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  2. Karna - Wikipedia

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    Karna joins the losing Duryodhana side of the Mahabharata war. He is a key antagonist who aims to kill Arjuna but dies in a battle with him during the Kurushetra war. [3] [4] He is a tragic hero in the Mahabharata, in a manner similar to Aristotle's literary category of "flawed good man". [8]

  3. Karna Parva - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  4. List of characters in the Mahabharata - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Wives of Karna - Wikipedia

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    Karna's wives play insignificant roles in the original epic. In the Udyoga Parva of the Mahabharata, Karna—while explaining his commitment towards his foster parents—mentions them. [1] When also I attained to youth, I married wives according to his selections. Through them have been born my sons and grandsons, O Janardana.

  6. Suryaputra Karn - Wikipedia

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    Suryaputra Karn (transl. Son of Surya, Karna) is an Indian historical epic television series, which premiered on 29 June 2015 on Sony TV.Produced by Siddharth Kumar Tewary of Swastik Pictures, the series covers the life journey of Karna in the Mahabharata.

  7. Bhanumati (wife of Duryodhana) - Wikipedia

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    The popular tale is a Tamil folktale and is not mentioned in the Mahabharata [10] One day, Duryodhana requested Karna to take care of Bhanumati and entertain her for the evening as he had duties to be taken care of. To pass time, Karna and Bhanumati began playing a game of dice. The game soon got very interesting, engrossing the two of them ...

  8. Mahabharata - Wikipedia

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    Mahabharata Manuscript illustration of the Battle of Kurukshetra Information Religion Hinduism Author Vyasa Language Sanskrit Period Principally compiled in 3rd century BCE–4th century CE Chapters 18 Parvas Verses 200,000 Full text Mahabharata at Sanskrit Wikisource Mahabharata at English Wikisource Part of a series on Hindu scriptures and texts Shruti Smriti List Vedas Rigveda Samaveda ...

  9. Duryodhana - Wikipedia

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    Duryodhana (Sanskrit: दुर्योधन, [d̪ʊɾjoːd̪ʱən̪ᵊ], IAST: Duryodhana), also known as Suyodhana, [1] [2] is the primary antagonist in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. He was the eldest of the Kauravas , the hundred sons of the king Dhritarashtra and his queen Gandhari .