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The epic by Veda Vyasa narrating the great war fought in India between the Kauravas and the Pandavas.
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Karna Suffering Defeats
Yes karna did indeed suffer quite a few defeats. I can't give you all of them because it will become a boring answer then.
Against Drupada (Adi Parva)
Drupada was attacking Karna too fast for …
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What are the 4 Dig Vijayas conquered by Karna?
But that would just prove that the statement of KMG Mahabharata is a hyperbole and symbolism. … Misconception #6Karna defeated Ekalavya of the Nishadas
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Leave aside BORI Mahabharata even KMG Mahabharata does not mention the name of Ekalavya anywhere in the digvijaya chapter of Karna …
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Why did Yudhishthira claim Karna never fled from the battlefield when Karna has fled from th...
Yudhishthira's statement:
Peace find I none after having slain my grand-father, and that foremost of men, Karna, who never fled from the field of battle.
http://sacred-texts.com/hin/m14/m14002.h …
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War between Karna and Arjuna - Mahabharata
(Note that karna failed to string Draupadi's bow as per authentic texts of Mahabharata).
Arjuna slayed Karna's comrades infront of his eyes. … Mahabharata says in many places that karna was jealous of Arjuna but nowhere is it ever written that Arjuna was jealous of karna. …
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Were all the Kauravas married?
Adi Parva is the first book of Mahabharata, and this is a section that proves what i am saying. …
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Did Karna really play dice with Duryodhana's wife, Bhanumati?
Second of all Duryodhana's wives are not named in Mahabharata. None of them are called by their names. The name Bhanumati is not mentioned in the Mahabharata. … Neither of the princesses had their names mentioned in the Mahabharata. Only Mahabharata is authentic, not Puranas, Harivamsa, Bhagavatam etc. …
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Why did Shakuni refer Yudhishtira as older than him in age?
Shakuni was Gandhari's brother and hence was alive before Pandavas-Kauravas were born. Now refer following narrative:
"Sakuni said,--'One that is intoxicated falleth into a pit (hell) and stayeth …
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Why did Karna flee from battle with Chitrasena (Gandharvas)?
First of all the truth is that all authentic versions of Mahabharata include this incident. … Arjuna
a million Gandharvas
a thousand gandharvas
karna
Before anyone asks for the source of screenshots they all come from Bori Mahabharat, these verses are present in KMG Mahabharata as well. …
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If Draupadi (of Mahabharata) was dark skinned why does Krishna call her a fair skinned woman?
"Vaisampayana continued, 'In that assembly of heroes Vasudeva then
spake unto the weeping Draupadi as follows, 'O fair lady, the wives of
those with whom thou art angry, shall weep even like th …
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Why did Vishnu need to incarnate as the son of Jamadagni to defeat Sahastrarjuna? Why not ju...
The question is based on this quote from Mahabharata (Vana Parva Section 115)
And grown resistless by the virtue of a granted boon, he ever mounted
on that car, trampled upon gods and Yakshas and … Vayu Purana also labeled him as a good righteous king but Mahabharata says that he was a evil king. And if so, then why did not Visnu kill him the moment he harassed the Devas? …
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What does Narada mean by when he says "those Asuras.......who sprang from Vishnu"?
Here dwell, O Matali, those Asuras called Kalakhanjas who sprang from
Vishnu, and those Rakshasas also called Yatudhanas who sprang from the
feet of Brahman.Udyoga Narada Parva
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Why Kauravas had to deploy all their star warriors for Virata war and Virata war confusion?
They may have been good in other weapons but when it comes to archery (which is used the most 99 percent of the fights in Mahabharata) these people are lackluster fighters at best. …
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What was the real story of Bhima's oath about drinking DushAsana's blood? Are there other su...
The real reason Bhima vowed to kill Dussasana had nothing to do with Draupadi. It was because Dussassana mocked, insulted and laughed at the Pandavas while they were going to exile after the 2nd game …
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Why was kidnapping such a prevalent custom of marrying women in ancient aryavarta?
Bhishma abducted women:
Meanwhile the son of the ocean-going Ganga heard that king Devaka had a daughter endued with youth and beauty and begotten upon a Sudra wife. Bringing her from her father's …
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