karna: the son of Surya and first born of Kunti who shunned him due to her being the mother of the Pandavas. Karna was the disciple of Lord Parashurama and he learnt the knowledge of Brahmastra from him. [16] Nakula: the fourth brother of the Pandavas. It is said that he was the most handsome man in the world.
Together, the brothers defeat Jarasandha. [11] In the Padma Purana , Vishnu uses the bow to combat Jalandhara. [ 12 ] In the same scripture, Krishna is said to shoot from the Sharanga during his elopement with his chief consort, Rukmini ; He defeats Rukmini's brother Rukmi , shattering his foe's chariot and banner with arrows.
Jarasandha, Kamsa's father-in-law, and the ruler of Magadha attacked Mathura seventeen times, but was beaten by Krishna every time. Unable to defeat Krishna on his own, Jarasandha made an alliance with Kalayavana. Kalayavana had become a powerful Yavana warrior, who had gotten a boon from Shiva that on the battlefield, he would be unbeatable. [7]
Karna grows up to be an accomplished warrior, a gifted speaker and becomes a loyal friend of Duryodhana. [49] He is appointed the king of Anga by Duryodhana. Karna joined the Duryodhana's side in the Kurukshetra War and was defeated by many warriors like Arjuna, Bhima, Abhimanyu and Satyaki. Karna fought valiantly after the fall of Bhishma, and ...
Karna later defeats Satyaki, Shikhandi, the Pandava brothers Nakula, Sahadeva, Yudhishthira and Bhima in battle but spares their lives. Karna kills multiple akshauhinis of the Pandava Army and kills the Panchalas. Karna resumes dueling with Arjuna. During their duel, Karna's chariot wheel gets stuck in the mud and Karna asks for a pause.
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The Karna Parva (Sanskrit: कर्ण पर्व), or the Book of Karna, is the eighth of eighteen books of the Indian Epic Mahabharata. Karna Parva traditionally has 96 chapters. [1] [2] The critical edition of Karna Parv has 69 chapters [3] [4] Karna Parva describes the appointment of Karna as the third commander-in-chief of the Kaurava ...