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* OffWithHisHead: Karna gets decapitated by Arjun’d divyastra weapon.

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* OffWithHisHead: Karna gets decapitated by Arjun’d divyastra weapon.weapon.
* YouWillBeSpared: Yudhistir has Duryodhan on the ropes but spares him so Bhim can fulfill his oath. Then Karna duels, defeats and spares Nakul, Sahadev, Bhim and Yudhistir, just as he promised Kunti he would.
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* AnxietyDreams: Karna is plagued by these throughout the night before his big showdown. The dreams are of all the curses he’s received so far.


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* CowardlyLion: For the first time ever, Arjun admits to Draupadi that he is scared of facing Karna. This results in him compulsively sharpening his arrows.
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In this episode of Series/{{Mahabharata}}, the long awaited archery duel between Arjun and Karna takes place.

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In this episode of Series/{{Mahabharata}}, the long awaited archery duel between Arjun and Karna takes place.
place on Day 17 of the Kurukshetra war.
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* CallBack: The Brahmin calf owner’s diatribe to Karna on what constitutes a sin [[note]] Any action that causes unnecessary suffering even if done unintentionally, is still sinful [[/note]] is very similar to [[Recap/MahabharataS01E09 Vidhur’s reasoning for why Pandu had to face the consequences for Rishi Kindam’s death]].
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* DiabolousExMachina: From Karna’s perspective. A DeusExMachina from Arjun’s however.

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* DiabolousExMachina: DiabolusExMachina: From Karna’s perspective. A DeusExMachina from Arjun’s however.
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* [[SniperDuel Archery Duel]]: Arjun and Karna engage in a momentous one, with both being able to intercept each others’ fired arrows with ease. For a moment, Karna even appears to be getting the better of Arjun, by severing the string of Arjun’s bow multiple times. Then Karna’s curses manifest.


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* DiabolousExMachina: From Karna’s perspective. A DeusExMachina from Arjun’s however.
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* DuelBoss: Karna is this for Arjun.
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* IGaveMyWord: Unbeknownst to the Pandavas, this is why Karna spares Yudhistir, Bhim, Nakul and Sahadev after defeating them. He had promised Kunti that at the end of the day, she will still have five sons - implying that only one between him and Arjun will survive.
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* {{Curse}}: Two curses - the failure of his brahmastra invocation and the breakdown of his chariot - manifest concurrently, dooming Karna.
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* MagicalMisfire: Karna’s invocation of the Brahmastra fails - exactly as Parashuram’s curse predicted.

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* MagicalMisfire: MagicMisfire: Karna’s invocation of the Brahmastra fails - exactly as Parashuram’s curse predicted.
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* MagicalMisfire: Karna’s invocation of the Brahmastra fails - exactly as Parashuram’s curse predicted.
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* MuckingInTheMud: The right wheel of Karna’s chariot gets stuck in the mud and is immobilized - exactly as the calf owner’s curse predicted. This forces him to dismount to try unsuccessfully to dislodge the wheel free.
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->''"THIS IS the day, Karna This is the day for which you were cursed!"''
-->--'''Sage Parashuram'''

In this episode of Series/{{Mahabharata}}, the long awaited archery duel between Arjun and Karna takes place.

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* FlashBack: Before firing the divyastra at Karna, Arjun flashes back to Abhimanyu’s brutal stabbing.
* OffWithHisHead: Karna gets decapitated by Arjun’d divyastra weapon.

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