Originally posted by: Viswasruti
Gayatri, love you so much YaarЁЯдЧЁЯдЧЁЯдЧ, I know your love for me, that is why before logging off written this to make it clear that Karna is a grey character, in TV serials, the writers tempted to glorify the Karna role because of the good actors there played that role.
There are versions that Ravan was greater Pandit than Ram and because of the curse he behaved like that. Different versions, different perspectives, but in the original Vyas Bharath it was clearly mentioned that Karс╣Зa was very much involved in the act of disrobing Draupad─л. Indeed, Karс╣ЗaтАЩs role in that shameful abhorrent humiliation of Draupadi in the dice hall, along with the part played by him in the collective slaughter of Abhimanyu in the battlefield, are the two disgraceful blots, which mar Karс╣ЗaтАЩs character in the epic.
In Chapter-68 of the Sabh─Б Parva. Miffed at Vikarс╣ЗaтАЩs rather unexpected opposition to his brothersтАЩ despicable conduct, Karс╣Зa then had said, after setting out a deceptively fallacious line of arguments:
рддреНрд╡рдВ рддреБ рдХреЗрд╡рд▓рдмрд╛рд▓реНрдпреЗрди рдзрд╛рд░реНрддрд░рд╛рд╖реНрдЯреНрд░ рд╡рд┐рджреАрд░реНрдпрд╕реЗред
рдпрджреН рд╡реНрд░рд╡реАрд╖рд┐ рд╕рднрд╛рдордзреНрдпреЗ рдмрд╛рд▓рдГ рд╕реНрдерд╡рд┐рд░рднрд╛рд╖рд┐рддрдореНрее
рди рдЪ рдзрд░реНрдордВ рдпрдерд╛рд╡рддреН рддреНрд╡рдВ рд╡реЗрддреНрд╕рд┐ рджреБрд░реНрдпреЛрдзрдирд╛рд╡рд░ред
рдпрджреН рдмреНрд░рд╡реАрд╖рд┐ рдЬрд┐рддрд╛рдВ рдХреГрд╖реНрдгрд╛рдВ рди рдЬрд┐рддреЗрддрд┐ рд╕реБрдордиреНрджрдзреАрдГрее
рдХрдердВ рд╣реНрдпрд╡рд┐рдЬрд┐рддрд╛рдВ рдХреГрд╖реНрдгрд╛рдВ рдордиреНрдпрд╕реЗ рдзреГрддрд░рд╛рд╖реНрдЯреНрд░рдЬред
рдпрджрд╛ рд╕рднрд╛рдпрд╛рдВ рд╕рд░реНрд╡рд╕реНрд╡рдВ рдиреНрдпрд╕реНрддрд╡рд╛рдиреН рдкрд╛рдгреНрдбрд╡рд╛рдЧреНрд░рдЬрдГрее
рдордиреНрдпрд╕реЗ рд╡рд╛ рд╕рднрд╛рдореЗрддрд╛рдорд╛рдиреАрддрд╛рдореЗрдХрд╡рд╛рд╕рдореНред
рдЕрдзрд░реНрдореЗрдгреЗрддрд┐ рддрддреНрд░рд╛рдкрд┐ рд╢реГрдгреБ рдореЗ рд╡рд╛рдХреНрдпрдореБрддреНрддрдордореНрее
рдПрдХреЛ рднрд░реНрддреНрддрд╛ рд╕реНрддреНрд░рд┐рдпрд╛ рджреЗрд╡реИрд░реНрд╡рд┐рд╣рд┐рддрдГ рдХреБрд░реБрдирдиреНрджрдиред
рдЗрдпрдВ рддреНрд╡рдиреЗрдХрд╡рд╢рдЧрд╛ рдмрдиреНрдзрдХреАрддрд┐ рд╡рд┐рдирд┐рд╢реНрдЪрд┐рддрд╛рее
рдЕрд╕реНрдпрд╛рдГ рд╕рднрд╛рдорд╛рдирдпрдирдВ рди рдЪрд┐рддреНрд░рдорд┐рддрд┐ рдореЗ рдорддрд┐рдГред
рдПрдХрд╛рдореНрдмрд░рдзрд░рддреНрд╡рдВ рд╡рд╛рдкреНрдпрдерд╡рд╛рдкрд┐ рд╡рд┐рд╡рд╕реНрддреНрд░рддрд╛рее
тАж
рджреБрдГрд╢рд╛рд╕рди рд╕реБрдмрд╛рд▓реЛрд╜рдпрдВ рд╡рд┐рдХрд░реНрдгрдГ рдкреНрд░рд╛рдЬреНрдЮрд╡рд╛рджрд┐рдХрдГред
рдкрд╛рдгреНрдбрд╡рд╛рдирд╛рдЮреНрдЪ рд╡рд╛рд╕рд╛рдВрд╕рд┐ рджреНрд░реМрдкрджреНрдпрд╛рд╢реНрдЪрд╛рдкреНрдпреБрдкрд╛рд╣рд╛рд░рее
тАж
рддрддреЛ рджреБрдГрд╢рд╛рд╕рдиреЛ рд░рд╛рдЬрдиреН рджреНрд░реМрдкрджреНрдпрд╛ рд╡рд╕рдирдВ рдмрд▓рд╛рддреНред
рд╕рднрд╛рдордзреНрдпреЗ рд╕рдорд╛рдХреНрд╖рд┐рдкреНрдп рд╡реНрдпрдкрд╛рдХреНрд░рд╖реНрдЯрдВ рдкреНрд░рдЪрдХреНрд░рдореЗрее [Mah─Бbh─Бrata, 2.29 тАУ 2.40]
Translation:
O, son of Dhс╣Ыtar─Бс╣гс╣нra! You alone are expressing dissent due to your youthful impudence. You are but an immature lad, who has the temerity to talk like an elder in this assembly of wise men.
Younger sibling of Duryodhana! You are not well-versed in the intricacies of dharma; hence, out of sheer ignorance, you are declaring Draupad─л as one not won though she has been rightfully won in dice.
O son of Dhс╣Ыtar─Бс╣гс╣нra! When Yudhiс╣гс╣нhira as the eldest P─Бс╣Зс╕Нava has staked his all, how then can you consider Draupad─л as not won in fair challenge?
тАж
тАж
If you think that it is unrighteous to have brought Draupad─л, clad in one cloth-piece in her state of menstruation, then pay attention to my words.
O scion of the Kurus! Scriptures ordain that a woman should have only one husband. See, Draupadi is under the control of many males; hence she is for sure an unchaste woman. Therefore, given her status as a woman of easy virtue, there is no breach of dharma in bringing her to this hall, no matter if she is clad in one cloth, or even bereft of any clothes.
тАж
O Duс╕е┼Ы─Бsana! You need not pay any heed to this Vikarс╣Зa, who, with his utter precocity has the cheek to speak like a wise man. Hence, go ahead and seize the clothes of Draupad─л and all the P─Бс╣Зс╕Нavas.
тАж
Then Vidur said --- O King! Then, being so bidden by Karс╣Зa, Duс╕е┼Ы─Бsana, in open court and in full view of all present, began forcefully drawing at Draupad─лтАЩs robe.
It would thus be clear that according to Vy─БsaтАЩs original narration, it was on Karс╣ЗaтАЩs direct instigation that Duс╕е┼Ы─Бsana proceeded to disrobe Draupad─л.
Thanks Gayatri ЁЯдЧfor this interesting convo with you. Karna was a vice person with a cursed life.