And coming thither and with them (General Karna) in their centre, they once more held there ground. As the ship-wrecked mariners become comforted in reaching in island, so your distressed army stood cheerfully on finding that mighty Karna. O foremost of the Bharata race, O inightiest of men, O lord of the universe, they then proceeded having death for their ultimate end.
स हि तेषां महावीर्यो द्वीपोऽभूत सुमहाबलः। भिन्ननौका यथा राजन् द्वीपमासाद्य निर्वृताः॥ भवन्ति पुरुषव्याघ्र नाविकाः कालपर्यये। तथा कर्णं समासाद्य तावकाः पुरुषर्षभ॥ समाश्वस्ता: स्थिता राजन् सम्प्रहृष्टाः परस्परम्। समाजग्मुश्च युद्धाय मृत्यु कृत्वा निवर्तनम्॥