Victory of Arjuna over Karna on 16th day of Kuru war

Karna defeating Arjuna and sparing him due to sunset is just a fictional story spread by B.R Chopra’s Mahabharata the same serial which show Drupada defeating Karna along with the Kauravas. Infact according to original Mahabharata it were Pandavas who won on 16th day. Here's the proof :-
Bibek Debroy translation of BORI CE, Karna Parva Section- 21
“Then, Arjuna himself countered Karna’sweapons with his own weapons. He enveloped the directions, the sky and the earth with his showers ofarrows. Those arrows descended like clubs and bludgeons. Some were like shataghnis and otherswere as fierce as the vajra. The soldiers, the foot soldiers, horses, rathas and elephants, weredestroyed. They closed their eyes, uttered woes of lamentation and fled distractedly in differentdirections. In that battle, horses, men and elephants were destroyed. The soldiers were killed by thearrows and terrified, fled.‘ “Thus did they engage in battle, desiring victory. The sun approached Mount Asta.278 O greatking! In particular, there was darkness and dust. We could not see anything, favourable orunfavourable. O descendant of the Bharata lineage! The great archers were frightened of fighting inthe night. With all their horses, they therefore withdrew.279 O king! When the Kouravas departed atthe end of the day, the Parthas were delighted in their minds at having obtained victory and also leftfor their own camps. They showed contempt for the enemy by sounding many kinds of musicalinstruments, roaring like lions, dancing and praising Achyuta and Arjuna. When the brave ones and all the soldiers retreated, all the lords of men pronounced benedictions on the Pandaveyas. Having retreated, the Kurus and the Pandavas were cheerful. The lords of men went to their camps in the night and rested. Large numbers of yakshas, rakshas, pishachas and carnivorous beasts went to that terriblefield of battle, which was like Rudra’s dancing arena.” 
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Result :- It was Arjuna who won on 16th day not Karna

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