So if you can, deprive him of the use of his car and his bow.” Then, Vikartana's son, Karna, hearing those words of the preceptor quickly cut-off Abhimanyu's bow with his arrows, when the latter was light-handedly scattering his shafts. Then Kritavarman of the Bhoja race, slew his steeds and Kripa the son of Gautama dispatched his two flanksupporters.
विरथं विधनुष्कं च कुरुष्वैनं यदीच्छसि। तदाचार्यवचः श्रुत्वा कर्णो वैकर्तनस्त्वरन्॥ अस्यतो लघुहस्तस्य पृषत्कैर्धनुराच्छिनत्। अश्वानस्यावधीद् भोजो गौतमः पार्णिसारथी॥