O great king, your sons, being afraid of the noble son of Pandu, sought protection of the great warrior Karna, like the creature of the earth, responsible for their actions, take shelter of virtue from fear of death.
यथा सर्वाणि भूतानि मृत्योर्भीतानि मारिष। धर्ममेवोपलीयन्ते कर्मवन्ति हि यानि च॥ तथा कर्ण महेष्वास, पुत्रास्तव नराधिपः। उपालीयन्त संत्रासात् पाण्डवस्य महात्मनः॥