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Sanskruthi

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Posted: 10 years ago

#171

Originally posted by: CaptainSpark
Okay. I got it now. So just chuck out the parts about your bold part 😆

Yeah I did😊 nd I m glad u understood it made no sense😆

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Sanskruthi

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Posted: 10 years ago

#172

Originally posted by: indianprincess
it seems like anything which doesn't suit your agenda nowadays, is an interpolation.

No actually we cannot claim nything as interpolations jst because its doesn't fit in our agenda nor can we claim the anything to be original if it fits in our agenda...😊 If we really cannot connect a thing with the original story flow then its something that one should rethink upon!

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Brishti Sarkar

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Posted: 10 years ago

#173

It is true that some things have to be interpolations. BUt calling every second thing an interpolation is a bit too much and what has been the part of texts since the Sanskrit original versions..calling that interpolation is undisgestable. And modern theories like D maryring only Yudhi is correct. Wow. 😆

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Sanskruthi

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Posted: 10 years ago

#174

Originally posted by: CaptainSpark
It is true that some things have to be interpolations. BUt calling every second thing an interpolation is a bit too much and what has been the part of texts since the Sanskrit original versions..calling that interpolation is undisgestable. And modern theories like D maryring only Yudhi is correct. Wow. 😆

If one finds every second thing sour whats wrong in pointing it out? and all of us modernbies so its evident that we will look into things with modern perspective nothing can help it! and Drau being nly Mrs Yudi is explained with some logic and its really interesting and pointing out such things and explaining it with some logic and explaining the same with some other points written in text isn't this something we call analytical study? See the thing anyone can do is just point out such things and state them to be interpolations on the basis of their knowledge and logic but one really cannot go and change the original text just because they have a claim that certain some a & bare interpolations because they don't go together...at the end of the day original text will only be the base behind the whole epic! see I am nt saying u r wrong even my granny feels the same about such theories and give a wide big lecture when Grandpa and I discuss about such things😆 but see nobody can stop such analysis just because for them people seem to interfere with original epic the thing one can do is just skip the things that are not good for one's stomach!

Edited by .Sanskruti - 10 years ago

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Brahmaputra

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Posted: 10 years ago

#175

@Maverick - Thanks for the citation. I have quoted KMG which does not have Pashupata's name in Arjuna's dialogues. Still, CE does say Arjuna wanted to defeat Bheeshma, Drona, Kripa & Karna. Defeating Bheeshma & Karna are okay. But Kripa joined Kauravas very much later, right? (in Virata or Udyoga parva) Till then he was with Ps. Drona joined Ks in the last minute saying something that really I dont remember at this moment. So when these two events did not happen at the time of Kirataarjuneeyam, how did Arjuna know already that he would fight against Drona & Kripa? That does not make sense to me. Also both Brahmashirases have to be different, right? See, I am not saying full kirataarjuneeyam did not happen. What I mean is Shiva out of his compassion gave his weapon to Arjuna without being asked for it.

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Brishti Sarkar

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Posted: 10 years ago

#176

Originally posted by: .Sanskruti

If one finds every second thing sour whats wrong in pointing it out? and all of us modernbies so its evident that we will look into things with modern perspective nothing can help it! and Drau being nly Mrs Yudi is explained with some logic and its really interesting and pointing out such things and explaining it with some logic and explaining the same with some other points written in text isn't this something we call analytical study? See the thing anyone can do is just point out such things and state them to be interpolations on the basis of their knowledge and logic but one really cannot go and change the original text just because they have a claim that certain some a & bare interpolations because they don't go together...at the end of the day original text will only be the base behind the whole epic! see I am nt saying u r wrong even my granny feels the same about such theories and give a wide big lecture when Grandpa and I discuss about such things😆 but see nobody can stop such analysis just because for them people seem to interfere with original epic the thing one can do is just skip the things that are not good for one's stomach!

There is nothing to argue in this.. Its just your POV and my POV... I quoted this as I felt really nice to hear you and your grandfather share such a relationship where you discuss such things. 😊 These things really touch me because my grandparents are in reality my parents and I have been brought up by them.. So hearing about someone elses memories and discussions I feel nice... 😊

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DurgaS

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Posted: 10 years ago

#177

Lots of pages to read. I am starting from way back.

@Indianprincess: Thanks for clearing on the Draupadi - Karna angle. Feel a sense of peace somewhere deep inside. I never saw Star's MB. Had initially seen a few episodes but didn't find it appealing in spite of it's grand special effects. But I should have visited the forum nevertheless. Irrespective of how good or bad a show is, IF has always had interesting discussions on the related topics. So, I seem to have missed out on many of those.

Originally posted by: indianprincess
the reason according to me..why karna is sympathised more than he deserves is coz morals and social culture of our country has degraded over a period of time. lying,stealing,killing, is totally acceptable today..something which was unacceptable say 100 yrs ago. so ppl who followed dharma are today seen as abnormal or extra shrewd ppl who had their own ulterior motives in doing so. so thats the reason p's, panchali and even krishna today get undesired hate by many.

there are ppl who believe karna did absolutely no wrong when he lied to parshuram.. he was justified coz if he didn't do so he would have been rejected education by parshuram... while lying to your guru is one of the biggest sin in indian culture.

For this above, shat shat pranams. Golden words up there. Perfect description of the paristithi that we live in today. Lying has become part of daily life. Jhooth bole bina khana hazam hi nahin hota logon ko. And then, they will have this ready made dialogue, 'Akhir insaanon se hi to galti hoti hai'. Sachai has become an age old fashion.

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DurgaS

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Posted: 10 years ago

#178

@Brishti_Sarkar / Captain Spark - First of all congrats on your runner up award.

Originally posted by: CaptainSpark

AFAIK, Drona taught Karna just like he taught his other disciples, mainly archery I presume. 😊 But without completing his knowledge, he wanted Brahmastra from Drona which he rejected.

And about the reasons for K wanting to kill A, he wanted to kill Arjun ever since he met him at Gurukul. so the killing of son part does not actually come in I guess.. Also I feel being an Arjun fan that Arjun IMHO wasn't this careless that he killed Karna's young son. (young compared to the warriors all around) so I find that a bit hard to believe. Although I am saying this being an ardent Arjun fan and supporter. So even if we consider Arjun did kill his son, keeping my liking aside, Karna as I remember clearly mentions his reasons for killing Arjuna. And just as you said, he wanted to kill A to break that "false" title of best archer.

Funny for me. For eg, there is a bestselling author. I too have interest in writing. SO just because in some interview I saw that he/she was being called best author I suddenly cannot jump in and say I am better than him.. probably I will be in mental hospital 😆 I may hate that author, but devoting my life in breaking the "false" title of certain X,Y and Z and doing all wrong things and having no interest in actual genuine learning but only aim being to demean someone else is not good according to me... Would like to know your opinions too 😊 And by the way, Arjun never claimed he was sarvottam dhanurdhar. It is Drona who claimed so in Rangbhoomi at Hastina when the princes were introduced. And later on many people kept on calling him that. But never did ARJUN say "I am the best." (But he was 😉)

And hey, the discussion topic you mentioned with the link.. We have discussed that a hell lot in IF and seems like NOBODY (surprisingly) agrees with the Karna Draupadi angle. Atleast I haven't met anyone 😆

Thanks to you too for taking out the last straw in the Draupadi Karna angle.

Also, thanks for the explanation and I do agree with you. Arjun never claimed he was the best archer. It was Drona all the way. I like your example of the beating the best author. Absurd indeed. 😆

So with Karna being abandoned, raised with love but not as a warrior as he would have liked to, being cursed time and again and not being allowed to prove his expertise; he goes ahead and makes rash decisions, becomes friends with the wrong guy and ends up dying at the hands of a warrior without even being able to give him a good fight. Whatever he was trying to attain for whatever reason, he couldn't do it. All this leading to nothing.

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amritat

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Posted: 10 years ago

#179

Interesting discussions going on...

From Ramayan to Mahabharat to Rabindranath Tagore to Madhusudhan Dutta...wow...

As for Karna...well the new serial with Karna on Sony is sending chills down my spine... 😆
With another show on none other than Karna, I can clearly visualize the state of the forum... 😆
Same old debates, same old discussions n sarcastic members...same old bashing...everything will start again...
My curiosity wont let me stay away from the forum n those debates will start there as well...with some new members joining the group... 😆

I wish Siddharth Tewary had chosen some other area of interest... 😭

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DurgaS

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Posted: 10 years ago

#180

Originally posted by: .Sanskruti

I jst want to comment on that part in red... its nt mentioned in CE also I have read it nowhere except Karnas POV books like MJ and KW bt I firmly dnt believe that a skilled archer like Arjuna would jst kill a innocent boy mistakenly.. Its an later edit for me😊

Hmm ok thanks. I too hadn't read that anywhere else before. Maybe a Karna supporter must have added that to give weightage to his purpose to kill Arjun.

Btw, what are CE, MJ and KW?

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