That dart, O mighty monarch, cut down one of the charming golden ear-rings of great luster belonging to Karna and it dropped down like a luminary from the sky.
स कुण्डलं महच्चारु कर्णस्यापातयद् भुवि। तपनीयं महाराज दीप्तं ज्योतिरिवाम्बरात्॥