O Shalya, this one, namely Karna, is, indeed, by no means born of the family of a charioteer. This mighty car-warrior resembling the very Sun, is furnished with the (natural) ear-rings, armour and long arms; could is be possible that the she deer had given birth to a tiger.
सर्वथा न ह्ययं शल्य कर्णः सूतकुलोद्भवः। सकुण्डलं सकवचं दीर्घबाहुं महारथम्॥ कथमादित्यसदृशं मृगी व्याघ्र जनिष्यति।