How many wives did Karna have?

In many recent adaptations of the Mahabharata, Karna is married to two women—Vrushali and Supriya. Contradictory to this, the Tamil play Karna Moksham portray Ponnuruvi as his wife, while the regional Kashidasi Mahabharata states her to be Padmavati. In modern retellings, his wife is also called Uruvi.
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Who is Karna second wife?

Supriya ~ The Second Wife of Karna

Her name was Supriya and she was Bhanumati's (Duryodhana's wife) friend. Though it is not known who was the mother of Vrishakethu, Karna's only surviving son who did not participate in the Kurukshetra war due to his young age, one cannot stop thinking that he might be Supriya's son.
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Who did Karna love?

According to one of the versions, there lived a princess named Uruvi, who fell in love with Karna after seeing him in the court of Dhrupad. She was the daughter of Kunti's friend Subhra.
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Why did Karna marry Vrushali?

Karna's wife name is Vrishali-She is an ideal woman. The one who thinks her husband's happiness is her happiness. She gave her consent literally for Duryodhana in allowing Supriya to marry karna. Duryodhana went to Bhanumathi's swayamvara (Happened long after Draupadi's swayamvara.
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Who was Karna's Favourite wife?

Padmavati. In the Kashidasi Mahabharat (a regional version of the epic), Padmavati is the wife of Karna.
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Who was Pandu's Favourite wife?

Madri was more remembered as the beloved wife of Pandu than the mother of the Pandava twins Nakula and Sahadeva. Madri, the sister of Shalya was introduced by Vyasa with the epithet rupenaasadrishi, famous for her unparalleled beauty.
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Did Karna love Draupadi?

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni in her book The Palace of Illusions says that if Draupadi ever loved anyone it was Karna and the love was reciprocated. In her book she spoke about their strange love where in their lifetime they hardly spoke or even met but were constantly on each other's mind.
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Who was Arjuna Favourite wife?

Subhadra was Arjuna's favorite wife. Subhadra was the sister of Lord Krishna. Thus Arjuna naturally loved her more since she was the sister of his inseparable companion (Arjuna is Nara and Lord Krishna is Narayana).
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At what age Karna married?

There are many things not explained clearly. Logically we fan assume Karna age like this. Karna was born to Kunti around 12–15 years of her age personally I put 14. She got married to Pandu around 16–17.
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Who was Duryodhana's wife?

Bhanumati is the wife of Duryodhana, the main antagonist of the epic Mahabharata Originally unnamed in the epic, the name of Duryodhana's wife is found in later versions. Bhanumati had children are Laxman Kumara and Lakshmanaa.
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Does Draupadi have daughters?

Draupadi had only five sons in the Sanskrit epic. But, according to some folklores, the Pandavas and Draupadi had six daughters too.
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How many wives Arjun have?

Some notable incidents during the first exile were Arjuna's marriages with princesses Ulupi, Chitrāngadā and Subhadra. From his four wives, Arjuna had four sons, one from each wife — Shrutakarma, Iravan, Babhruvahana and Abhimanyu. During his second exile, Arjuna gained many celestial weapons.
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Who is older Krishna or Karna?

Karna was atleast ten years older to Krishna since he was born before Kunti married Pandu. Karna was older to Balarama,Krishna Pandavas and Kauravas.
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When did Duryodhana know about Karna birth?

Duryodhan never came to know about Karna's identity. If he had known, he would have stopped the war for his friend's sake knowing that Karna was eldest of all. Only Pandavas came to know about Karna's story through Kunti after the end of the war when performing last rites for their warriors.
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Who was yudhisthira wife?

Yudhishthira was married to Devika in a self-choice marriage ceremony, arranged by her father Govasena, who was the king of Sivi Kingdom. They had a son, Yaudheya. According to Puranas, Yaudheya was also the name of the son of Prativindhya.
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Who is Nakula wife?

Skilled in Ayurveda, sword fighting and horse keeping, Nakula is regarded as the most handsome man in the Mahabharata. He had two wives - Draupadi, the common wife of the five brothers, and Karenumati, daughter of Chedi king Shishupala.
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Who loved Draupadi more?

In hindsight, Draupadi ignores a man who loved her the most. The answer: Bheema. Of all her husbands, he is the one who loves her the most. He fulfills her every request, he cannot bear to see her hurt.
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Did Arjun love Draupadi or Subhadra?

Arjuna loved Subhadra more than Draupadi due to the following reasons. Subhadra was the sister of Lord Krishna. Thus Arjuna naturally loved her more since she was the sister of his inseparable companion (Arjuna is Nara and Lord Krishna is Narayana).
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What Krishna said about Karna?

Lord Krishna had praised Karna on several occasions.

In the middle of the war, Krishna even told Arjuna that Karna was indeed a real warrior, and far better than him. Karna reminds us of the saying ”Tough times never last, but tough people do.”
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Was Karna a good man?

Karna is known as the greatest archer of Mahabharata and Mahadaani Karna. Like every human being, Karna also did some mistakes and adharmas, but he was a great follower of Dharma. In Mahabharat, he is described as handsome, powerful, fearless, kind-hearted and competitive in nature.
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Is Draupadi virgin?

She bore each of her husbands a son. Before she moves to the next husband,Draupadi walks through fire to regain her virginity and purity. Such rules were never placed before polygamous husbands. But Draupadi had a rule of her own for her husbands.
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Is Mahabharat true story?

Because Mahabharat is an epic, many people think that it is mythology and it was not true. It's all part of imaginations and one's perspectives. But this is not the case. Mahabharat was a real epic and it was a true event that happened in history.
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Who killed shakuni?

During the Kurukshetra War, Shakuni was killed by the youngest Pandava, Sahadeva.
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What was Karna last wish?

Karna's last wish was that Krishna should perform His last rites, on virgin soil, soil on which the sorrows He had gone through cannot sprout in any form, and where His mortal remains will merge into the virgin soil."
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