Was Arjuna really the undefeated warrior of Mahabharata?
Defeats Of Arjuna Was Arjuna really the undefeated warrior of Mahabharata? Let's look at some 40 of his defeats which says otherwise. _________________________________________ 1ST DEFEAT OF ARJUNA AT THE HANDS OF KARNA: BORI CE, Section- 12, Draupadi swayamvar parva: ‘Seeing Vaikartana Karna rush towards him, the wise Arjuna stretched his mighty bow and pierced him with three arrows. The impact of these sharp arrows stunned Radheya31 and he approached with greater circumspection. Then those two invincible warriors fought violently, each eager to vanquish the other. Such was the speed that they became invisible.32 “Look at the strength in my arms”, “See how I countered that”, they taunted each other in words that only warriors understand. Seeing the valour in Arjuna’s arms, unparalleled on earth, Vaikartana Karna fought even more vigorously. REPULSING ARJUNA’S SWIFT ARROWS, KARNA SHOUTED OUT ALOUD AND THE WARRIORS APPLAUDED HIS FEAT. ‘Karna said, “O foremost among Brahma...