There are a lot of interpolated stories and fictional stories removed and many interesting cum authentic facts included in Mahabharata CE by Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute and translated by Mr. Bibek Debroy. This edition can be called clearly a Pro Pandavas version which has completely exposed their critics and proved Pandavas the heroes. So here's a small take to those facts from Mahabharata CE from BORI :-
ADI PARVA:-
1) The description of Karna's birth in section 68 of KMG is interpolation according to BORI as BORI don't consider Karna that important character.
2) Draupadi stopping Karna to shoot arrow in her swayamvar and refusing to marry him on the basis of his caste is interpolation in BORI CE.
3) According to BORI CE, Karna failed to string the bow in Draupadi swayamvar ( which is true according to KMG as well ).
4) The narrative from KMG which has been misinterpretated as a proof of Abhimanyu having blessings from gods is removed by BORI CE. BORI don't want to give distorters any chance of defaming Abhimanyu who defeated every Kuru warrior including Karna through his own prowess.
5) According to BORI CE, that statement of Kunti is interpolation where she says that if any women keeps relation with 5 men then she should be considered a whore.
According to the statement of Kunti in BORI CE, If any women had more than 5 sons then she should be considered a whore and by this logic, Radha the foster mother of Karna was a whore.
6) According to BORI CE, Karna is the trunk of passion (fury) while Arjuna is the trunk of righteousness.
7) According to BORI CE, Subhadra was delighted after marrying Arjuna hence Arjuna did nothing wrong to her.
8) According to BORI CE, Vaisampayana said that Indra took away the divine armour and ear-rings of Karna for the benefit of whole world instead of Arjuna only.
9) According to BORI CE, Arjuna being Jealous of Eklavya is an interpolation.
SABHA PARVA:-
1) According to BORI CE, Vaisampayana clearly accepted that Arjuna overpowered Bhagadatta easily in his digvijaya campaign and Bhagadatta desisted/retreated from the battle.
2) According to BORI CE, Vaisampayana more clearly accepted that Bhima defeated Radhey Karna in his digvijaya campaign as compared to KMG.
3) According to BORI CE, Shishupala praising Karna for his strength is an interpolation.
4) According to BORI CE, Shishupala calling Karna the favorite student of Parshurama is an interpolation. According to BORI CE, Bhishma was the favorite student of Parshurama.
5) According to BORI CE, Karna called Draupadi a harlot instead of unchaste.
6) According to BORI CE, Yudhishthira ordering Draupadi to come in Sabha dressed in a single garment is an interpolation.
VANA PARVA
1) According to BORI CE, Nivatakavachas having boon from Lord Bramha that they will be invincible against god is an interpolation. They had boon not to get fear from the gods. And boon does not invincibility.
2) According to BORI CE, Karna defeating Bhagadatta is an interpolation as Bhagadatta was much superior to Karna as a warrior.
3) According to BORI CE, the description of Karna's digvijaya is an interpolation as it wasn't a description worthy event for Vaisampayana.
4) According to BORI CE, Karna defeating King Drupada is an interpolation.
5). According to BORI CE, Shri Hanumana Jiii never promised Bhima to damp the energy of Arjuna's enemies. He promised to kill Arjuna's enemies, which never happened in reality. I meant Hanumana never helped Arjuna, neither he ever protected Arjuna's chariot.
6). According to BORI CE, Karna conquering entire Earth is an interpolation.
7). According to BORI CE, Duryodhana saying that he recieved such a valuable gift from Karna which can't be gifted to him by Bhishma and Drona is an interpolation.
8). According to BORI CE, Karna treating Gandhari like his own mother is an interpolation.
9). According to BORI CE, Rudra and Lord Vishnu achieving success by worshipping Surya is an interpolation.
VIRATA PARVA:-
1) According to BORI CE, Arjuna attacking foot soldiers from behind is an interpolation.
According to BORI CE, Karna was the only warrior to attack foot soldiers from behind.
2) According to BORI CE, the Kuru warriors becoming senseless for a moment after hearing the roar of the celestial ape/monkey and probably Shri Hanumana Jii is an interpolation.
( Even in KMG also, it is not written anywhere that celestial ape/monkey had helped Arjuna but according to every unabridged Mahabharata Kaurava brothers had indeed helped Karna against Bhima )
3) According to BORI CE, Karna piercing the flag of Arjuna is an interpolation
UDHYOG PARVA:-
1) According to BORI CE, Sanjaya narrating that Shri Hanumana is going to sit on Arjuna's chariot is an interpolation.
2). According to BORI CE, Bhishma made a contradictory statement that Karna was also captured by Gandharvas with Duryodhana.
3) According to BORI CE, Arjuna obtained another Pasupata weapon from Lord Indra then it proves that Arjuna had more than 2 pasupata weapons.
BHISMA PARVA:-
1) According to BORI CE, Bhishma saying to Karna that he always fought fairly is an interpolation.
2) According to BORI CE, Arjuna worshipping Maa Durga and receiving blessings from her is an interpolation.
DRONA PARVA
1) According to BORI CE, Shri Krishna covering the sun by his yogic power on 14th day is an interpolation.
( According to BORI CE Arjuna easily crushed Karna and every Kuru warrior and killed jaydratha fairly )
2) According to BORI CE, Shri Krishna using illusion on Karna for Vasavi Javelin is an interpolation
3) According to BORI CE, Bhima using impenetrable armour in war against Karna on 14th day is an interpolation.
4) According to BORI CE, Karna defeating Gandharvas in his life is an interpolation.
( According to BORI CE, there was only one encounter happened between Karna and Gandharvas in which Gandharvas badly thrashed Karna )
5) According to BORI CE, Karna cutting off the celestial wheel of Ghatotkacha as per Sanjaya's narration is an interpolation
6) According to BORI CE, Arjuna saying that he had taken a vow that he will not use his bow against Brahmana is an interpolation.
7) According to BORI CE, Karna telling Duryodhana on 14th night that Arjuna used impenetrable armour in war is an interpolation.
( According to BORI CE, as well as KMG Arjuna never used any celestial armour in any war )
8) According to BORI CE, Arjuna obtained a different version of Pashupatastra on 13th night as BORI CE don't say that Arjuna lost the Pashupatastra he obtained in Vana Parva hence he obtained different Pashupatastra in Kurukshetra war.
9) According to BORI CE, Shri Krishna telling Arjuna that Karna can kill gods is an interpolation.
10) According to BORI CE, Karna saying that he will help women and children is an interpolation.
11) According to BORI CE, Bhima calling Drona wretched is an interpolation.
12) According to BORI CE, Karna cut the impenetrable armour of Bhima is interpolation.
KARNA PARVA:-
1) According to BORI CE, Duryodhana telling Shalya that Karna had dragged Bhima is an interpolation.
2) According to BORI CE, Duryodhana saying that Arjuna avoided battle due to fear of Karna is an interpolation.
3) According to BORI CE, Duryodhana telling Shalya that Karna had defeated Satyaki in previous battle is an interpolation.
4) According to BORI CE, Shri Krishna throwing those Samsaptakas who had seized Arjuna is an interpolation.
( BORI says that Arjuna himself threw those Samsaptakas who had seized him )
5) According to BORI CE, Karna had one version of Pashupatastra but it's not written anywhere that it's the same Pashupatastra which Arjuna acquired in Vana Parva.
6) According to BORI CE, the entire section 61 of Karna Parva of KMG Mahabharat is an interpolation, where some pandava warriors like Yudhisthira, Nakula and Dhristadyumna had attacked Karna in group.
7) According to BORI CE, the entire section 62 of Karna Parva of KMG Mahabharat is an interpolation, where Karna defeated Yudhistira second time and spared his life
8) According to BORI CE, Shri Krishna saying that he considers Karna "as equal or perhaps superior to Arjuna" is an interpolation.
9) According to BORI CE, Shri Krishna saying that Karna is foremost of all heroes is an interpolation.
10) According to BORI CE, Bhima telling Arjuna to kill Vrishasena because he is resisting him on 17th days is an interpolation.
11) Yudhishthira says after the death of Karna that we didn't sleep 13 years due to exile and we will happily sleep today in section 96 of Karna parva of KMG Mahabharat is an interpolation as per BORI CE
12) According to BORI CE, Shri Krishna saying that Karna is equal to Lord Shiva and Lord Indra is an interpolation.
13) According to BORI CE, Lord Brahma saying that the success of Karna and Arjuna should be equal is an interpolation.
( According to BORI CE, Lord Brahma wanted only Arjuna to win the battle )
14) According to BORI CE, Krishna telling Arjuna that Karna's body is 8 ratni is an interpolation.
FROM FINAL BATTLE:-
15) According to BORI CE, Karna having any Nagastra is an interpolation, Mahabharata CE says that Karna achieved that feats through the strength of Ashwsena only as weapon depends on weilder, not living serpent.
16) According to BORI CE , Karna cutting Gandiva's string eleven times is an interpolation, BORI says that Karna cut Gandiva's string only one times
17) According to BORI CE, Karna being unaware of Ashwasen's entry in his weapon is an interpolation, BORI says that Karna took the help from Ashwsena.
18) According to BORI CE, Karna refusing to take help of Ashwasena second time is an interpolation.
19) According to BORI CE, Karna lifting whole earth is an interpolation.
20) According to BORI CE, Karna making Arjuna unconscious during final battle is interpolation, BORI says that Karna had no capacity to achieve this feat because he was far inferior than Arjuna and other warriors.
21) According to BORI CE, Arjuna using high brahmastra against Kaurava warrior during final battle is an interpolation.
22) According to BORI CE, Sanjaya narrating Panchala and Somakas warrior had attacked karna during final battle is an interpolation.
23) According to BORI CE , Bhima telling Arjuna that Karna's feat is amazing(Awesome) is an interpolation.
(According to BORI, Bhima knew very well that karna is an insect infront of Arjuna)
24) According to BORI CE, Sanjaya saying that Karna pacified Arjuna's Agneyastra, Aindrastra, etc are interpolations
25) According to BORI CE, Arjuna using Nalika arrow against Karna in final battle is an interpolation.
26) According to BORI CE, Karna killing supporters of Arjuna using Bhargava Astra is an interpolation
( BORI says that Karna failed to kill a single of Arjuna during final battle )
27) According to BORI CE, Sanjaya narrating that Karna killed large supporter(Pandavas and Panchalas) of Arjuna is an interpolation.
28) According to BORI CE, Karna piercing Bhima with thousand arrows after Arjuna breaks string of his bow is an interpolation.
29) According to BORI CE, Kaurava warriors thinking that Karna had won the battle and
all of them regarded the two Krishnas as brought by Karna under his power is an interpolation.
30) According to BORI CE, Sanjaya narrating that Karna killed all those Maharatha Panchalas and Somakas who had always challanged Karna for battle is an interpolation.
31) According to BORI CE, Sanjaya narrating that Karna had pierced Arjuna's standard and killed Somakas and after this he again killed Panchala and Somakas and all of them regarded Karna has won the battle is an interpolation.
32) According to BORI CE, Sanjaya narrating that Arjuna's limb was mangled by Karna's arrow is an interpolation.
33) According to BORI CE, Sanjaya narrating that Arjuna had attacked unconscious Karna is an interpolation.
34) According to BORI CE, Karna trying to lift his chariot after strucking Arjuna unconscious is an interpolation.
( According to BORI CE, Karna tried to lift the wheel of his chariot but after Arjuna shot Agneyastra to him he never dropped his bow till his death hence he was killed armed as per Mahabharata CE )
35) According to BORI CE, Sanjaya saying that Karna was favorite of ladies is an interpolation.
36) According to BORI CE, Duryodhana saying that Arjuna's body is exceedingly mangled today is an interpolation.
37) According to BORI CE, the narrative saying that Karna earned glory from fair fight is an interpolation.
38) According to BORI CE, Lord Shiva gifting his all weapons to Parshurama is an interpolation.
39) According to BORI CE, Karna conquering his fatigue is an interpolation because Karna was tired before final battle and Arjuna was exceedingly tired still Karna failed to defeat him.
40) According to BORI CE, Arjuna predicting that the wives of Karna are going to be widows and Shri Krishna will see them as widows is an interpolation.
SHALYA PARVA
1) According to BORI CE, all the statements saying that Karna was killed unfairly are full of errors saying that even Shri Krishna killed many Kings unfairly and was incapable of killing Bhishma, Drona, Bhurishrava,Karna and Duryodhana fairly etc. Hence all those statements are unauthentic.
2) According to BORI CE, Yudhishthra saying that Samsaptakas have been vanquished due to grace of Shri Krishna is an interpolation.
3). According to BORI CE, Shri Krishna saying that he used illusions of Bhishma, Drona, Bhurishrava and Karna is an interpolation.
4) According to BORI CE, Yudhishthira saying that Gandhari's son always fought fairly is an interpolation.
SAUPTIKA PARVA :-
1). According to BORI CE, Ashvatthama confessing that Karna was killed unfairly is an interpolation.
2). According to BORI CE, Shri Krishna made a very contradictory statement that Arjuna wasn't defeated by Lord Shiva hence proving authenticity of direct refernces over cross refernces.
ASHWMEDA PARVA:-
1) According to BORI CE, it is written that Arjuna was mild on Babrubahana in their battle.
ASHRAMVISHIKA PARVA :-
1) According to BORI CE,Vyasa says that Karna was son of sun god with bad quality.
SVARGAROHANA PARVA :-
1) According to BORI CE, the narrative saying that Draupadi, Arjuna and Bhima visited hell to clean their sins is an interpolation.
Credit- Shantam Sharma
