Why Is Karna Great?
Karna was the closest friend of Duryodhana

Duryodhana

His name is often mistaken to mean bad ruler, however, his name is actually coined from the Sanskrit words "du"/"duh" which means "difficult" and "yodhana" which means "fight"/"war". So Duryodhana actually means someone who is extremely difficult to fight/defeat or wage war against.

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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.

Is Karna good person?

To answer in short, he was a good person in bad company. He too did some mistakes but we can't put him into a complete evil category. Is Karna the greatest character in the Mahabharata?

What are the good qualities of Karna?

Karna Had All The Qualities Of Pandavas

Karna was intelligent, had moral values, was a great archer, was powerful and handsome. These qualities were distributed among the five Pandavas.

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