ARJUNA:- WHO BROKE THE SUPREME ARMOUR OF KARNA INTO 1000 PIECES IN THE FINAL BATTLE

Yes Arjuna had broken the supreme armour of Karna in the final battle. It should be noted that the armour of Karna which was broken by Arjuna was different from Surya's armour but it was a supreme armour which was made by many foremost of artists. Also this scene is the most iconic scene of Mahabharat, The entire world was watching this final battle and Arjuna disrobed Karna infront of everyone by using his arrows. It is the one of the best scenes of Mahabharat.

BORI CE, KARNA PARVA, SECTION-66

ततॊ ऽरजुनॊ दवादशभिर विमुक्तैर; आकर्णमुक्तैर निशितैः समर्प्य

नाराचम आशीविषतुल्यवेगाम; आकर्णा पूर्णायतम उत्ससर्ज

27 स चित्र वर्मेषु वरॊ विदार्य; पराणान निरस्यन्न इव साधु मुक्तः

कर्णस्य पीत्वा रुधिरं विवेश; वसुंधरां शॊणितवाज दिग्धः

28 ततॊ वृषॊ बाणनिपात कॊपितॊ; महॊरगॊ दण्डविघट्टितॊ यथा

तथाशु कारी वयसृजच छरॊत्तमान; महाविषः सर्प इवॊत्तमं विषम

29 जनर्दनं दवादशभिः पराभिनन; नवैर नवत्या च शरैस तथार्जुनम

शरेण घॊरेण पुनश च पाण्डवं; विभिद्य कर्णॊ ऽभयनदज जहास च

30 तम अस्य हर्षं ममृषे न पाण्डवॊ; बिभेद मर्माणि ततॊ ऽसय मर्मवित

परं शरैः पत्रिभिर इन्द्र विक्रमस; तथा यथेन्द्रॊ बलम ओजसाहनत

31 ततः शराणां नवतीर नवार्जुनः; ससर्ज कर्णे ऽनतकदण्डसंनिभाः

शरैर भृशायस्त तनुः परविव्यथे; तथा यथा वज्रविदारितॊ ऽचलः

32 मणिप्रवेकॊत्तम वज्रहाटकैर; अलं कृतं चास्य वराङ्गभूषणम

परविद्धमुर्व्यां निपपात पत्रिभिर; धनंजयेनॊत्तम कुण्डले ऽपि च

33 महाधनं शिल्पिवरैः परयत्नतः; कृतं यद अस्यॊत्तम वर्म भास्वरम

सुदीर्घ कालेन तद अस्य पाण्डवः; कषणेन बाणैर बहुधा वयशातयत[1]

DEBROY TRANSLATION OF BORI CE

Arjuna drew his bow all the way back up to his ears and struck him with twelve sharp arrows. Those

iron arrows were like venomous serpents in their force. He drew his bow all the way back up to his

ears and shot them. They were released well. They shattered his supreme and colourful armour, as if

they were robbing him of his life. Having drunk Karna’s blood, they penetrated the ground, with the tufts smeared with blood. Vrisha became extremely angry at being struck by the arrows, like a giant serpent that has been beaten with a staff. He swiftly shot supreme arrows that were like giant serpents with excellent poison. He struck Janardana with twelve arrows and Arjuna with ninety-nine. Karna again pierced Pandava with terrible arrows and roared loudly. Pandava could not tolerate this joy. He was like Indra in his valour. He shot supreme arrows, like Indra energetically striking Bala. Arjuna shot ninety arrows at Karna and each of them was like Yama’s staff. Those arrows severely mangled his body, like a mountain shattered by thunder. The crown on his head was decorated with gems and diamonds and he wore excellent earrings. These were severed by Dhananjaya’s arrows and fell down.

His radiant and excellent armour was carefully crafted by the best of craftsmen over a long period of time. It was extremely expensive. In an instant, Pandava shattered this into many fragments with his arrows. Having deprived him of his armour with those excellent arrows, he then angrily struck him with four arrows.

Attribution:- Sanskrit edition of BORI CE, Debroy translation of BORI CE

Footnotes

[1] The Mahabharata in Sanskri