After they're done getting their attention i will turn my eye to sons of karna. But i will refuse to include Radha or Adhiratha themselves and certainly not Surya/Kunti.
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Sanjaya held them in high regard & considered them to be mighty warrior's.
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"Radha's son of the Suta caste, and those mighty car-warriors who were his brothers."
1] On the 17th day one of them named Citrasen died a brutal death.
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"Citrasena turned back and pierced the Pancala prince with three shafts and his driver with six. The brave Yudhamanyu then struck off his enemy's head with a shaft equipped with goodly wings and an exceedingly keen point and sped with great care from his bow drawn to its fullest stretch. Upon the fall of his brother Citrasena, Karna, filled with wrath and displaying his prowess, put the Pandava host to flight, at which Nakula rushed against that warrior of immeasurable energy."
Logic - this was either a son of karna or a foster brother to karna, because "citrasena" was the shared name of multiple character's a brother of suyodhana, one biological child of adhiratha, one gandharv king and one son of karna.
Yet another citrasena was a panchal warrior that karna killed by using divine help.
Other actions of this mard;
"Nakula proceeded against Vrishasena, while Yudhishthira against Citrasena."
Comment - nobody sung praise for sootputra Citrasen a brave man.
Then he fought Yudhamanyu:
"Srutasravas was engaged with Drona's son, and Yudhamanyu with Citrasena."
2] A nameless brother slain by shri abhimanyu.
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"Karna's brother, with ten shafts, pierced invincible Abhimanyu and his umbrella and standard and charioteer and steeds, smiling the while. Beholding Abhimanyu thus afflicted with those arrows, although he had achieved those superhuman feats in the manner of his sire and grandsire, the warriors of thy army were filled with delight. Then Abhimanyu, forcibly bending the bow and smiling the while, with one winged arrow cut off his antagonist's head. That head, severed from the trunk, fell down on the earth. Beholding his brother slain and overthrown, like a Karnikara tree shaken and thrown down by the wind from the mountain top, Karna, O monarch, was filled with pain."
3, 4 and 5:
"Arjuna piercing Karna with seven shafts, despatched the latter's younger brother by means of his sharp shafts. Slaying Satrunjaya thus with six arrows, Partha, with a broad-headed shaft, struck off Vipatha's head as the latter stood on his car. In the very sight of the Dhritarashtras, therefore, as also of the Suta's son, the three uterine brothers of the latter were despatched by Arjuna unaided by any one."
Analysis - maybe the amount was a mistranslation, possibly instead of 3 brothers it was 2 brother's that died since only two got identified (their names mentioned).
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6th]
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"Then the celebrated Vrikaratha, brother of Karna, pierced Bhima with many arrows. The mighty Pandava, however, soon disposed of him effectually."
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And in virat war:
"Soon slaying the red steeds yoked unto the car of Sangramajit, the brother of Vikartana's son, that hero decked in diadem and endued with great vigor then cut off his antagonist's head by a crescent-shaped arrow. And when his brother was slain, Vikartana's son of the Suta caste, mustering all his prowess, rushed at Arjuna."
Cross references.
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"Beholding in the city of Virata his beloved brother slain by Dhananjaya who displayed such prowess, what did this one then do?"
"Even now, O Radha's son, thou hadst fled from battle with me, and it is for this that thou livest although thy younger brother hath been slain. What other person, save thee, having beheld his younger brother slain in battle would himself fly from the field, and boast as thou dost, amid good and true men?"
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Karna had 2 or more foster brothers alive once the bhargavastra expired and arjuna returned to the battle field.
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"Karna said unto that prince as also unto those two mighty-armed warriors, Kripa and the Bhoja chief Kritavarma, and the ruler of the Gandharvas with his son, and the preceptors and his own younger brothers."
Logic - pay attention to the key words in its ending "his own younger brother's" Since Citrasena died after duhsasana vadh (before vrishasena vadh) it's possible that only one brother was alive after karna himself got slain.
Anyways TOTAL WOULD BE 8 foster brother's of Karna, wonder how many were equal to hanuman then?
In this tv serial in the 5:04 mark of that episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcrrtAnEp2E a authentic brother (Vrikarath) was mentioned but so was a fake one called SHON. I fail to understand the point of creating fanmade ones like SHON when their are multiple authentic ones in Mahabharat itself who could have been used instead.
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According to events of the 17th night (time period between Shalya Parva's beginning & Karna Parva's ending) the remainder of karnas brother's died too.
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"The mighty car-warrior Vaikartana, O monarch, hath been slain with his sons and brothers, and other Suta warriors, all of whom were mighty bowmen ready to lay down their lives in battle!"
Logic - but since karna's three sons remained alive on day eighteen its possible not all his brothers were dead, but due to the lack of a karna brother being mentioned maybe its the truth that no karna brother survived the seventeenth day.
So their deaths were not elaborated upon, they happened OFF SCREEN (like a deleted scene in a movie/film).
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Srikandi was able to prevent karna from taking revenge his vengeance campaign was put to a bitter ending.
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Upon the slaughter of his son, Karna, with heart filled with rage, addressed that bull among the Sinis from desire of slaying him, saying "Thou art slain, O grandson of Sini!" and sped at him an arrow capable of slaying all foes. Then Shikhandi cut off that arrow with three shafts of his and struck Karna himself with three other shafts.
The arrow of karna would not have been able to murder shree Satyaki anyways.
During the 14th night a similar incident occurs;
Dhrishtadyumna, excited with wrath, took up another formidable bow for accomplishing the destruction of Drona. That slayer of hostile heroes, that warrior endued with great beauty, stretching that formidable bow to his ear, shot a terrible shaft capable of taking Drona's life. That shaft, thus sped by the mighty prince in that fierce and dreadful battle, illumined the whole army like the risen sun. Beholding that terrible shaft, the gods, the Gandharvas, and the Danavas. said these words, O king "Prosperity to Drona!" Karna, however, O king, displaying great lightness of hand cut off into dozen fragments that shaft as it coursed towards the preceptor's car. Thus cut off into many fragments, O king, that shaft of Dhrishtadyumna, O sire, quickly fell down on the earth like a snake without poison
Logic - here it is also an exaggeration, though it boggles my mind why drona stood still doing nothing still their is nothing which indicates this arrow could have ended his zindagi. The same way a warrior is called invincible even after losing like Srikandi was named to be a unvanquished fighter but she lost over a dozen fights in her life.
=One son might've died in Swayamvara Parva or the aftermath battle.
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"Jayadratha and Karna killed Saumitra & Priyadarshana while Arjuna was looking. On seeing them killed, Arjuna killed Jayadratha's son and Sudaman, a great bowman and younger brother of Vrishsena, the son of Karna who fell from the seat of the chariot."
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This's the link to the answer; https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-that-Karnas-little-son-was-about-to-cut-Arjunas-head-off-in-Draupadis-Swayamvar-Why-did-Karna-hold-him-back-from-doing-it/answer/Lakshmi-Telidevara
The claim by the author is that this incident happens in a Mahabharat Version known as "Southern recension Kumbhakonam Edition".
Pandavas were in their in-law king Drupada's house for twelve months
"And, hearing of it, they went to Panchala, and there they obtained the maiden. And having obtained Draupadi they then dwelt there for a year."
Note - if the kurukshetra war had so many events in a period of eighteen days and two nights, what could happen in a leap year of 366 days?
This battle also happens in madhvacharya's MB.
Difference I;
"Kauravas along with Shakuni, Karna, Jayadratha, Bhurishravas and others and along with chariots, infantry and soldiers with intent to kill Drupada, started from their city and attacked Panchala. Looking at them destroying his city, the king of Somaka, Drupada, along with his sons and army came out to fight. A great war took place among them."
"Both his sons were killed, armies were destroyed. When Chitra also died along with Chitraketu in the war and the best of Drupada’s soldiers started fleeing from the warground, Pandavas armed with bow and arrows and Chariots came to face Kauravas along with Karna."
Note - the names of drupada's sons who died were different, instead of Priyadarshan/Saumitra it's Chitra & Citraketu.
The other big difference is that no sons of Karna died in Madhvacharya's version in fact whether they even participated isn't verified at all.
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In KMG their MAUTS (killing's) began at day 17 but end on day 18.
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"The heroic Uttamauja, putting forth his strength struck the son of Karna and cut off his head which fell down on the earth, filling the earth and the welkin with a loud noise. Beholding the head of Sushena lying on the ground, Karna became filled with grief. Soon, however, in rage he cut off the steeds, the car, and the standard, of his son's slayer with many keen shafts. Meanwhile Uttamauja, piercing with his keen shafts and cutting off with his bright sword the steeds of Kripa and those warriors also that protected Kripa's sides, quickly ascended the car of Shikhandi."
Unknown amount left.
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"The two sons also of Karna, O monarch, those two brothers of prowess incapable of being baffled, filled with rage, slaughtered the Pandava army in several parts of the field."
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Vrishasena had divine ASTRAS;
"Possessed of mighty weapons, Karna's son then, desirous of showing his regard for Duhshasana, quickly took up another bow, and pierced Nakula, the son of Pandu with many mighty celestial weapons. The high-souled Nakula, then, filled with rage, pierced his antagonist with shafts that resembled large blazing brands. At this Karna's son also, accomplished in weapons, showered celestial weapon upon Nakula."
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One son of karna named Satyasandha was alive after day 17.
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The high-souled Satyasandha, the son of Karna, stayeth on the field, desirous of battle.
Logic; but it's possible this was a mistranslation and his real name is Satyasena not Satyasandha but who really knows? I am not a Sanskrit speaker.
But if this Satyasandha character is different from Satyasena it leads me to believe maybe Satyasandha was born after the friendship of Jarasandha began with Karna, so he got his title "SANDHA" from Jarasandha.
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Bhanusena VADH;
"With ten other shafts, Bhima then felled Bhanusena, another son of Karna, with his steeds, driver, weapons, and standard, in the very sight of the latter's friends. The sightly head of that youth, graced with a face as beautiful as the Moon, cut off with a razor-headed arrow, looked like a lotus plucked from its stalk. Having slain Karna's son, Bhima began to afflict thy troops once more."
Note; day seventeen can't be considered the best day for karna as a warrior when events like this almost always happened and mostly during this day itself.
Prasena died before duhsasana got killed.
"Then Prasena, with many keen arrows of straight course, covered the steedless grandson of Sini, and seemed to dance upon his car. Soon, however, the son of Karna, struck by the grandson of Sini, fell down."
After duhsasana vadh then came vrishasen vadh;
"With four fierce razor-headed arrows he cut off Vrishasena's bow and two arms and head. Struck with Partha's shafts, the son of Karna, deprived of arms and head, fell down on the earth from his car, like a gigantic shala adorned with flowers falling down from a mountain summit. Beholding his son, thus struck with arrows, fall down from his vehicle, the Suta's son Karna, endued with great activity and scorched with grief on account of the death of his son, quickly proceeded on his car, inspired with wrath, against the car of the diadem-decked Partha."
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Final sons of Karna.
18th day.
(Chitrasen Vadh);
"Nakula encountered Chitrasena. These two heroes, both of whom were excellent bowmen, approaching, drenched each other with showers of arrows in that battle, like two pouring clouds risen in the welkin on the south and the north. I could not mark any difference between the son of Pandu and his antagonist. Both of them were accomplished in weapons, both endued with might, and both conversant with the practices of car-warriors. Each bent upon slaying the other, they carefully looked for each other's lapses. Then Chitrasena, O monarch, with a broad-headed shaft, well-tempered and sharp, cut off Nakula's bow at the handle. Fearlessly then the son of Karna struck the bowless Nakula at the forehead with three shafts equipped with wings of gold and whetted on stone."
"With a few other keen arrows he then despatched Nakula's steeds to Yama's abode. Next, he felled both the standard and the driver of his antagonist, each with three arrows. With those three arrows sped from the arms of his foe sticking to his fore-head, Nakula, O king, looked beautiful like a mountain with three crests. Deprived of his bow and his cars, the brave Nakula, taking up a sword, jumped down from his vehicle like a lion from a mountain-summit. As, however, he rushed on foot, his antagonist poured a shower of arrows upon him."
"Possessed of active prowess, Nakula received that arrowy shower on his shield. Getting at the car then of Chitrasena, the mighty-armed hero, the son of Pandu, conversant with all modes of warfare and incapable of being tired with exertion, ascended it in the very sight of all the troops. The son of Pandu then cut off from Chitrasena's trunk his diadem-decked head adorned with ear-rings, and graced with a beautiful nose and a pair of large eyes. At this, Chitrasena, endued with the splendour of the sun, fell down on the terrace of his car. Beholding Chitrasena slain, all the great car-warriors there uttered loud cries of praise and many leonine roars."
(Satyasen Vadh):
"Meanwhile, the two sons of Karna, Sushena & Satyasena, both of whom were great car-warriors, beholding their brother slain, shot showers of keen shafts. Those foremost of car-warriors rushed with speed against Nakula like a couple of tigers in the deep forest rushing against an elephant from desire of slaying him. Both of them poured their keen shafts upon the mighty car-warrior Nakula. Indeed, as they poured those shafts, they resembled two masses of clouds pouring rain in torrents. Though pierced with arrows all over, the valiant and heroic son of Pandu cheerfully took up another bow after ascending on another car, and stood in battle like the Destroyer himself in rage. Then those two brothers, O monarch, with their straight shafts, cut off Nakula's car into fragments."
"Then Nakula, laughing, smote the four steeds of Satyasena with four whetted and keen shafts in that encounter. Aiming a long shaft equipped with wings of gold, the son of Pandu then cut off, O monarch, the bow of Satyasena. At this, the latter, mounting on another car and taking up another bow, as also his brother Sushena, rushed against the son of Pandu. The valiant son of Madri fearlessly pierced each of them, O monarch, with couple of shafts at the van of battle. Then the mighty car-warrior Sushena, filled with wrath, cut off in that battle, laughing the while, the formidable bow of Pandu's son with a razor-headed arrow. Then Nakula, insensate with rage, took up another bow and pierced Sushena with five arrows and struck his standard with one."
"Without losing a moment, he then cut off the bow and the leathern fence of Satyasena also, O sire, at which all the troops there uttered a loud shout. Satyasena, taking up another foe-slaying bow that was capable of bearing a great strain, shrouded the son of Pandu with arrows from every side. Baffling those arrows, Nakula, that slayer of hostile heroes, pierced each of his antagonists with a couple of shafts. Each of the latter separately pierced the son of Pandu in return with many straight-coursing shaft. Next they pierced Nakula's driver also with many keen shafts."
"The valiant Satyasena then, endued with great lightness of hand, cut off without his brother's help the shafts of Nakula's car and his bow with a couple of arrows. The Atiratha Nakula, however, staying on his car, took up a dart equipped with a golden handle and a very keen point, and steeped in oil and exceedingly bright. It resembled, O lord, a she-snake of virulent poison, frequently darting out her tongue. Raising that weapon he hurled it at Satyasena in that encounter. That dart, O king, pierced the heart of Satyasena in that battle and reduced it into a hundred fragments. Deprived of his senses & life he fell down upon the Earth from his car."
Sushena Badh:
"Beholding his brother slain, Sushena, insensate with rage, suddenly made Nakula carless in that battle. Without losing a moment, he poured his arrows over the son of Pandu fighting on foot. Seeing Nakula carless, the mighty car-warrior Sutasoma, the son of Draupadi, rushed to that spot for rescuing his sire in battle. Mounting then upon the car of Sutasoma, Nakula, that hero of Bharata's race, looked beautiful like a lion upon a mountain. Then taking up another bow, he fought with Sushena. Those two great car-warriors, approaching each other, and shooting showers of arrows, endeavoured to encompass each other's destruction."
"Then Sushena, filled with rage, struck the son of Pandu with three shafts and Sutasoma with twenty in the arms and the chest. At this, the impetuous Nakula, O monarch, that slayer of hostile heroes, covered all the points of the compass with arrows. Then taking up a sharp shaft endued with great energy and equipped with a semi-circular head, Nakula sped it with great force at Karna's son in that battle. With that arrow, O best of kings, the son of Pandu cut off from Sushena's trunk the latter's head in the very sight of all the troops. That feat seemed exceedingly wonderful. Thus slain by the illustrious Nakula, Karna's son fell down like a lofty tree."
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Sarala Mahabharat.
"Karna asked his son, Bishwakasena, to hunt a deer in the nearby forest. That he did but the guest was not pleased."
"He wanted him to kill his son Bishwakasena and offer him his meat. Karna was dumbfounded. He decided that he was not going to satisfy his guest. He could rather live with his curse."
"His guest did not say anything and was leaving. Bishwakasena prostrated himself at his feet and clutching his feet in tearful eyes appealed to him not to leave."
Kasidashi.
"Vrishaketu decided to go and fight. Vrishaketu fought valiantly. Taking the name of Narayana, the brave warrior shot arrows at the daity and Anusalva fainted. Vrishaketu captured the daity and brought him as a prisoner to Yudhistira. Everyone praised the son of Karna."
Vrishaketu's power;
"Sudhanwa was a fierce warrior and no one was able to face him. Vrishaketu came to fight. All his arrows were cut off and Vrishaketu fainted. Sudhanwa then started fighting with Pradyumna. Regaining consciousness, Vrishaketu started fighting again. Sudhanwa cut off the flag staff of Vrishaketu and his charioteer. He then started showering arrows which Vrishaketu could not stand and then had to flee. Pradyumna came to fight and was badly wounded. Kritavarma came to fight and had to flee."
Babruvahan was OP in this variation of events;
"Vrishaketu came and his arrows were all cut off by Babruvahan. Babruvahan then started shooting arrows and soon the sky was covered with arrows, and it became dark. Vrishaketu's chariot was cut off. Vrishaketu attacked and struck by an arrow of Babruvahan, he fainted. Sambha seeing this attacked. He too had to leave, wounded. Satyaki and Bhima came to fight and such was the skill of Babruvahan, that Bhima had to flee."
Vrishaketu was a pandava general in the ashwamedh parva;
"The king had five sons. These sons spotted the horse and captured it.Vrishaketu went to fight first. He was followed by Babruvahan. The two fought and defeated the five princes. The princes went and reported this to their father. Their father sent for his son-in-law, Yama, son of Surya, and asked him to go and fight. Yama came to fight with his club, riding on his buffalo. Seeing him, the Pandava army was scared. Yama defeated all who came to fight him."
Side Conclusion; So the claim done by Anmol Kumar Sharma (an arjuna fan) that "vrishaketu was a fake character" is not entirely true. Yes he was not in kurukshetra (so the bhishma parva line is a mistranslation) but he was likely involved in the ashwamedha campaign.
I like to believe that it would make more sense for Vrishaketu to be a grand son of karna rather than a son because Bheem had a grandson (Anjan Parvan) & Karna's oldest son (vrishasena) should be older than Ghatotkatch so it made no sense for vrishasena to be a childless mard.
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Note; I have not checked the Puranas for the presence of any son of karna.
But counting in total if you know elementary school math then just for karna's sons (not brothers);
2 sushenas, 1 satyasandha, 1 satyasena, 1 chitrasena, 1 vrishasena.
1 bhanusena, 1 prasena, 1 sushena, 1 bishwaksena & 1 sudaman.
It means that karna had 11 SONS.
If Vrishaketu is added then karna had 12 sons instead. I also remember seeing a movie related to abhimanyu & ghatotkatch which claimed they fought a son of karna named chandraketu before kurukshetra either in udyog parva or virata parva.
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