Vṛṣasena

Eldest verified son of Karṇa (Sūrya-paternal demigod) by Vṛṣālī. Quartigod-tier through paternal Sūrya-line. Killed by Arjuna in front of Karṇa on day 17 of Kurukshetra — the Abhimanyu-vengeance act that drove Karṇa into the grief-rage state that cost him the Brahmāstra-counterspell at his death.

Parentage

• father: KarṇaMbh. Karṇa Parva 48-49 (primary)

Relations

• father: KarṇaMbh. Karṇa Parva 48-49 (primary)
• mother: Vṛṣālī (sūta-class wife of Karṇa) · HinduMbh. Vana Parva (primary)
• sibling: CitrasenaBrother through their shared father Karṇa.Mbh. Karṇa Parva 48-50 (primary)
• sibling: SatyasenaBrother through their shared father Karṇa.Mbh. Karṇa Parva 48-50 (primary)
• sibling: SuṣeṇaBrother through their shared father Karṇa.Mbh. Karṇa Parva 48-56 (primary)
• sibling: VṛṣaketuBrother through their shared father Karṇa; sole-surviving Karṇa-son post-Kurukshetra.Mbh. Āśvamedhika Parva 76 (primary)
• killed by: Arjuna (Karṇa Parva 48-49 — Abhimanyu-vengeance) · HinduMbh. Karṇa Parva 48-49 (primary)

Sources

• existence: Mahābhārata (BORI) Droṇa Parva 16; Karṇa Parva 48-49 (death by Arjuna); Strī Parva (Karṇa-funeral mention) (primary)
• parentage: Mbh. Karṇa Parva 48-49 (primary)