Who is the most important person in Mahabharata?

The most important characters of Mahabharata can be said to include: Krishna; the Pandavas — Yudhishthira, Bheema, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva, along with their wife Draupadi; and the Kauravas (who were a hundred brothers), led by the eldest brother, Duryodhana
Duryodhana
Duryodhana (Sanskrit: दुर्योधन, IAST: Duryodhana) also known as Suyodhana, is the main antagonist in the Hindu epic Mahabharata and was the eldest of the Kauravas, the hundred sons of a blind king Dhritarashtra and queen Gandhari.
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Who is the most powerful in Mahabharata?

Arjuna: He was the son of Indra. He was the best archer and the greatest warrior of Mahabharata. He defeated great warriors like Bhishma, Drona, Ashwatthama, Karna, fairly but never got defeated by any of them. He remained unbeaten throughout the epic and thus he was invincible.
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Who is the true hero of Mahabharata?

Karna-the Real Hero of Mahabharata, the World's Greatest Epic From India (Part I) Karna is the most tragic character in the great Hindu epic Mahabharata. From his birth onwards he faced the cruel fate.
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Is Karna greater than Arjuna?

Karna is better than Arjuna as a warrior. As an archer, he was superior to Arjuna: Lord Krishna considered Karna to be superior to Arjuna and called the foremost of all heroes.
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Is Karna better than Arjuna?

Karna, though being a great archer, was clearly unable to upskill himself and learn advanced fighting skills like Arjuna. And so, in the end, even though he was killed in an unfair combat, this particular battle clearly proved that he was no match for Arjuna's skills.
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Who can defeat Karna?

Being spurred by Krishna, then Arjuna used Anjalikastra to kill Karna which cut the head of Karna, leading to his death. Arjuna had to kill Karna in such a kind of situation only because Karna had banes from Goddess Earth and poor brahmin.
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Who is stronger Karna or Bhishma?

karna was more powerful than Bhishma. Yes, he was if wat we had read or watched or heard is true than karna must be the most unlucky, unfortunate, powerful warrior to have ever lived after indrajit the son of Ravana. To defeat Bhishma they just had to do one thing that is to bring in Shikandi.
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Who is the most loved character in Mahabharata?

The most important characters of Mahabharata can be said to include: Krishna; the Pandavas — Yudhishthira, Bheema, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva, along with their wife Draupadi; and the Kauravas (who were a hundred brothers), led by the eldest brother, Duryodhana.
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Was Karna the best?

Karna was one of the greatest warriors whose martial exploits are recorded in the Mahabharata, an admiration expressed by Krishna and Bhishma within the body of this work. Karna was the son of Surya (a solar deity) and Kunti. He was born to Kunti before her marriage with Pandu.
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Who was the best archer in Mahabharata?

In the Mahabharata, Ekalavya was the son of Hiranyadhanus, the chief of Nishada. He served under King Jarasandha's army as General. His father Hiranyadhanu was the commander of the most powerful king of the period, Jarasandha. Ekalavya held an indomitable will to master the art of archery.
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Why is Krishna the best character in Mahabharata?

Because of his Dharma and Philosophy and his Innate capacity to lead the people towards him by his Unique Characteristics..
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Who can defeat Arjuna?

Babruvahana defeated Arjuna and killed him. To kill Arjuna, Babruvahana used the divine weapon. This divine weapon would kill any person-even monstrous demons.
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How many times Karna defeated Arjuna?

Arjuna actually defeated Karna thrice in the Mahabharat. 1. ) First time was during Yudhisthira's Rajasuya Yagna when his brothers went and conquered all of Bharatvarsh.
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Why Krishna choose Arjuna instead of Karna?

Each and everything which happened in the battlefield was planned by Supreme Personality of Godhead. So,their death was planned by the God and God is so merciful that He gives all His credit to His devotees therefore He chooses Arjuna to carry out His plan as he was His pure devotee and was in the favour of Dharma.
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Is Karna hero or villain?

Type of Villain

Karna, also known as Jaya, Digvijaya, or Mrityunjaya, is the main protagonist of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. Karna is the firstborn son of princess Kunti and was conjured by the sun god Surya.
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Can Karna defeat Bhima?

Karna defeated Bhima four times: 3 times on the 14th day and the last time on the sixteenth day, while Bhima defeated Karna only one time on the 14th day.
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Did Karna loved Draupadi?

No, but there was actually a time when karna liked draupadi and wanted to marry her but as known draupadi rejected him in swayamvar as he was a sutputra and she was a princess After that they never liked/loved each other after the insult.
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What Krishna says 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 better archer than Arjuna?

Karna, being older than Arjuna by 10 + years, might be better Archer than Arjuna until Arjuna was an infant. Once Arjuna entered Gurukul of Drona, He excelled in Archery within no time and became better Archer, by big margin, than any other student in Gurukul including Karna who was much elder than Arjuna.
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Who is stronger Karna or jarasandha?

In the Shanti Parva of Mahabharata, Jarasandha fought with Karna after the swayamvara of daughter (Bhanumati) of Chitrangada. After a tough fight, Karna defeated him.
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Who is powerful Karna or Bhima?

Karna is way superior to Bhima : He defeated jarasandha much easily than Bhima. He defeated and dragged Bhima by the tip of his bow. He defeated bhima many times on 14,15,16th day in group attacks led by Pandavas.
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Who could defeat Krishna?

The legend goes like this: Jarasandha, Kansa's father-in-law, and the ruler of Magadha attacks Mathura seventeen times but is beaten by Krishna every time. Jarasandha unable to defeat Krishna on his own made an alliance with Kālayavana.
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Who ruled Hastinapur after Pandavas?

After the war, Yudhishthir became king of Hastinapur and Indraprastha. The Pandavas ruled for 36 years, after which they abdicated in favour of Abhimanyu's son, Parikshit.
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Was Krishna right in Mahabharata?

There is no doubt that Krishna was wrong in letting the Mahabharata take place. He was absolutely right and it was His desire for this war to take place. Krishna descended on this planet in order to kill the demons. And through this war, He would kill all these demons in one place.
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Why Krishna did not fight in Mahabharata?

Because Krishna was God (or atleast an incarnation), so he did what he best does - Show the path and guide you through it.. every step of it, if you are willing and courageous. So he chose to be The Charioteer. If krishna hadn't actively participated in War, It was impossible for Pandavas to defeat the mighty Kauravas.
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