Again, O king, Karna, the son of Vikartana, checked that mighty car-warriors Sahadeva, the son of Pandu, as he, actuated with the desire of taking Drona, was advancing (against him).
सहदेवमथायान्तं द्रोणप्रेप्सुं महारथम्। कर्णो वैकर्तनो राजन् वारयामास पाण्डवम्॥