You ride upon a car especially made by the celestial artisan (Visvakarma) himself, the axles of which move smoothly and without any noise. You have the standard of an ape, you hold a sword bedecked with gold and tied with silk and your bow Gandiva is as lengthy as the palm tree, even you have Kesava for your charioteer. Why then, O Partha, have you come back from the field of battle, for fear of Karna?
त्वष्ट्रा कृतं वाहमकूजनाक्षं शुभं समास्थायं कपिध्वजं तम्। खङ्ग गृहीत्वा हेमपट्टानुबद्धं धनुश्चेदं गाण्डिवं तालमात्रम्॥ स केशवेनोहमानः कथं त्वं कर्णाद् भीतो व्यपयातोऽस्मि पार्थ।