MahabharataKarna
Karna: who Karna is in the Mahabharata, in plain words.
Kunti's first son, born from the sun god, raised by a charioteer and always an outsider. A great archer, famous for his generosity, he is loyal to Duryodhana, his friend, and fights against his brothers.
See the whole story in eighteen books and the other characters.
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A retelling in our own words of a story told in many ways across India and Asia. Tellers differ on many episodes. It is not a scholarly translation.