A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Karna
This page describes Karna which is located on page 156 of the second volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Karna” according to 92 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Puranic encyclopaedia [by Vettam Mani]
(Mahabharata Karna Parva, Chapter 14, Verse 1).(vi) He fought against Ashvatthama. (Mahabharata Karna Parva, Chapter 55, Verse 13).(vii) Shrutakarma killed Devavriddhakumara. (Mahabharata Karna Parva, Chapter 88, Verse 18).(viii) Ashvatthama killed Shrutakarma in Bharata battle. (Mahabharata Sauptika Parva, Chapter 8, Verse 50)....
Read full contents: Story of Shrutakarma
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana [by Chaitali Kadia]
Adhiratha had caught Karna (flowing into the river). For this reason, Karna is called as Suta-Putra . (* 1) Matsya Purana, Ch. 48/10–25 (* 2) Matsya Purana, Ch. 48/91–103, 105–108...
Read full contents: Lineages of Anu
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) [by H. H. Wilson]
shravaya | it | asya | karna | vajayadhyai | jushtam | anu | pra | disham | mandayadhyai | ut-vavrishanah | radhase | tuvishman | karat | nah | indrah | su-tirtha | abhayam | ca...
Read full contents: Rig Veda 4.29.3
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