Character
カルナ
कर्णKarṇa
- verses
- 3,515
- books
- 12
- chapters
- 449
What the texts say
In the Mahabharata, Karna is a great warrior born to Kunti, then still a maiden, from Surya, the Sun god, with a natural cuirass and shining earrings. Mahabharata 1.57.82Mahabharata (Gita Press) 1.63.98 Fearing her kin, Kunti set the infant adrift on the water, and the charioteer who was Radha's husband took him as his own son. Mahabharata 1.104.13, 1.104.14 Karna later says he gained his mastery of weapons from Parashurama, Jamadagni's son. Mahabharata (Gita Press) 3.305.9Mahabharata 8.51.101 Karna was consecrated king of Anga, a kingdom, and he is found at the side of Duryodhana, a Kuru prince, when the Kurus arrive at Draupadi's svayamvara. Mahabharata 1.127.4, 1.127.16, 1.176.13 Indra, disguised as a brahmin, begged Karna's earrings and armour, and in exchange an unfailing spear was granted. Mahabharata (Gita Press) 1.67.144Mahabharata 5.54.52 In the war, Karna fell to Arjuna, his brother by the same mother, after the earth seized his chariot wheel. Mahabharata 12.1.35, 8.66.59, 11.21.11
Where to read
Every verse that names カルナ, book by book.
Devi Bhagavatam
18 verses · 10 chapters
Bhagavatam
14 verses · 8 chapters
- 1.15.15
まさに我が主シュリー・クリシュナこそ、戦場で先頭に進みつつ、ビ―シュマ、カルナ、ドローナ、シャリヤらに率いられ巧みに整えられたカウラヴァ軍の大陣から、寿命と気勢と策謀の力を、その御眼差しとともに奪い去られたのである。
- 3.1.14
このように語るヴィドゥラ——その品性が徳ある人々に敬われたクシャッター——は、怒りに膨れ、唇を震わせるスヨーダナに侮辱された。スヨーダナはそのとき、カルナ、弟たち、そして母方の叔父シャクニと共にいた。
- 3.3.13
カルナ、ドゥフシャーサナ、サウバラの悪しき策謀の果てに、スヨーダナ(ドゥルヨーダナ)は福運と寿命を失った。従者とともに地に伏し、強大でありながら腿を砕かれて横たわる彼を見て、主はその光景を喜ばれなかった。
- 1.15.15
Skanda Purana
13 verses · 10 chapters
Key chapters
The chapters where カルナ matters most.
Arjuna-Karna Astra-Engagement and Dharmic Appeal
Kaurava champion who matches Arjuna astra-for-astra, stakes…
Bhīṣma-Karṇa Saṃvāda on the Śaraśayyā (भीष्म-कर्ण संवादः शरशय्यायाम्)
Supplicant-hero seeking acknowledgment, then choosing loyalty…
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 47: Abhimanyu’s rapid exchanges, counsel to disable his chariot-system
Primary Kaurava striker and tactical executor of Droṇa’s…
Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 181 · Svayaṃvara Aftermath: Arjuna-Karna Exchange and Bhīma-Śalya Contest
Foremost kṣatriya challenger
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 114: Karṇa-Bhīmasena Missile Exchange, Disarmament, and Arjuna’s Intervention
Dominant duelist who converts missile mastery into total…
Karna’s Gift-Vows, Shalya’s Counsel, and the Battle of Words
Kaurava champion asserting dominance through vow, generosity…
Adhyāya 17: गजयुद्ध-वृत्तान्तः, सहदेव-दुःशासन-संघर्षः, नकुल-कर्ण-समागमः (Elephant-battle account; Sahadeva-Duhshasana clash; Nakula-Karna encounter)
Kaurava champion who defeats Nakula, restrains himself due to…
Karṇa and Arjuna’s Intensified Engagement
Kaurava spearpoint whose pride and performance become the…
Chapter 26: Śalya appointed as charioteer; Karṇa’s departure; portents
नव-निर्णायक योद्धा
Karna-Indra Exchange of Kavaca-Kuṇḍala for the Vāsavī-Śakti
Central moral agent
Key episodes
The Birth of Karna
Mahabharata 1.104
Draupadi's Svayamvara
Mahabharata 1.176-1.182
Draupadi Dragged into the Assembly
Mahabharata 2.60-2.63
Bhishma Falls to the Bed of Arrows
Mahabharata 6.114-6.117
Abhimanyu and the Chakravyuha
Mahabharata 7.33-7.48
The Death of Karna
Mahabharata 8.66-8.67
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