Originally posted by: fatssrilanka
Agree with anu.Being loyal to your friend doesn't mean that you support even when he's following a wrong path and committing sin after sin without even feeling ashamed.A true friend will somehow or the other show his friend to follow the correct path. If Karan was a true friend he would have tried ways and means of guiding Duryodhan through the correct path,the path of dharma.But,unfortunately he too started supporting him even to the extent of disrobing his Brother's wife just to take revenge and thus indirectly committing adharm.
WARNING: Kindly do not misinterpret the meaning of my explanation. But if you really have a problem with the below content, please ask the DT to take it down. My intention is not to hurt anybody or anything.
The meaning to Loyalty is to stand by the side of the person you're being loyal to irrespective of whatever be the situation. Pardon me for the sorry excuse of an example I'm going to support my explanation with.
Take a Dog, dogs are supposed to be the most lovable and loyal creatures in the world. So if tomorrow I own a dog, I tame it, pet it, give it a happy life, it shall be my guard through the night and protect me from burglars. But, if tomorrow I was the burglar and if I wanted to steal from someone I can use the same dog to help me and it will help me if I ask it to. Because it's loyalty lies with me.
I know the example sucks and you probably must be thinking I'm comparing Karna to a dog, but I'm not. I'm just explaining the purpose of Karna's loyalty towards Duryodhan. You may also say a dog is but a creature who understands no human morals and values, but the dog still has the heart to love its master and stick to him through thick and thin because the master is practically its parent, its nurturer, its life giver.