Vasusena

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Vasusena is the original birth name of Karna, a central warrior figure in the Indian epic Mahabharata.

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Vasusena canonical 1

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mahabharata character ⓘ
mythological character ⓘ
abandonedBy Kunti ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Karna ⓘ
Radheya ⓘ
Suryaputra ⓘ
appearsIn Mahabharata ⓘ
armorType divine kavacha ⓘ
associatedWithKingdom Anga ⓘ
birthContext born to Kunti before her marriage ⓘ
birthFather Surya ⓘ
birthMother Kunti ⓘ
birthType divine birth ⓘ
closeAllyOf Duryodhana ⓘ
culture ancient Indian ⓘ
cursedBy Parashurama ⓘ
curseEffect would forget vital knowledge in crucial battle ⓘ
earringsType divine kundala ⓘ
enemyOf Arjuna ⓘ
foundBy Adhiratha ⓘ
giftedArmorAndEarringsTo Indra ⓘ
killedBy Arjuna ⓘ
killedUnderCircumstances when unarmed and chariot-wheel was stuck ⓘ
knownFor exceptional archery skills ⓘ
generosity ⓘ
loyalty to Duryodhana ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySources Sanskrit ⓘ
literaryTradition Hindu epic literature ⓘ
nameMeaning one who is born with wealth ⓘ
originalNameOf Karna ⓘ
participatedIn Kurukshetra War ⓘ
primarySourceText Mahabharata by Vyasa ⓘ
linked to: Mahabharata
raisedBy Adhiratha ⓘ
Radha ⓘ
roleInWork central warrior figure in the Kurukshetra War ⓘ
sideInWar Kauravas ⓘ
socialStatusAtBirth considered a charioteer’s son ⓘ
teacher Parashurama ⓘ
title King of Anga ⓘ
virtueExemplified charity ⓘ
friendship ⓘ
honor ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Karna → birthName → Vasusena ⓘ