Mahabharat

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पुरा नाम तु तस्यासीद वसु षेण इति शरुतम ततॊ वैकर्तनः कर्णः कर्मणा तेन सॊ ऽभवत ।। १-१०४-२१ ।।

sanskrit

'Before this, the son of Surya was known by the name Vasusena. But when he severed his natural armor, he earned the name Karna, which means "the cutter or peeler of his cover".' ।। 1-104-21 ।।

english translation

purA nAma tu tasyAsIda vasu SeNa iti zarutama tatò vaikartanaH karNaH karmaNA tena sò 'bhavata || 1-104-21 ||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/mahabharat/adi-parva/104/21

पुरा नाम तु तस्यासीद वसु षेण इति शरुतम ततॊ वैकर्तनः कर्णः कर्मणा तेन सॊ ऽभवत ।। १-१०४-२१ ।।

sanskrit

'Before this, the son of Surya was known by the name Vasusena. But when he severed his natural armor, he earned the name Karna, which means "the cutter or peeler of his cover".' ।। 1-104-21 ।।

english translation

purA nAma tu tasyAsIda vasu SeNa iti zarutama tatò vaikartanaH karNaH karmaNA tena sò 'bhavata || 1-104-21 ||

hk transliteration