Did Draupadi Like Karna? Complete Answer with Analysis

Of all the questions about the Mahabharata, this one is asked surprisingly often: did Draupadi like Karna?

At first glance, this is an absurd notion. Why would Draupadi like Karna? What reasons would she have for liking the one person in the world who is most responsible for making her life hell? How would she find it in her heart to desire a man that her husband Arjuna has sworn to kill – ­on her behalf?

But just as interesting is also to speculate about reasons for which such a question ...