King Shalya in the meantime made Karna alert by saying-"O Karna! Don't' touch king Yudhishthira at all nonetheless you should burn in the fire erupted due to anger within him. You touch may cause of death for you.
तं शल्यः प्राह मा कर्ण गृहीथाः पार्थिवोत्तमम्। गृहीतमात्रो हत्वा त्वां मा करिष्यति भस्मसात्॥