O monarch, Karna's son with his fine shots, indeed killed the white and good looking chargers of Nakula, who were of the Vanayu breed and were adorned with fittings of gold. The son of Karna, out of rage from the hits of his enemy as also from the brilliancy and might of his own weapons, looked like the fire ablaze when helped with clarified butter.
शराभिघाताच रुषा च राजन् स्वया च भासास्त्रसमीरणाच। मिद्धो यथाऽऽज्याहुतिभिर्हताशः॥ कर्णस्य पुत्रो नकुलस्य राजन् सर्वानश्वानक्षिणोदुत्तमास्त्रैः। नुदग्रगान् हेमजालावनद्धान्॥