Some cut down his umbrella, some the wooden fender round his car and some its joints. It was thus many thousands of Gandharvas attacked his car and broke it into many pieces. When his car was thus attacked, Karna leaped from it with sword and shield in his hands. He then jumped upon the car of Vikarna and whipped the horses (to leave the field and) save himself.
अन्ये छत्रं वरूथं च बन्धुरं च तथापरे। गन्धर्वा बहुसाहस्रास्तिलशो व्यधमन् रथम्॥ ततो रथादवप्लुत्य सूतपुत्रोऽसिचर्मभृत्। विकर्णरथमास्थाय मोक्षायाश्वानचोदयत्॥