Karna was more powerful than Arjuna

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From what I have read both had equal caliber. Both are greatest archers in Indian History.

Originally posted by: cherryberry293

From what I have read both had equal caliber. Both are greatest archers in Indian History.

But Arjun was supported by God himself... so he never faced defeat. His things were easier as he was a Prince of Kuru clan.

whereas Karna has earned everything in life with lot of hard work, determination, sacrifice and based on his talent. He was abondoned by all including the woman who gave him birth. He always got pushed aside just because his foster parents belonged to lower cast. still he rose above... fought with all the odds and shined like a Star... so i am in love with this character...

To be honest it is debatable. What they showed yesterday was utter nonsense!!!

Whoever is powerful between the two in Archery let be it and be in debate always,But Arjuna was God's favourite.Isn'nt he the winner who practises constant rememberence?

What has been shown in the serial is utter rubbish!!
To be honest, NO ONE knows who was the greater one of the 2...

It is true that Arjun had the blessing of Lord Krishna, but it would be wrong to not acknowledge his talent.

Both Karna and Arjun have defeated each other on different days...

So, we will never who was the greater one...


As for struggles r concerned, both Karna and Arjun had to struggle in their own ways.

Karna had to struggle for acknowlegdement due to caste...but he did not have to share his wife, go to exile many times, almost get burnt alive by cousins or live with the pain of loss of children for 36 years.

On the other hand, Arjun never got rejected anywherr, since he was a prince, never had to struggle for honour, did not have to peel off his skin but he went through loss of parents, murder conspiracy, sharing of first wife, loss of children,etc.

So both suffered in their own ways...
Now who suffered more, is difficult to say. Some people relate more with Karna,while others do with Arjun.

To say Arjuna was Gods favourite is in my book, not really understanding the essence of a God. Ofcourse the definition and interpretation of God differs from person to person. Tio me there is no particular favourite for God.

i would say both are equal

if you count their duels in kurushetra both of them would have defeated each other equal number of times

both couldn't have killed each other even if they wanted to

but as long as karna was alive pandavas couldn't have won and pandavas needed to win at any cost hence karna had to to be killed unfairly

krishna ji himself said that as long as karna has weapons in his hands he cant be killed but the same would have been true for arjuna as well

Karna knowingly or unknowingly sided with the Adharma. Arjun fought a Dharma war.

Both were equal

but if karna still had his kavach kundals...and if he didnt have curses upon him...he may have been better