The son of the wind god became filled with delight and he began to lick the corners of his mouth. Then, O monarch, holding Karna at bay by means of his keen arrows.
वायुपुत्रः प्रहृष्टोऽभूत् सृक्किणी परिसंलिहन्। ततः कर्ण महाराज वारयित्वा शिलीमुखैः॥