Different names of karnan in Mahabharat

✨VASUSENA

Vasusena

Vasusena is the original name of karna. It is named by Adhiratha and his wife Radha.

✨ RADHEYA

Radheya

Karna is called as Radheya, As he is the adopted son ofRadha who nurtured him as her son.

✨ ADHIRATHI

Adhirathi

Adhirathi is the foster father of Karna. That’s why he called as Adhirathi. Son of Adhirathi.

✨ KARNA

Karna

Karna means peeler ofhis skin/ natural armor. Indra gave him the tittle of karna.

✨ SURYAPUTRA

Suryaputra

Karna is the son of sun deity Surya. He is known as Suryaputra.Theson of surya.

✨ VAIKARTANA

Vaikartana

Karna cutting off his (natural) armor and his brilliant earrings, and gave him them to Indra, it is for that he came to be called “Vaikartana”.

✨ ANGARAJA

Angaraja

Karna is also named as Angaraja or Angaraj. Because he is the king of Angadesam. It is also a famous name of karna.

✨ DAANVEER / DAANSHOOR

Daanveer / Daanshoor

Daan means charity; Veer means Hero. Karna goes out of the way to help them without thinking about his loss. Therefore he is known as Daanveer.

✨ VRISHA

Vrisha

Vrisha means truthful in speech, engaged in penances, kept his vocos, kind to enemies. Then vrisha means bull. That’s why Karna is addressed as vrisha in mahabharat – the warrior like a bull.

✨ VIJAYADHARI

Vijayadhari

Vijaya bow is a weapon. It is gifted to karna by his guru parashurama. Then, Karna is known as Vijayadhari.

✨ Suta/ Sutaputra

Suta/ Sutaputra

Karna is the son of charioteer ( Adhirathi) who is of suta or souta caste.

In Reality,. He is not a Sutaputra. He is a suryaputra…