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KARANA
Karna in the Mahabharata known as a great warrior wronged by those around him --- whether it was his birth mother Kunti or even the Kauravas whom he supported during the war.

Within Mahabharata, which follows the story within a story style of narration, the account of Karna's birth narrated four times.

Karna appears for the first time in the Mahabharata in verse 1.1.65 of Adi Parva (first book) were briefly mentioned through the metaphor of a tree, as someone who is refusing to fight or help in the capture of Krishna. He presented again in sections 1.2.127–148, and chapter 1.57 of the Adi Parva. It is here that his earrings "that make his face shines," as well as the divine breastplate (body armor) he was born with, mentioned for the first time. This sets him apart as someone special, with gifts no ordinary mortal has. However, later in the epic, the generous Karna gives the "earrings and breastplate" away in charity, thereby becomes mortal, and later dies in a battle with Arjuna.

He is among the most popular and complex characters in the Mahabharata, showing both nobility and nastiness over the course of the story.