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Karṇa
कर्ण sa கர்ணன் ta
Character of epic Mahabharata; son of Surya and Kunti
Overview
character of epic Mahabharata; son of Surya and KuntiWikidata record description. Read Karna in the Wikipedia reader.
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Family tree
As the myths and records give it. Versions differ from source to source.
The family as a list · 14
Kinship in an account 13
- child of (father) Adhiratha character in the Mahabharata
- child of (child) Kuntī character from Indian epic Mahabharata
- child of (mother) Radha adoptive mother of Karna
- child of (child) Surya solar god in Hinduism
- parent of (child) Banasena Son of Karna, in Mahabharata
- parent of (child) Vrishaketu figure from the Mahabharata epic
- parent of (child) Vrishasena Son of Karna
- partner of (spouse) Wives of Karna wives of the Karna, a character in Hindu epic, Mahabharata
- sibling of Arjuna central character of Indian epic Mahabharata
- sibling of Bhīma Great Kshatriya(Rajput) warrior of Mahabharata
- sibling of Nakula character of Indian epic Mahabharata
- sibling of Sahadeva character of Indian epic Mahabharata
- sibling of Yudhiṣṭhira character from Indian epic Mahabharata
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