Who is the villain of Mahabharat?

The main antagonist in Mahabharata, Duryodhana was the eldest of the Kauravas, the hundred sons of Dhritarashtra and queen Gandhari. As the first born, he was the crown prince of Kuru and its capital Hastinapur. Karna was his closest friend.
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Who is a real 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. He was abandoned by his own mother.
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Is Karna hero or villain in Mahabharata?

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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Who is the heroic villain in Mahabharata?

Bhishma is the real villain of Mahabharata. Duryodhana never trusted or believed Bhishma and Drona to be loyal to him. He knew they were partial to the Pandavas.
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Is shakuni is the villain of Mahabharata?

Shakuni (Sanskrit: शकुनि, IAST: Śakuni, lit. 'bird') is one of the principal characters in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. He is one of the main antagonist of the epic Mahabharata. He was the prince of the kingdom of Gandhara when introduced, later becoming its king after the death of his father, Subala.
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Mahabharata’s Karna A Hero Or A Villain? महाभारत में कर्ण - नायक या खलनायक ?



Who killed Dhritarashtra?

After the great war of Mahabharata, the grief-stricken blind king along with his wife Gandhari, sister-in-law Kunti, and half brother Vidura left Hastinapura for penance. It is believed that all of them (except Vidura who predeceased him) perished in a forest fire and attained Moksha.
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Who killed Karna?

Arjun Kills Karna - Disney+ Hotstar.
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Is Karna greater than Arjuna?

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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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. Nothing can be said as this is only the perception of the reader.
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Is Karna a God?

Karṇa (Sankrist: कर्ण) is the hero of the epic Mahabharata, who's also known as "Vrisha". He was the main protagonist of the epic and was the eldest of the Pandava. Unlike his younger brothers, Karṇa was given up by his mother Kunti.
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Is Karna a good person?

Karna joined the Duryodhana's side in the Kurukshetra war. He was a key warrior who aimed to kill 3rd Pandava Arjuna but dies in a battle with him during the war. He is a tragic hero in the Mahabharata, in a manner similar to Aristotle's literary category of "flawed good man".
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Who is best hero in Mahabharata?

Arjuna. Arjuna is one of the major characters in Mahabharata.
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Was Duryodhana a true friend to Karna?

Karna was Duryodhana's closest friend. Notably, Duryodhana, with significant assistance from Karna, performs Vaishnava Yagna when the Pandavas are in exile. Duryodhana used his greater skill in wielding the mace to defeat opponents. He was also an extremely courageous warrior and he was said to be a good ruler.
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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 the real hero Karna or Arjuna?

The epic clearly paints Arjuna as the consummate warrior, not Karna. Arjuna's noble qualities are there for everyone to see, perhaps as a foil to Karna's vices. It is Arjuna who is the hero, Karna one of the worst villains.
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Why is Karna great?

Karna was the closest friend of Duryodhana and fought on his behalf against the Pandavas (his brothers) in the famous Kurukshetra war. Karna fought against misfortune throughout his life and kept his word under all circumstances. Many admire him for his courage and generosity.
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Who was Karna 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 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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Was yudhisthira in love with Draupadi?

Of course yes. he loved her where many example are given in the story. He only tells that she is so great that she takes care of all of us like a mother so in turn we should take care of her like our daughter to his brothers.
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Did Karna respect Krishna?

Actually, Karna and Krishna had a very complex relationship. While Karna respected with all his heart Krishna's authority, his words and his very superiority of existence, Karna was one of the most astute of characters in the Mahabharata.
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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 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 killed bheem?

His repeated failures and fecklessness against Bhima angered Duryodhana so much that he wanted him dead. He hatched a cunning plot where he poisoned Bhima's food and drowned him in River Ganga. Thankfully, the Naga king Vasuki saved Bhima and also apprised him of Duryodhana's hatred for him.
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Who killed Kunti?

One day, Pandu, forgetting his curse, attempted to embrace his wife Madri. But, as a result of Kindama's curse, he died. Madri committed suicide out of remorse that caused her husband's death. Kunti was left helpless in the forest with her children.
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Where is Karna now?

In his dying breadth, Karna asked the Lord to bury him at a virgin land which he obliged and cremated Karna at the holy land of Karnaprayag.
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