Character

迦爾納

कर्णKarṇa

verses
3,515
books
12
chapters
449
Student of
帕蘇阿瑪
Child of
蘇利耶, 貢蒂
Slain by
阿周那

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 迦爾納, book by book.

  1. Mahabharata

    3,444 verses · 406 chapters

    All 3,444 verses in the Mahabharata

    Also in the Gita Press edition: 4,611 verses

    • 8.66.60

      车轮被困之际，罗陀耶因愤怒而落泪；他又对阿周那说道：“般度之子啊，且暂且忍耐片刻。”

    • 6.117.4

      于是，光辉卓著的弗利沙（迦尔纳）喉间哽咽含泪，走近那位双目紧闭的英雄，俯伏拜倒在他足下。

    • 7.47.24

      于是迦尔纳又对德罗那说道，他被阿周那之子的箭矢所伤：“我仍立于原处，心念‘我当坚守此位’，却被阿毗曼纽逼迫不已。”

  2. Devi Bhagavatam

    18 verses · 10 chapters

    • 2.6.10

      贡蒂在父亲家中仍是处女时，首先从太阳神苏利耶那里生下了英俊的迦尔纳。后来，她嫁给了般度。

    • 2.7.54

      “哦，奎师那（广博仙人），我的儿子迦尔纳只在出生时被我见过。我的内心因悲伤而极度煎熬；请让我见见他，哦，以苦行为财富的人。”

    • 2.10.22

      诃黎旃陀罗和迦尔纳为了名声进行了广泛的施舍。我怎能忽视那位即将被毒火焚烧的国王？

  3. Bhagavatam

    14 verses · 8 chapters

    • 1.15.15

      唯有我的主圣奎师那在战场上向前行进时，以目光夺去由毗湿摩、迦尔那、德罗那、沙利耶等统领、阵列精妙而强盛的俱卢大军之寿命、斗志与谋虑之力。

    • 3.1.14

      毗度罗如此陈说时，这位品行为贤者所敬的侍臣，却被苏约陀那侮辱。苏约陀那怒气膨胀，双唇颤动；当时他与迦尔纳、诸弟以及舅父沙昆尼同在。

    • 3.3.13

      由于迦尔那、杜沙萨那与娑乌巴拉的恶谋之果，苏约陀那（难敌）失却福运与寿命。主见他与随从倒卧地上，虽仍强悍却双腿折断，并不以此景为喜。

  4. Skanda Purana

    13 verses · 10 chapters

    • 1.2.43.74

      正以此法，迦尔那（Karṇa）向婆斯迦罗献阿尔伽。故彼普利塔（Pṛthā）之子，被认为为苏利耶（Sūrya）所钟爱，如同爱其自身。

    • 1.2.65.20

      昔日由他洞穿靶标；由他降伏迦尔那等人；由他焚尽那片迦ṇḍava森林；又由他在祭祀竞赛中击败诸王——

    • 1.2.66.6

      由德罗那，在半月之内；由德劳尼（阿湿婆他曼），在战场十日之内；又由迦尔那，在六日之内——他们恒常令我心生怖畏。

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where 迦爾納 matters most.

  1. Arjuna-Karna Astra-Engagement and Dharmic Appeal

    Mahabharata 8.66 · 48 verses

    Kaurava champion who matches Arjuna astra-for-astra, stakes…

  2. Bhīṣma-Karṇa Saṃvāda on the Śaraśayyā (भीष्म-कर्ण संवादः शरशय्यायाम्)

    Mahabharata 6.117 · 27 verses

    Supplicant-hero seeking acknowledgment, then choosing loyalty…

  3. Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 47: Abhimanyu’s rapid exchanges, counsel to disable his chariot-system

    Mahabharata 7.47 · 19 verses

    Primary Kaurava striker and tactical executor of Droṇa’s…

  4. Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 181 · Svayaṃvara Aftermath: Arjuna-Karna Exchange and Bhīma-Śalya Contest

    Mahabharata 1.181 · 17 verses

    Foremost kṣatriya challenger

  5. Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 114: Karṇa-Bhīmasena Missile Exchange, Disarmament, and Arjuna’s Intervention

    Mahabharata 7.114 · 75 verses

    Dominant duelist who converts missile mastery into total…

  6. Karna’s Gift-Vows, Shalya’s Counsel, and the Battle of Words

    Mahabharata 8.27 · 72 verses

    Kaurava champion asserting dominance through vow, generosity…

  7. Adhyāya 17: गजयुद्ध-वृत्तान्तः, सहदेव-दुःशासन-संघर्षः, नकुल-कर्ण-समागमः (Elephant-battle account; Sahadeva-Duhshasana clash; Nakula-Karna encounter)

    Mahabharata 8.17 · 59 verses

    Kaurava champion who defeats Nakula, restrains himself due to…

  8. Karṇa and Arjuna’s Intensified Engagement

    Mahabharata 7.134 · 56 verses

    Kaurava spearpoint whose pride and performance become the…

  9. Chapter 26: Śalya appointed as charioteer; Karṇa’s departure; portents

    Mahabharata 8.26 · 44 verses

    नव-निर्णायक योद्धा

  10. Karna-Indra Exchange of Kavaca-Kuṇḍala for the Vāsavī-Śakti

    Mahabharata 3.294 · 39 verses

    Central moral agent

Key episodes

  1. The Birth of Karna

    Mahabharata 1.104

  2. Draupadi's Svayamvara

    Mahabharata 1.176-1.182

  3. Draupadi Dragged into the Assembly

    Mahabharata 2.60-2.63

  4. Bhishma Falls to the Bed of Arrows

    Mahabharata 6.114-6.117

  5. Abhimanyu and the Chakravyuha

    Mahabharata 7.33-7.48

  6. The Death of Karna

    Mahabharata 8.66-8.67

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