Karna Meets His EndAfter the fall of Drona, Karna assumed command of the Kaurava army during the battle of Kurukshetra. On the fifteenth day, Arjuna
and Karna came face to face. A fast and furious battle took place
between the famous rivals. One of Karna's arrows almost hit Arjuna, but
Krishna, who was Arjuna's charioteer, lowered the chariot and the arrow
missed him. In return, Arjuna shot numerous arrows at him. Suddenly, the
wheel of Karna's chariot got stuck in the mud. He got down to push the
wheel and asked Arjuna to stop shooting, because it would not be fair to
shoot at him while he pushed the wheel out of the mud. Krishna said,
"You shot at the unarmed Abhimanyu. was that fair?" Krishna then
reminded Arjuna how the Kauravas had broken the code of war when they
killed Abhimanyu without mercy. He told Arjuna to do his duty. Hearing
this Arjuna was filled with righteous anger and killed Karna.
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