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drieddust · 2021-11-03 · Original thread
> Compare these two to Bheeshma and Karna, who spend their entire lives torn by conflicting loyalties.

Karna is a legend generated in recent times. In most editions of Mahabharata, he is willingly standing on the wrong side of justice willingly. He didn't even care for the well being of his supposedly friend Duryodhana. Here is a talk[0] and book[1] by Mahabharata researcher.

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Nge8qc7f_k&list=LL&index=35

[1] https://www.amazon.in/Mahabharata-Unravelled-Lesser-Known-We...

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