While engaged with him a dreadful encounter with bare arms, Karna was about to cut the two portions of his antagonist's body that had been joined by Jara.
बाहुकण्टकयुद्धेन तस्य कर्णोऽथ युध्यतः। बिभेद सन्धिं देहस्य जरया श्लेषितस्य हि॥