Unluckiest Character in Mahabharat? - Page 2

Originally posted by: AnkitaPurka66

Many are unlucky in their own ways... But to chose one, I would say Draupadi. Made to reside in forests due to her husband's folly, dragged in court and humiliated for no fault of hers, losing all her sons in the war and finally dying in the mountains without anyone by her side.

Yes, still she emerges as the strongest female and the heroine of the epic, but I do think she was unlucky in many respects.

True. If there is anyone apart from Arjun I would say I am a fan of it will be Draupadi. ❤️

I want to ask this... in what way was Karna unlucky except for the fact that he got to know of his biological origin a little late?

He had loving parents, a comfortable life, a prince for a friend, wives, children, fame, a kingdom.

He himself admits it.

Was he unlucky because he was not considered royal? Excuse me.... 99.9999% of humanity (maybe more) is not royal.

Was he unlucky because he didn't get Brahmashira from Drona? He threatened the life of a prince of the realm. He's lucky he didn't get capital punishment. He went and got the information from Parasu Ram, anyway.

Was Karna unlucky because Bheema called him suthaputhra? After all that Karna did, it was very mild of Bheema. I'd be calling a lot a worse than suthaputhra.

Ok I have two answers

1) If we consider without any divinity and only think about them as humans, then my choice is Sahdev. He was the most intelligent man in his family and often could forsee the consequences. But unfortunately for him, being the youngest he was never given the importance he deserved. He didn't even get the place in Itihas which others who were much less talented than him got. I guess Dusshashan has more importance than Sahdev. Even Vikarna has a worth mentioning contribution to the epic but Sahdev has none. Him killing Shakuni was also not something which was given importance and just came as a passing reference

2) If we believe in everything that is mentioned in the scriptures are correct and accept the divinity angles then that person would be Ashwathama. The punishment he has got is for eternity. An eternal pain, an eternal loneliness and an eternal sorrow. I know his crimes were way to much, but still I feel that a punishment for eternity is not justified, for however big a crime a person does as a human, his/her crime is finite because his/her presence and effectiveness on this earth is finite, while an eternal punishment is infinite. An infinite punishment for a finite crime can never be justified. I always condemn other religions' ideology of punishment in hell till eternity, and won't hesitate to to that here either.

P.S. the one who mentioned Duryodhan had some very valid points. The guy poisons Bheem, Bheem comes back stronger than before. He plans for killing in Lakshagriha, they return with alliance with the second most powerful kingdom of the country. He wins things in the game of dice and within an hour he has to return everything (although here it was the stupidity of him n his friends/brothers). Aage Ka bhool hi jao

Originally posted by: cts22

Draupadi, Bheeshma, Karna are the ones who are the unluckiest or I would say have faced a lot of grief and pain also quite strong.

Abhimanyu too, I mean his killing was the most tragic and Uttara too who lost everyone

How is Abhimanyu's killing the most tragic? More tragic than that of Ghatochkat, on whom an extra terrestrial weapon was launched. More tragic than that of the Uppandavas who were killed in deep sleep at night after the the war was practically over

Originally posted by: CaptainSpark

Actually I meant unlucky as in someone who always had good intentions but faced misfortune. This guy deserved what he got. 😋😋

I got the joke though 😂😂😂 Virata War too is so funny. 🤣

I guess if you look objectively, he was unlucky . I can't believe that Arjun was stronger than Bheeshm, Dron and Kripacharya combined, still he lost pathetically in Virat war. MB was still some equivalent war

Originally posted by: FlauntPessimism

How is Abhimanyu's killing the most tragic? More tragic than that of Ghatochkat, on whom an extra terrestrial weapon was launched. More tragic than that of the Uppandavas who were killed in deep sleep at night after the the war was practically over.

I don't understand why people make Abhimanyu's death most tragic? I guess because he was Janmayey's grandfather

@bold - I think we all should respect each others' opinions. We all think differently because we all have different perceptions of the world, the good and the bad, because we are all differently conditioned and it is okay. What is tragic for you might not be tragic for me and it is okay. To each his own.

Personally, I can't choose any one, two or three tragic characters from MB.

Originally posted by: sonnet11

@bold - I think we all should respect each others' opinions. We all think differently because we all have different perceptions of the world, the good and the bad, because we are all differently conditioned and it is okay. What is tragic for you might not be tragic for me and it is okay. To each his own.

Personally, I can't choose any one, two or three tragic characters from MB.

I agree and apologies for for my earlier statement.

But still I don't feel making any death more painful than other makes sense

Originally posted by: FlauntPessimism

I agree and apologies for for my earlier statement.

But still I don't feel making any death more painful than other makes sense

No need for apologies, my friend! Sometimes we flow into the emotions, you know, Bhavnao main beh jate hain.😆

@bold - I can understand though I feel some deaths are more painful on account of the torture and affliction that the person undergoes. This is a general statement not specific to any MB character.

Originally posted by: Poorabhforever

Uttara - ek nirdosh jisne kuch nahi chaha aur badle main apna Sab kuch gawa diya 💔

Yup. Becoming a widow after just 6 months. That beat Bheeshma, Karna, Yudhisthir, everyone. I'd also add Shalya, who came to join his nephews, but was tricked into joining their enemies.

Actually, the whole Matsya family. 2 of her brothers were killed on day 1, another on day 6 and her father on day 15. There was no one left in her family after the war.

Originally posted by: FlauntPessimism

How is Abhimanyu's killing the most tragic? More tragic than that of Ghatochkat, on whom an extra terrestrial weapon was launched. More tragic than that of the Uppandavas who were killed in deep sleep at night after the the war was practically over

It's considered the most tragic because he faced the most amount of pain. Ghatothkach died as soon as the weapon hit him, Upapandavas died in sleep. Abhi was killed by valient warriors, all elder to him no matter what his age and it was in an unfair manner. And he didn't die in a jiffy, but they tortured him, when he was helpless and broken with no help. I don't think the other two matches up to the amount of suffering and pain Abhimanyu bore. In this way, his death IMO is worse.

Ghatothkach's death was equally tragic but in this case, I guess the Pandavas were well aware of the outcome and hence sent Ghatothkach? Tragedy hits hardest when you are least expecting it.

Upapandavas- unfair and tragic as well, but I think these being tragic does not decrease the tragedy of Abhimanyu. He obviously gets more footage because people today make it so. The epic mentions and describes all three deaths. There was no biasedness there IMO. Again, Upapandavas died without the pain and suffering of a death in a battle field.