1. Why did Kunti go to Karna? 2. Was Kunti right in taking away the three boons? Explain.

Question

Read the extract from the Mahabharata and answer the following questions:

Kunti went to her son Karna and requested him not to reuse an arrow at the battlefield against Arjuna. Karna happily gave the boon. He thought that his mother was greater than his boon. Later on, he was easily killed by Arjuna in the battlefield as he would not re-use the arrow.

1. Why did Kunti go to Karna?

2. Was Kunti right in taking away the three boons? Explain.

3. What was the sacrifice made by Karna?

Answer 1

1. Kunti went to Karna to ask for his Karna kundala and kavacha. She also requested him not to reuse an arrow in the battlefield against Arjuna.

2. No. She was not right in taking away the three boons. She knew that Karna could easily be killed without his armour. She wanted to save Arjuna by making Karna helpless.

3. Karna sacrificed not only his protective armour but also his life for the sake of his mother. He considered his mother’s wish more important than his life.