
The cities of Baroda, Surat, and Ahmedabad (Gujrat), Belgaum (Karnataka), Indore, Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh), Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) and Tanjore (Tamil Nadu) each have sizable Marathi-speaking communities. Marathi is primarily spoken in Maharashtra and parts of neighbouring states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Chattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh, union-territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Standard Marathi is the official language of the State of Maharashtra. There are a few other sub-dialects like Ahirani, Dangi, Vadvali, Samavedi, Khandeshi, and Malwani. The major dialects of Marathi are called Standard Marathi and Warhadi Marathi. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India Marathi has some of the oldest literature of all modern Indo-European, Indic languages, dating from about 1000 AD. It is the 19th most spoken language in the world. It is the official language of Maharashtra state of India and is one of the 23 official languages of India. That was my duty then, and this is my duty now.Marathi /məˈrɑːti/ (मराठी Marāṭhī ) is an Indo-Aryan language. Pleadingly, Bhima reminds him of the dice game, where Vikarna had criticized his brother. Vikarna replies that even knowing that the Kauravas would not win a war against a side with Sri Krishna on it, he cannot forsake Duryodhana. Bhima, who had sworn to kill all of Dhritarashtra's true-born (100) sons, calls Vikarna a man of dharma and advises him to step aside. Duryodhana sends Vikarna to check Bhima's advance. On the fourteenth day, Arjuna navigates the chakravyuha of Drona, in order to reach and kill Jayadratha before sunset. On the thirteenth day of the war, depending on the version of the story, Vikarna is either a silent bystander in the slaying of Abhimanyu or an active participant. On the tenth day, he attempts to prevent Arjuna and Shikhandi from reaching Bhishma, but is counter-checked by Drupada. On the seventh day, he covers the retreat of his brothers from Bhima's rampage. On the fifth day of the war, he attempts to break the King of Mahismati's defense of the Pandava formation, and is unsuccessful.

On the fourth day of the war, he attempts to check Abhimanyu's advance, and is severely repulsed. Mentioned throughout the war, Vikarna has a few notable moments. Bhishma names him as one of the great warriors on the Kaurava side. If her questions are not answered, our line is doomed.ĭespite his misgivings, Vikarna fights for Duryodhana during the Kurukshetra War.

The sister-in-law's insult is an affront to the entire Kuru clan. In the silence, and depending on the version of the story, Karna later rebuked and taunted Vikarna for his outburst. His protests were met with silence, even from wise elders like Bhishma and Dronacharya. Vikarna echoed the questions Draupadi had already asked the Kuru elders, demanding that her questions be answered.

Game of dice ĭuring the infamous dice game of the Mahabharatha, Vikarna raised his voice against the game as a whole, and specifically, at the mistreatment of Draupadi, his sister-in-law. Vikarna and his brothers were forced to flee and abandon the field. Duryodhana, Dushasana, Yuyutsu, Vikarna, and the remaining Kauravas with the Hastinapura army attacked Pañchala. On completing their training, Drona asked the Kauravas to bring him Drupada as a guru dakshina. Vikarna was one of Dronacharya's students who excelled in archery like Arjuna. It is possible that the name Vikarna basically came from his character of either not listening to anyone(self-esteemed) or who listens and captures wisdom through his (large)ears. This could say something about his character. Either it is 'the one who is earless' or 'large eared'. vinā means 'without' and vishāla means 'large'. First word is vinā ( विना) or vishāla ( विशाल), while second word is karna ( कर्ण. ( April 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources.
